All-metallic golf club head

Claim 1

An all-metallic golf club head comprising a hollow body formed of cast metal and ;including a front wall providing a generally flat impact face of the club head, a top wall defining a generally round upper side of the clup head, a rear wall defining a back of the club head, a bottom wall providing the edge of a cutout through which said hollow body opens downwards and a hosel extending integrally from said top wall at the heel side of the club head, a lower part of said hosel extending downwardly into said hollow body toward said bottom wall, wherein said front wall the lower half of which increases its thickness toward said edge of said cutout, and the heel end of said lower half of said front wall lies under said lower part of said hosel, and a sole plate formed of cast metal and attached in said cutout in close conformity with the configuration of said cutout of said hollow body and provided on its inner, forward side thereof with a raised portion extending longitudinally adjacent to the lower end of said front wall to form a weighting block on the heel side and a further weighting block on the toe side of the club head, wherein said toe-side weighting block is heavier than said heel-side weighting block wherein the increase in thickness of the lower half of said front wall moves a center of gravity of said club head towards the front wall and the bottom wall, the raised portion of the sole plate also moves the center of gravity towards the front wall and the bottom wall, a balance of weight between the toe side weighting block and the heel side weighting block moves the center of gravity to be approximately midway between the toe and the heel of the club head, the extension of the lower part of the hosel into the hollow body moves the center of gravity towards the bottom wall, whereby a sweet spot of the club coincides with the center of the front face of the club head.