Iron type golf club head with improved sole configuration
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1. An iron-type golf club head for hitting a golf ball comprising:
- golf club head body having a heel, toe, top ridge, sole, rear club face having a trailing edge at the intersection of the sole and the rear club face, and a lofted ball striking face having a loft of at least 12°
with a forwardmost progression forming a leading edge at the intersection of the sole and the ball striking face;
control means altering the surface of the sole of the club head for contacting ground surfaces and providing greater control and stability during the execution of golf shots, the control means extending between the heel and the toe and having at least one substantially vertical wall, the at least one substantially vertical wall facing the leading edge of the club head and being spaced behind the leading edge of the club head.
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An iron type golf club head with an improved sole construction including cavities and/or projections in various shapes. The cavities and projections on the sole are spaced behind the leading edge of the club head and include a substantially vertical wall facing the leading edge of the golf club head.
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41 Claims
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1. An iron-type golf club head for hitting a golf ball comprising:
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golf club head body having a heel, toe, top ridge, sole, rear club face having a trailing edge at the intersection of the sole and the rear club face, and a lofted ball striking face having a loft of at least 12°
with a forwardmost progression forming a leading edge at the intersection of the sole and the ball striking face;control means altering the surface of the sole of the club head for contacting ground surfaces and providing greater control and stability during the execution of golf shots, the control means extending between the heel and the toe and having at least one substantially vertical wall, the at least one substantially vertical wall facing the leading edge of the club head and being spaced behind the leading edge of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An iron-type golf club head for hitting a golf ball comprising:
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golf club head body having a heel, toe, top ridge, sole, rear club face having a trailing edge at the intersection of the sole and the rear club face, and a lofted ball striking face having a loft of at least 12°
with a forwardmost progression forming a leading edge at the intersection of the sole and the ball striking face;control means integrally formed in the sole of the club head for contacting ground surfaces and providing greater control and stability during the execution of the golf shot and being spaced behind the leading edge of the club head, the control means extending between the heel and the toe, the control means including one or more cavities having a wall facing the leading edge of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An iron-type golf club head for hitting a golf ball comprising:
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golf club head body having a heel, toe, top ridge, sole, rear club face having a trailing edge at the intersection of the sole and the rear ciub face, and a lofted ball striking face having a loft of at least 12°
with a forwardmost progression forming a leading edge at the intersection of the sole and the ball striking face;control means integrally formed to the sole of the club head for contacting ground surfaces and providing greater control and stability during the execution of the golf shot and being spaced behind the leading edge of the club head, the control means extending between the heel and the toe, the control means including one or more projections having a frontal wall facing the leading edge of the club head. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An iron-type golf club head for hitting a golf ball off of a sandy surface, the iron-type golf club comprising:
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golf club head body having a heel, toe, top ridge, sole, rear club face having a trailing edge at the intersection of the sole and the rear club face, and a lofted ball striking face having a loft of at least 40°
with a forwardmost progression forming a leading edge at the intersection of the sole and the ball striking face;means on the sole of the club head, including an elongated surface extending outwardly from the sole in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sole of the club head for catching and throwing a substantial amount of sand forward along a low trajectory at the golf ball as the ball is hit from the sandy surface. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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