Abstract: A ball striking device, such as an iron-type golf club head, includes a face having a ball striking surface and a body connected to the face. The body has a sole surface extending rearward from a leading edge of the face, and a toe surface extending rearward from a toe edge of the face. The sole surface configured to confront the playing surface. The iron-type club head may have an elongated channel extending from a heel side in the sole member to an end point within the toe surface. The elongated channel is recessed from the sole surface and toe surfaces and is spaced from the leading and toe edges of the face. The iron-type club head may also have a plurality of weighting elements that are adjustable by the user.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a removable base structure, which can be a partial denture framework of the type commonly used in the art, has a curved portion that fits along the inner surfaces of either the mandibular or the maxillary teeth, and two head portions that attach to one of the two ends of the curved portion and secure the base structure to either the mandibular or the maxillary teeth. A disposable cushion portion has two cushions that cover the occlusal surfaces of select mandibular or maxillary teeth and are secured to one of the two head portions by a male/female friction retention arrangement.