Club head with club head alignment aid and related method

A wood-type club head comprising:

• a front end comprising a front face;
• a toe end;
• a heel end opposite the toe end;
• a rear end opposite the front face;
• a crown surface comprising a front crown end and a rear crown end;
• and
• an alignment aid at the crown surface and extending between the front crown end and the rear crown end;
• wherein:
• the front crown end is closer to the front end than to the rear end;
• the rear crown end is closer to the rear end than to the front end;
• the alignment aid comprises four alignment aid stripes;
• each of the four alignment aid stripes are non-collinear with each other;
• the four alignment aid stripes comprise a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, and a second heel alignment aid stripe;
• the first toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than to the heel end;
• the first heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than to the toe end;
• the second toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than the first toe alignment aid stripe;
• the second heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than the first heel alignment aid stripe;
• the first toe alignment aid stripe comprises a first toe alignment aid stripe length;
• the first heel alignment aid stripe comprises a first heel alignment aid stripe length;
• the second toe alignment aid stripe comprises a second toe alignment aid stripe length;
• the second heel alignment aid stripe comprises a second heel alignment aid stripe length;
• and
• the first toe alignment aid stripe length, the second toe alignment aid stripe length, the first heel alignment aid stripe length, and the second heel alignment aid stripe length are each greater than or equal to approximately 8.0 centimeters and less than or equal to approximately 12 centimeters.

A method comprising:

• providing a wood-type club head comprising:
• a front end comprising a front face;
• a toe end;
• a heel end opposite the toe end;
• a rear end opposite the front end;
• and
• a crown surface comprising a front crown end and a rear crown end, the front crown end closer to the front end than to the rear end, and the rear crown end closer to the rear end than to the front end;
• and
• providing an alignment aid at the crown surface extending between the front crown end and the rear crown end, the alignment aid comprising four alignment aid stripes,
• wherein:
• the four alignment aid stripes comprise a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, and a second heel alignment aid stripe;
• the first toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than to the heel end;
• the first heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than to the toe end;
• the second toe alignment aid stripe is closer to the toe end than the first toe alignment aid stripe;
• the second heel alignment aid stripe is closer to the heel end than the first heel alignment aid stripe;
• the first toe alignment aid stripe comprises a first toe alignment aid stripe width;
• the second toe alignment aid stripe comprises a second toe alignment aid stripe width;
• the second toe alignment aid stripe width is narrower than the first toe alignment aid stripe width;
• the first heel alignment aid stripe comprises a first heel alignment aid stripe width;
• the second heel alignment aid stripe comprises a second heel alignment aid stripe width;
• and
• the second heel alignment aid stripe width is narrower than the first heel alignment aid stripe width.