Granted Patent B1

US 12,569,725 · App. 17/874,900 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Inventors: Alex Power (Carlsbad, CA); Joshua D. Westrum (Carlsbad, CA); Matthew Myers (Carlsbad, CA); Patrick C. Davis (Carlsbad, CA); Scott Manwaring (Carlsbad, CA)

Assignee: Callaway Golf Company

A63B53/023A63B53/047A63B2053/0479

Abstract

Claims (11)

1 . An iron-type golf club head comprising:

a hosel comprising a hosel bore, a through hole, and a hosel axis;

a face;

a topline;

a sole; and

a heel section comprising an exit channel,

wherein the exit channel comprises a channel axis,

wherein the exit channel is in communication with the through hole and the hosel bore, and

wherein the channel axis extends at an angle A 1 of 1 to 15 degrees measured along a heel-toe direction from the hosel axis 12 (lie direction) and at an angle A 2 of 1 to 15 degrees measured along a front-back direction from the hosel axis 12 (loft direction);

wherein the exit channel does not extend into the sole or the face.

2 . The iron-type golf club head of claim 1 , wherein the iron-type golf club head is selected from the group consisting of a wedge, a blade iron, a hollow iron, and a cavity-back iron.

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