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Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features

  • US 9,278,265 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2014
  • Issued: 03/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A golf club head comprising:

  • a face having an outer surface configured for striking a ball;

    a body connected to the face and extending rearward from the face, the body including a top side, a sole configured to confront a playing surface in use, and an outer periphery including a heel side, a toe side, and a rear opposite the face; and

    an inwardly recessed channel at least partially located on the sole of the body and being configured to influence the impact of a ball on the face, the channel comprising a first portion having a distal end located proximate the outer periphery and extending toward a center of the sole from the distal end, wherein the first portion of the channel is elongated and is defined by a boundary edge that includes a front edge that is generally parallel to at least one peripheral edge of the face and a rear edge positioned rearwardly of the front edge,wherein the channel further comprises a second portion extending away from the distal end of the first portion toward the rear and away from the face, in a direction transverse to a direction of elongation of the first portion, andwherein a wall thickness of the sole is reduced at the first portion of the channel relative to a portion of the sole adjacent the channel.

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