Golf clubhead for putting or striking a golf ball

Abstract

An improved golf clubhead having a hollowed strike-barrel ( 10 ) centrally located and positioned parallel on the golfer's intended target line for more precise alignment and efficient on-target stroke. The mass of strike-barrel walls ( 16 ) in a graduating manner providing additional force behind the usual-mis-hit-area, therefore compensating for the misdirection and the loss of velocity on off-center strikes. The strike-barrel pocket ( 12 ), and any additional pockets in the rear of arms ( 40 ), hosel ( 44 ), and the heel and toe ( 42 ), providing a significant air drag when the clubhead is swung back from the ball, thereby slowing the golfer's backswing. The strike-barrel ( 10 ) having gun-barrel type bead-mark sights ( 49 ) and ( 28 ) on its parallel axis along the target line for improved alignment and stroke. An elongated hosel-base ( 32 ) provides assistance to the golfer in keeping the clubhead on track longer.

That which is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A golf club head comprising: 
 a. a body portion, a heel portion, and a toe portion, one side of said body portion forming a front striking face, the opposite side forming a rear of said club head,    b. a variable weight distribution means for compensating the loss of distance the ball travels when the golf club contacts the ball on the mis-hit area.    
     
     
         2 . The golf club head of  claim 1 ,  
       wherein a pocket is formed behind the sweetspot of said club head such that said body portion is made substantially thin at the region of the sweetspot, and said body portion gradually increases in thickness away from the sweetspot, placing progressively more weight at the perimeter of the sweetspot.  
     
     
         3 . The golf club head of  claim 2 ,  
       wherein said substantially thin body portion is approximately 2 mm thick in the region of the sweetspot, thereby imparting a different feel for a ball which is struck on the sweetspot than in the mis-hit area.  
     
     
         4 . The golf club head of  claim 2 ,  
       wherein the thin area of said club head in the region of the sweetspot is less than 10 millimeters in diameter.  
     
     
         5 . The golf club head of  claim 2 ,  
       wherein the pocket formed behind the sweetspot is conical in shape.  
     
     
         6 . The golf club head of  claim 2 ,  
       wherein the area of gradual thickness behind said front striking face is approximately limited to the usual mis-hit area.  
     
     
         7 . The golf club head of  claim 1 ,  
       wherein said heel and said toe portions extend upwardly from said body portion, whereby improving the aerodynamic characteristics and stability of said club head during a golf swing.  
     
     
         8 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , further comprising:  
       at least two sight marks positioned on top of said club head, wherein at least one sight mark positioned substantially on center of said club head, and at least one sight mark substantially on the top rear center of said club head, whereby the alignment of the club head is made similar to the sighting mechanism of a rifle.  
     
     
         9 . The golf club head of  claim 1 , further comprising:  
       a clubface-insert positioned in said front striking face, wherein the dimension of said insert is only slightly larger than the area of the sweetspot.  
     
     
         10 . The golf dub head of  claim 9 , wherein the dimension of said insert is substantially smaller than 43 millimeters from side to side.  
     
     
         11 . A golf club head comprising: 
 a) body portion, a top portion and an underneath portion,    b) one side of said body portion forming a front striking face, the opposite side forming a rear of said club head,    c) at least one open ended pocket at the rear of said club head to increase the air drag generated from a golfer's backward stroke to slow the golfer's backswing.    
     
     
         12 . A method for slowing the golfer's backswing comprising at least one pocket open to the rear of a golf club head, said pocket or pockets having sufficient inside surface to significantly increase the total surface area in the rear of said club head, thereby increasing air drag generated on a backward swing of said club head to slow the golfer's backswing.