CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0437 (2020.08); A63B 53/0445 (2020.08); A63B 2053/0491 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A golf club head comprising:
a body defining an interior cavity and including a ball-striking face, a crown, a hosel, a sole, a rear end opposite the ball-striking face; and
a wave slot located on the sole and comprising a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and at least two waves disposed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall,
wherein each wave comprises a peak portion and a valley portion,
wherein an upward direction is a direction extending from the sole to the crown, a downward direction is a direction extending from the crown to the sole, a lateral direction is a direction extending from the ball-striking face to the rear end,
wherein the first sidewall extends at least partially in the upward direction and at least partially in the lateral direction from the sole to a first peak portion of a first wave of the at least two waves,
wherein the second sidewall extends at least partially in the downward direction and at least partially in the lateral direction from a second peak portion of a second wave of the at least two waves to the sole,
wherein each peak portion is separated from a corresponding adjacent valley portion by a generally upwardly extending portion or a generally downwardly extending portion, the generally upwardly extending portion extending at least partially in the upward direction and at least partially in the lateral direction and the generally downwardly extending portion extending at least partially in the downward direction and at least partially in the lateral direction,
wherein the valley portion of each wave is disposed between the first peak portion and the second peak portion and an outer surface of a lowermost portion of the valley portion of each wave is disposed at a height above an outer surface of a lowermost portion of the first sidewall and an outer surface of a lowermost portion of the second sidewall.
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