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

  • US 9,616,299 B2
  • Filed: 01/09/2015
  • Issued: 04/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A golf club head comprising:

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

    a body connected to the face and extending rearwardly from the face, the body having a crown, a sole, a heel, and a toe;

    an elongated channel extending across a portion of the sole in a heel to toe direction, wherein the channel is recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and has a depth of recession from the adjacent surfaces of the sole, wherein the channel comprises a center portion extending parallel to the face across a center of the sole, a heel portion extending from a heel end of the center portion toward the heel, and a toe portion extending from a toe end of the center portion toward the toe,wherein the channel has a front edge, a rear edge, and a variable width defined between the front and rear edges, wherein the width of the center portion of the channel is substantially constant and the width is variable over a length of the channel from the center portion to the heel end and from the center portion to the toe end, andwherein the front and rear edges of the channel are angled away from each other at the heel portion and the toe portion, such that the width of the channel at the heel and toe portions increases from the heel end of the center portion toward the heel and from the toe end of the center portion toward the toe, and further wherein an access for a hosel connecting structure is in communication with and intersects the heel portion of the channel.

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