Abstract: Golf club heads, both woods and irons, have recessed areas in the striking faces of the club heads with an insert secured therein. The insert is of a laminated structure having multiple layers and so constructed that the outer layers are of a substantially high strength to weight material and the center layers are of a relatively lower weight material. This structure allows the insert to be reduced in weight so as to allow the weight difference to be repositioned about the perimeter of the club head to achieve optimum weight distribution.

Abstract: A golf club head including a striking face comprising a recessed area in the striking face and an insert secured in the recessed area. The insert has at least one cavity therein with the cavity terminating short of the outer striking face.

Abstract: A golf club head comprising a striking face section, a sole, and a flange extending about the periphery of the sole. The flange decreases in height from the upper edge of the striking face section to the back edge of the sole. A composition insert is secured within the front of the striking face section. This structure provides a crownless club head. In one modification, the insert has only edge support by the body of the club head. In another modification, the club head is made of a solid material having a high strength/density ratio with no face insert.

Abstract: A golf club head which comprises a metallic hollow body having a sole, a crown, a heel, a toe, a rear wall, and a striking face. A single web is secured to and subtends downwardly from the inner surface of the crown, with the web extending perpendicularly from the inner surface of the striking face and terminating short of the inner surface of the rear wall, the depth of the web being greatest at the inner surface of the striking face. The web is located along the transverse centerline of the club head. This web configuration substantially eliminates crown vibrations in oversized metal woods.

Abstract: An adjustable lie angle putter having an infinite degree of adjustment between a 56.degree. and 79.9.degree. angle from the zero ground plane. The putter head has an elongated slot therein located on the upper surface of the putter with aligned boreholes in the walls of the slot. The shaft is secured to a hosel member which terminates in a tang having parallel flat sides which mate with the slot. A borehole extends through the tang between the flat sides. A pin is secured in said boreholes so as to pivotally secure said tang in said slot. The upper surface of the tang forms arcuate surfaces on opposite sides of the shaft which terminate in flat planar surfaces. The flat planar surfaces terminate in two substantially flat bearing surfaces which meet at an angle. Two threaded boreholes extend angularly through the sole of the putter into the slot and two adjustable setscrews are secured with the boreholes.

Abstract: A wood type golf club formed of a shaft and head assembly, the head assembly including a hollow main body portion and an insert coupled thereto along the majority of its periphery by a dovetail to preclude lateral and downward movement of the insert with respect to the main body portion, the main body portion having a ramp extending outwardly from its face with the adjacent face of the insert having a recess positioned to receive the ramp thereby precluding the movement of the insert upwardly away from the main body portion and further including an adhesive coupling the insert to the main body portion.