Golf club

Claim 1

A golf club having a head and a shaft, said head comprising: a thin face plate having a generally flat hitting surface extending between toe and heel sides of said head and a generally flat back surface extending substantially in parallel to said hitting surface; a pair of cylindrical bodies each having one end thereof fixed to said back surface of said face plate such that one of said pairs is fixed at a position adjacent to said toe side and the other is fixed at a position adjacent to said heel side of said face plate, said pair of cylindrical bodies extending backward in a direction perpendicular to said hitting surface of said face plate with a clearance between said pair of cylindrical bodies; a shaft-mounting body disposed between said pair of cylindrical bodies and fixed to at least one of said face plate and said pair of said cylindrical bodies such that a center of gravity of said head is in said shaft-mounting body; and a hosel member attached to said shaft-mounting body, said hosel member including a first portion extending upwardly from said shaft-mounting body, a second portion extending further upwardly from said first portion at a first angle with respect to said shaft-mounting body to a position near a plane containing said face plate and third portion being bent from said second portion at a second angle greater than said first angle, said second portion being connected to said shaft in a manner such that the axis of said shaft passes in front of said center of gravity of said head.