Self-aligning, minimal self-torque golf clubs

A set of golf clubs comprising a plurality of golf clubs each comprising:

• a club head having:
• a club face which constitutes the entire frontal area of the club head with respect to the swing direction;
• a generally aerodynamic body extending rearwardly of said club face;
• and
• a center of gravity a predetermined distance behind said club face;
• a shaft having a shaft axis, said shaft being disposed between the opposite side of the club face and the center of gravity with the shaft axis generally intersecting an imaginary line drawn between the geometric center of the club face and the center of gravity of the club head;
• and
• means for moving the center of pressure of the club head during travel of the club in the swing direction rearward of the club face and substantially in-line with the geometric center of the club face and the center of gravity of the club head, said means for moving the center of pressure of the club head comprising a plurality of channels disposed in said body and generally aligned with the direction of air flow over said body during travel of the club in the swing direction, each said channel converging toward the rear of the club head;
• wherein a first of said golf clubs has a club face with a predetermined loft angle and wherein each next said golf club has a progressively increasing club face loft angle.

A golf club comprising:

• a club head having:
• a club face which constitutes the entire frontal area of the club head with respect to the swing direction, said club face having a geometric center and being inclined at a predetermined loft angle;
• a body extending rearwardly of said club face;
• and
• a center of gravity a predetermined distance behind said club face;
• a shaft having a shaft axis, said shaft being disposed between the geometric center of the club face and center of gravity such that the axis of the shaft, the geometric center of the club face and the center of gravity lie substantially in the same plane;
• and
• means for moving the center of pressure of the club head during travel of the club in the swing direction rearward of the club face and substantially in-line with the geometric center of the club face and the center of gravity of the club head, said means for moving the center of pressure of the club head comprising a plurality of channels disposed in said body and aligned with the direction of air flow over said body during travel of the club in the swing direction, each said channel converging toward the rear of the club head.

A set of golf clubs comprising a plurality of golf clubs each comprising:

• a club head having:
• a club face which constitutes the entire frontal area of the club head with respect to the swing direction, said club face having a geometric center;
• a body extending rearwardly of said club face;
• and
• a center of gravity a predetermined distance behind said club face;
• a shaft having a shaft axis, said shaft being disposed between the geometric center of the club face and center of gravity such that the axis of the shaft, the geometric center of the club face and the center of gravity lie substantially in the same plane;
• and
• means for moving the center of pressure of the club head during travel of the club in the swing direction rearward of the club face and substantially in-line with the geometric center of the club face and the center of gravity of the club head, said means for moving the center of pressure of the club head comprising a plurality of channels disposed in said body and aligned with the direction of air flow over said body during travel of the club in the swing direction, each said channel converging toward the rear of the club head,
• wherein a first of said golf clubs has a club face with a predetermined loft angle and wherein each next said golf club has a progressively increasing club face loft angle.

A golf club comprising:

• a club head having:
• a club face, said club face being inclined at a predetermined loft angle;
• a generally aerodynamic body extending rearwardly of said club face said aerodynamic body comprising:
• a forward portion extending rearwardly from said club face said forward portion having substantially the same outer dimensions as the club face;
• and
• a rear portion extending rearward of said forward portion said rear portion terminating in a rounded tail, said rear portion including a top surface a bottom surface and side surfaces which converge to said rounded tail;
• and
• a center of gravity a predetermined distance behind said club face;
• a shaft having a shaft axis, said shaft being disposed between the opposite side of the club face and the center of gravity with the shaft axis generally intersecting an imaginary line drawn between the geometric center of the club face and the center of gravity of the club head;
• wherein said top and bottom surfaces are each provided with a plurality of channels extending generally in the direction of air flow over the club head during a swing and wherein each said channel converges in the rearward direction to move the center of pressure of the club during travel in its swing direction further back from the club face.

A club head for a golf club comprising:

• a club face which constitutes the entire frontal area of the club head with respect to the swing direction, said club face having a geometric center and being inclined at a predetermined loft angle;
• a body extending rearwardly of said club face;
• a center of gravity a predetermined distance behind said club face;
• and
• means for moving the center of pressure of the club head during travel of the club in the swing direction rearward of the club face and substantially in-line with the geometric center of the club face and the center of gravity of the club head, said means for moving the center of pressure of the club head comprising a plurality of channels disposed in said body and aligned with the direction of air flow over said body during travel of the club in the swing direction, each said channel converging toward the rear of the club head.

A club head for a golf club comprising:

• a club face which constitutes the entire frontal area of the club head with respect to the swing direction, said club face having a geometric center and being inclined at a predetermined loft angle;
• a body extending rearwardly of said club face;
• a center of gravity a predetermined distance behind said club face;
• and
• means for moving the center of pressure of the club head during travel of the club in the swing direction rearward of the club face and substantially in-line with the geometric center of the club face and the center of gravity of the club head, said means for moving the center of pressure of the club head comprising a plurality of channels disposed in said body and aligned with the direction of air flow over said body during travel of the club in the swing direction, said plurality of channels converging toward the rear of the club head.