as well as around the perimeter of the face where significant vibration could occur by removing weight from the topline and upper perimeter and replacing it with lighter viscoelastic material and by adding high density filler to the viscoelastic material near the sole the center of gravity is lowered arrangements in accordance with the present invention can be used with various types of golf clubs includes irons putters and wedges golf clubs in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention allow for damping material to be placed around the entire perimeter of the face if desired or to be isolated to specific areas of the club head such as only the top line or only the high or low toe area in addition to the mass property and vibration damping benefits the channel may have a unique cosmetic appearance if part of the channel is left exposed the exposed area would create a window or series of windows through which the viscoelastic material can be seen alternatively the density of the damping material remains substantially the same throughout and the damping material is made from a composite material such as a viscoelastic material with fillers as described in details above in one example the viscoelastic material comprises polyurethane and the filler.