Aerodynamically Enhanced Golf Club Head

Abstract

This present invention is a golf club head that has a concave shaped crown directly downwardly from behind the striking face toward the read edge of the club head. The rearwardly directed side portions of the club head include rudder elements extending along both sides at the same height as the club face, much like the rudder of an airplane. The rudders are connected across the respective top rear portions of the side elements of the club head, with an optional aero stabilizer that is roughly one quarter of the front to rear dimension of the club head. One or more removable fins can be inserted into the channel shaped slots between the side rudders to act as additional rudders for additional influence to the club head. The rear of the club head is open between the rudders and below the optional stabilizer for directing the flow of air.

1 . A golf club head, comprising:
 a ball striking face including a forwardly directed front surface and respective side, top, and bottom edges, and a housel for connecting said club head to a shaft;   side elements extending from each of said respective side edges of said face to a rear extent of said club head;   a bottom surface extending from said bottom edge of said front face to said rear extent of said club head, said bottom surface connecting between said side elements at lower respective edges thereof;   a crown surface extending from said top of said front face to said rear extent of the said club, said crown surface being steeply and downwardly sloped toward said bottom surface and connecting to said bottom surface at a rearward edge thereof so as to form a channel on an upper side of said golf club head bounded by said respective side elements and said crown; and,   an aero stabilizer connecting across said channel on said upper side of said golf club head at said rearward extent of said club head between respective upper edges of said side elements.   
   
   
       2 . A golf club head as in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least one removable fin mounted within said channel, and engaged in complementary slots located in said aero stabilizer and on said crown, so as to divide said channel into multiple channels on said upper side of said golf club head.   
   
   
       3 . A golf club head as in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 at least one cavity located in at least one of said side elements for accepting weights to influence a trajectory of said club head during a golf swing.   
   
   
       4 . A golf club head as in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said aero stabilizer has a front to rear dimension that is ⅓ to ¼ of the overall front to rear dimension of the golf club head.   
   
   
       5 . A golf club head, comprising:
 a ball striking face including a forwardly directed front surface and respective side, top, and bottom edges, and a housel for connecting said club head to a shaft;   side elements extending from each of said respective side edges of said face to a rear extent of said club head;   a bottom surface extending from said bottom edge of said front face to said rear extent of said club head, said bottom surface connecting between said side elements at lower respective edges thereof;   a crown surface extending from said top of said front face to said rear extent of the said club, said crown surface being steeply and downwardly sloped toward said bottom surface and connecting to said bottom surface at a rearward edge thereof so as to form a channel on an upper side of said golf club head bounded by said respective side elements and said crown.   
   
   
       6 . A golf club head as in  claim 5 , further comprising:
 at least one removable fin mounted within said channel, and engaged in complementary slots located on said crown, so as to divide said channel into multiple channels on said upper side of said golf club head.   
   
   
       7 . A golf club head as in  claim 6 , further comprising:
 an aero stabilizer element mounted on said club and above said crown so as to extend side to side between said respective side elements and containing on an underside thereof complementary slots to further secure said at least one removable fin.   
   
   
       8 . A golf club head as in  claim 5 , further comprising:
 at least one cavity located in at least one of said side elements for accepting weights to influence a trajectory of said club head during a golf swing.