Golf club assembly and golf club with aerodynamic features

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A golf club head for a metal wood type club, the 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 the 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, wherein the crown includes an elongated hosel fairing that extends from the hosel region at an angle of from approximately 10 degrees to approximately 80 degrees from a moment-of-impact trajectory direction; the sole having a relatively square rear-side edge profile, as viewed from below, wherein the rear-side edge of the sole extends rearwardly beyond the rear-side edge of the crown along at least a portion of the back, as viewed from above; and a diffuser that extends at least across a majority of the heel-to-toe width of the sole at an angle of from approximately 15 degrees to approximately 75 degrees from a moment-of-impact trajectory direction, wherein the diffuser extends to a toe-side edge of the crown.