Golf club

Abstract

An iron type golf head 10 comprises a body 12 , the front side thereof defining a striking face and a socket formation 20 . The body has a perimeter body portion 22 extending rearwardly from a body part of the body, that defines the ball striking face, thus defining a rear cavity 24 on the rear side of the body 12 . The perimeter body portion 22 has a flange 26 projecting operatively upwardly from a sole side 28 of the perimeter body portion 22 thus defining an undercut 30 between the flange 26 and the opposing body part. The body 12 has a bridge formation 32 extending across the undercut between the flange and the opposing body part thereby providing a material concentration behind the sweet spot of the striking face providing for enhanced striking characteristics.

1 . An iron-type golf club head which comprises a body including a perimeter body portion which defines a rear cavity and a flange projecting from the perimeter body portion, the flange being spaced rearwardly from an opposing body part of the body that defines the striking face of the golf club head so as to define an undercut between the flange and said opposing body part, the body defining a bridge formation that forms a bridge across the undercut which extends between the flange and said opposing body part. 
   
   
       2 . The iron-type golf club head as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the bridge formation is located operatively behind the centre of a sweet spot defined by the striking face of the golf club head. 
   
   
       3 . The iron-type golf club head as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the bridge formation is a solid formation. 
   
   
       4 . The iron-type golf club head as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the bridge formation extends between said opposing body part and a flange portion that forms at least a part of the flange and that projects operatively upwardly from a portion of the perimeter body portion disposed adjacent the sole side of the golf club head. 
   
   
       5 . The iron-type golf club head as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the bridge formation has a conical configuration and tapers operatively rearwardly from said opposing body part towards said flange portion of the flange. 
   
   
       6 . An iron-type golf club which includes the iron-type golf club head as claimed in any one of  claims 1  to  5 , and a shaft connected to the head at one end of the shaft, the shaft having a grip secured thereon at an end thereof opposite to the end which is connected to the head.