Golf club assembly and golf club with aerodynamic features
First Claim
1. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the golf club head comprising:
- a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back and a hosel region located at an intersection of the ball striking face, the heel, the crown and the sole;
the crown having a relatively round rear-side edge profile, as viewed from above; and
the sole having a rear-side edge, wherein the rear-side edge has a relatively square profile as viewed from below, wherein the sole includes a toe-side corner and a heel-side corner, wherein the toe-side corner and the heel-side corner extend beyond the crown as viewed from above and the sole further includes a central portion of the rear-side edge of the sole that is covered by the crown as viewed from above.
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Abstract
A golf club head may include a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back, and a hosel region located at the intersection of the ball striking face, the heel, the crown and the sole. The crown may have a relatively round rear-side edge profile, as viewed from above. The sole may have a relatively square rear-side edge profile, as viewed from below. The rear-side edge of the sole may extend rearwardly beyond the rear-side edge of the crown along at least a portion of the back, as viewed from above. Further, the heel may have an airfoil-like surface in the forward portion of the heel. A golf club including the golf club head is also provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the golf club head comprising:
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a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back and a hosel region located at an intersection of the ball striking face, the heel, the crown and the sole; the crown having a relatively round rear-side edge profile, as viewed from above; and the sole having a rear-side edge, wherein the rear-side edge has a relatively square profile as viewed from below, wherein the sole includes a toe-side corner and a heel-side corner, wherein the toe-side corner and the heel-side corner extend beyond the crown as viewed from above and the sole further includes a central portion of the rear-side edge of the sole that is covered by the crown as viewed from above. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the golf club head having a volume of 400 cc or greater and a club breadth-to-face length ratio of 0.90 or greater, the golf club head comprising:
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a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back, wherein the back includes a rearwardly tapered projection that extends from the heel to the toe along a lower portion of the back; the sole having a rear-side edge, wherein the rear-side edge has a relatively square profile as viewed from below, and further wherein the rear-side edge of the sole rearwardly juts beyond the crown, forming a toe-side corner where the rearwardly tapered projection meets the toe and a heel-side corner where the rearwardly tapered projection meets the heel and furthermore the rearwardly tapered projection includes a central portion that is covered by the crown when viewed from above. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the club head comprising:
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a body member having a ball striking face, a crown, a toe, a heel, a sole, a back, wherein the back includes a rearwardly tapered projection that extends from the heel to the toe along a lower portion of the back; the crown having a relatively round rear-side edge profile, as viewed from above, the sole having a relatively square rear-side edge profile as viewed from below, wherein the rearwardly tapered projection includes a toe-side corner and a heel-side corner that extend rearwardly beyond the crown when viewed from above and a central portion of the rearwardly tapered projection that is covered by the crown when viewed from above. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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