A putter-type club head (20) having a body (22) and a peripheral mass belt
(23) is disclosed herein. The body (22) is preferably composed of an
aluminum alloy. The body (22) includes a face portion (24), a crown
portion (26), a sole portion (28) and a column portion (30). The crown
portion (26) and the sole portion (28) extend rearward from the face
portion (24). The peripheral mass belt (23) includes a central mass
portion (80), a heel arc member (82) and a toe arc member (84). The face
portion (24), the crown portion (26), the sole portion (28) and the
peripheral mass belt (23) define a central aperture (32), which separates
the crown portion (26) from the sole portion (28) and the face portion
(24) from the central mass portion (80). The crown portion (26)
preferably has an alignment means (40) thereon for aiming a golf ball
during putting.