particularly to fig1 a golf club head embodying the present invention is generally indicated at 10 and is shown secured to a shaft 11 the latter has a conventional grip 12 to form an improved golf club 13 the club 13 is shown in hands of a golfer 14 just as the head 10 is about to engage the ball at best seen in fig2 the golf club head 10 generally includes an upwardly extending shaft receiving hosel 15 a body 16 and a sole plate 25 the golf club head 10 is shown in the preferred embodiment as being a 34 wood 34 with the wooden body 16 having front face 17 the latter may be of any conventional incline to the vertical as indicated by angle u03b1 in fig4 the front face 17 has a centrally located cutout 18 for a trapezoidal panel 35 the body 16 is bulged at 19 behind the front face 17 as is conventional for a wood the body 16 also has a lower surface 20 with a cutout 21 for receiving the sole plate 25 the cutout 21 follows the shape of the sole plate 25 to be fitted therein and has centrally located opposed peninsulas 22 to locate the sole plate 25 with respect to the.