Golf Club

Abstract

The present invention is an improved golf club intended to be used for chipping. The club is a long-shafted iron with a wedge-type head having a high lie angle and an extended grip. When used is a pendulum fashion like a long shaft putter, the club's head has a greater chance of staying within the desired impact zone during the swing. The club according to the invention comprises a club head with a lie angle of at least about 64 degrees, preferably about 67 degrees, most preferably about 72 degrees, a shaft, and a grip, the overall length of the club at least about 44-inches.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A golf club comprising:
 a wedge-type club head with an at least about 58 degree loft, said club head having a heel, a sole, and a hosel;   a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end of said shaft fixedly attached to said hosel of said club head;   a grip fixedly attached to said proximal end of said shaft;   wherein the lie angle of said club is at least about 64 degrees; and   wherein said length of said club is at least about 44-inches.   
     
     
         2 . A golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein said lie angle is at least about 67 degrees. 
     
     
         3 . A golf club according to  claim 2 , wherein said length of said club is at least about 48 inches. 
     
     
         4 . A golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein said lie angle is at least about 72 degrees. 
     
     
         5 . A golf club according to  claim 2 , wherein said length of said club is at least about 48 inches. 
     
     
         6 . A golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein said grip covers at least about one half of the length of said shaft. 
     
     
         7 . A golf club according to  claim 1 , wherein said grip covers the middle of the length of said shaft. 
     
     
         8 . A golf club according to  claim 7 , further comprising a second grip fixedly attached to the center of said shaft.