Golf club with improved head

Abstract

A golf club includes a sharp edge at the intersection of the bottom or heel surface of the club head and the front face of the club head, allowing the club to be easily swung through obstacles such as those usually encountered in the area of the golf course commonly known as “the rough”. The heel or bottom of the golf club head has a substantially flat surface, stabilizing the golf club during the swing. The sharp edge is formed at the intersection of the face and the bottom and does not include a blade or extension and does not extend from the plane of the face or the heel.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A golf club comprising: 
 a shaft;    a head connected to the shaft, the head including at least: 
 a face portion;  
 a heel portion, the heel portion having a substantially flat bottom surface, the heel portion intersecting with the face and a sharp edge being defined by the intersection of the heel portion and the face portion.  
   
     
     
         2 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of the shaft includes a sharp edge.  
     
     
         3 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein a hosel joins the head and the shaft, the hosel having a sharp edge.  
     
     
         4 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the golf club is an iron.  
     
     
         5 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the sharp edge is coterminous with a horizontal plane formed by the heel portion.  
     
     
         6 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the sharp edge is coterminous with the face portion.  
     
     
         7 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the head includes a bottom portion extending rearward from a bottom of the face portion, the substantially flat bottom surface extending from the sharp edge to a rear edge of the bottom portion.  
     
     
         8 . A golf club comprising: 
 a shaft;    a head connected to the shaft, the head including at least: 
 a face;  
 a substantially flat bottom; and  
 a sharpened axe-like edge formed at the intersection of the heel and the face.