High performance golf ball having a reduced-distance
View Patent ↗A golf ball including a core and a cover layer, wherein the golf ball has a lift to weight ratio greater than about 1.7 at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095, a COR of 0.790 or less, and a weight of about 1.39 to 1.62 oz; and wherein the cover layer has an outer surface including dimples covering 55% to 75% of the outer surface.
1. A golf ball comprising:
a core; and
a cover layer;
wherein the golf ball has a lift to weight ratio greater than about 1.7 at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095, a COR of 0.790 or less, and a weight of about 1.39 to 1.62 oz; and
wherein the cover layer has an outer surface comprising dimples covering 55% to 75% of the outer surface.
2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the core comprises polybutadiene, butyl rubber, a co-reaction agent, or a peroxide.
3. The golf ball of claim 2 , wherein the butyl rubber is halogenated.
4. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the COR is about 0.550 to 0.785.
5. The golf ball of claim 4 , wherein the COR is about 0.600 to 0.780.
6. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 to 1.60 oz.
7. The golf ball of claim 6 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 to 1.58 oz.
8. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the golf ball has an outer diameter of about 1.675 in to 1.695 in.
9. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the golf ball has a drag-to-weight ratio that is 2.4 or greater at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095.
10. The golf ball of claim 9 , wherein the golf ball has a drag-to-weight ratio that is 2.7 or greater at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095.
11. The golf ball of claim 10 , wherein the golf ball has a drag-to-weight ratio that is 3.0 or greater at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095.
12. The golf bail of claim 1 , wherein the dimple coverage is 65% to 75%.
13. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the cover layer comprises an ionomer, non ionomer, or polyurethane.
14. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the golf ball comprises a casing or inner cover layer disposed between the core and the cover.
15. The golf ball of claim 14 , wherein the inner cover or casing layer comprises an ionomer and the cover comprises a polyurethane.
16. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the core comprises a polybutadiene, a co-reaction agent, a peroxide, and at least one of a butyl rubber, a halogenated butyl rubber, a butyl rubber copolymer, a sulfonated butyl rubber, a polyisobutylene, an ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, a copolymer of isobutylene and methylstyrene, or a styrene butadiene rubber.
17. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the cover layer comprises a urethane.
18. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the lift to weight ratio is greater than about 1.9 at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095.
19. The golf ball of claim 18 , wherein the lift to weight ratio is greater than about 2.1 at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095.