Iron golf club head with straight, horizontal recess

A golf club head having a body defining a heel, toe, top wall, sole, and a front wall defining an upwardly and rearwardly inclined front face in ball-addressing position of the head, and comprising

• a) said body defining a forwardly extending main recess located rearwardly of said front wall.
• b) and said body having upper and lower projections extending rearwardly from said front wall above and below said main recess, said projections being rearwardly elongated and said recess being horizontally elongated in said ball-addressing position of the head,
• c) said upper projection having a lowermost surface and said lower projection having an uppermost surface, vertical planes normal to said front face intersecting said surfaces to define lines that extend horizontally rearwardly in said ball-addressing position, said lines throughout their lengths extending in parallel relation,
• d) each of said upper and lower projections having an overall rearward length dimension and a thickness dimension outwardly from said recess, said length dimension substantially exceeding said thickness dimension.