Perimeter Bounce Wedge

Abstract

A golf club includes a club head 12 mounted on a shaft 14 of a golf club 10 at a hosel 16 of the club head 12, the club head 12 having a face 18 including a plurality of grooves 20 formed on a surface thereof and extending substantially across a width of the face 18, a back 22 and a sole 24 extending between a lower edge 27 of the back 22 and a leading edge 28 of the face 18, the sole 24 defining a heal portion 36, a toe portion 38, and a center portion 26, wherein the sole 24 of the golf club 10 at the center portion 26 behind the lowest point 30 of the leading edge 28 is such that the center portion 26 extends substantially above the lowest point 30 of the leading edge 28 at an angle relative to a generally horizontal surface H at address when the heel portion 36 and toe portion 38 contact therewith and the hosel 16 being relatively normal to the surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf club, which includes:
 a club head  12  mounted on a shaft  14  of a golf club  10  at a hosel  16  of the club head  12 , the club head  12  having a face  18  including a plurality of grooves  20  formed on a surface thereof and extending substantially across a width of the face  18 , a back  22  and a sole  24  extending between a lower edge  27  of the back  22  and a leading edge  28  of the face  18 , the sole  24  defining a heal portion  36 , a toe portion  38 , and a center portion  26 , wherein the sole  24  of the golf club  10  at the center portion  26  behind the lowest point  30  of the leading edge  28  is such that the center portion  26  extends substantially above the lowest point  30  of the leading edge  28  at an angle relative to a generally horizontal surface H at address when the heel portion  36  and toe portion  38  contact therewith and the hosel  16  being relatively normal to the surface.   
     
     
         2 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the toe portion  38  and heel portion  36  are angled below and downward relative to horizontal line H. 
     
     
         3 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the upward angle of the sole  24  at the center portion  26  may be between 1 degree and about 5 degrees. 
     
     
         4 . The golf club of  claim 1 , wherein the downward angle of the sole  24  at the toe portion may be between 1 degree and about 18 degrees.