A golf club head (40) with a face component (50), an aft body (70), and an aerodynamic hosel (50) is disclosed herein. The hosel (50) is connected to the club head (40) at a head connection point (55) and to a shaft at a shaft connection point (57), and a YZ plane (85) defined by a y-axis and an x-axis that intersects the center of gravity (80) also intersects the head connection portion (55) of the hosel (50). In one further embodiment, a plane (95) aligned with the hosel (50) is parallel to an XZ plane (90) defined by the horizontal x-axis and the vertical z-axis. In another further alternative embodiment, a plane (95) aligned with the hosel (50) intersects the XZ plane 90.

The inventors have found that, by moving the connection point between the hosel and the club head further away from the face of the club head in comparison with prior art hosel configurations, the hosel has less opportunity to create undesired air flow interference with an airstream as it moves over and around the crown of the club head during a swing. In order to have optimal head and face alignment with the ball during set up, address, and impact, however, it is desirable to design the club head so that a shaft axis remains close to the face and is biased towards the heel. The present invention provides a solution to this problem by including a hosel configuration that has an optimal shaft axis location and an optimal hosel connection point such that the air flow interference can be reduced without negatively affecting the alignment of the club head with a golf ball.

One aspect of the present invention is a golf club head comprising a face component, an aft body comprising a crown, a sole, a heel section, and a toe section, a hosel having a head connection portion, and a center of gravity located at coordinates defined by an x-axis extending from the face towards a rear portion of the club head, a y-axis extending from the heel section towards the toe section, and a z-axis extending from the sole to the crown, and wherein a YZ plane defined by the y-axis and the z-axis that intersects the center of gravity also intersects the head connection portion. The present invention may further include a hosel plane that is parallel to an XZ plane defined by the x-axis and the z-axis. Alternatively, the present invention may further include a hosel plane that intersects an XZ plane defined by the x-axis and the z-axis.

Another aspect of the present invention is a golf club head comprising a face, an aft body comprising a crown and a sole, and a hosel having a head connection portion and a hosel plane, wherein the hosel plane is parallel to an XZ plane defined by an x axis extending horizontally from the face towards a rear portion of the golf club head and a z axis extending vertically from the sole to the crown.

Yet another aspect of the present invention is a golf club head comprising a face, an aft body comprising a crown and a sole, and a hosel having a head connection portion and a hosel plane, wherein the hosel plane intersects an XZ plane defined by an x axis extending horizontally from the face towards a rear portion of the golf club head and a z axis extending vertically from the sole to the crown.