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Golf club head

  • US 4,809,983 A
  • Filed: 09/28/1987
  • Issued: 03/07/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A golf club head having a body formed with a rounded top, a generally flat sole plate and a generally flat vertically oriented ball striking face extending between the top and the sole plate, said golf club head comprising:

  • a shank extending generally upwardly from said body at one upper peripheral location thereon, the longitudinal axis of said shank extending in a direction generally parallel to the plane of said face; and

    hosel means extending axially upward from said shank, said hosel means providing means for connecting said golf club head to an elongated shaft, said hosel means being formed generally as a cylinder;

    said shank having a cross section which is relatively thin in one plane and relatively wide in another plane generally perpendicular to said one plane, thereby forming a foil configuration which is symmetrical about said longitudinal axis with a long axis through said wide plane extending between a leading edge of said foil through a trailing edge, said leading edge being adjacent said face, said long axis being generally perpendicular to said face;

    whereby the shape of said shank results in reduced drag as the golf club head passes through the air and an improved ratio of body mass to shank mass, both as compared with a golf club head having a round shank, thereby resulting in more mass at greater speed for the same energy applied to swinging the club.

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