Golf Club

Abstract

A golf club may have a head including a generally planar face and a sole and a shaft including a first curve and a second curve. The lower end of the shaft may be inserted into a hosel opening disposed on the head behind the plane of the face. The first and second curves may be structured to enable a golfer's hands to remain slightly forward of a leading edge of the head when the golf club is held with the sole in a resting position.

1 . A golf club comprising: 
 a head including a generally planar face and a sole; and    a shaft including a first curve and a second curve, the lower end of the shaft inserted into a hosel opening disposed on the head behind the plane of the face, wherein the first curve and the second curve are structured to enable a golfer's hands to remain slightly forward of a leading edge of the head when the golf club is held with the sole in a resting position.    
   
   
       2 . The golf club of  claim 1 , further comprising 
 at least one insert disposed in an opening in a rear surface of the head.    
   
   
       3 . The golf club of  claim 2 , wherein the head is composed of a first material having a first density and the insert is composed of a second material having a second density substantially higher than the first density.  
   
   
       4 . The golf club of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one insert is disposed to cause the center of gravity of the head to be no more than 0.84 inches above the sole.  
   
   
       5 . The golf club of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one insert is exactly two inserts.  
   
   
       6 . The golf club of  claim 3 , wherein the head is an aluminum alloy and the at least one insert is primarily tungsten.  
   
   
       7 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the face has a loft angle of at least 10 degrees.  
   
   
       8 . The golf club of  claim 7 , wherein the face has a loft angle of between 10 degrees and approximately 70 degrees.  
   
   
       9 . The golf club of  claim 7 , wherein the golf club is a wedge and the face has aloft angle of approximately 48 degrees.  
   
   
       10 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the head is symmetric about a vertical mid plane between a heel and a toe of said head.  
   
   
       11 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the hosel opening is disposed on the head directly behind the face.  
   
   
       12 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the sole further comprises: 
 a central generally flat ground contact surface;    a forward portion rising at an approximately 8-degree angle from the ground contact surface to the leading edge; and    a trailing portion rising at angle of approximately 2 degrees to 3 degrees from the ground contact surface to the trailing edge.