Patent No.: 10,500,451 (get PDF)

Title: Aerodynamic Golf Club Head

Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.

Abstract: An aerodynamic golf club head having a crown section that imparts beneficial aerodynamic properties due in part to the location of a crown apex and the curvature of the crown section.

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