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 weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than about 1.7 and a drag-to-weight ratio of greater than about 2.7.
1. A golf ball comprising:
a core; and
a cover layer;
wherein the golf ball has a weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 230,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.085, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than about 2.1 and a drag-to-weight ratio of greater than about 3.0.
2. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the golf ball has a coefficient of restitution of about 0.550 to 0.785.
3. The golf ball of claim 2 , wherein the coefficient of restitution is about 0.600 to 0.780.
4. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 oz to about 1.60 oz.
5. The golf ball of claim 4 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 oz to about 1.58 oz.
6. The golf ball of claim 1 , wherein the lift-to-weight ratio is greater than about 2.3.
7. A golf ball comprising:
a core; and
a cover layer;
wherein the golf ball has a weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 230,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.085, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than about 1.9 and a drag-to-weight ratio of greater than about 3.3.
8. The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein the golf ball has a coefficient of restitution of about 0.550 to 0.785.
9. The golf ball of claim 8 , wherein the coefficient of restitution is about 0.600 to 0.780.
10. The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 oz to about 1.60 oz.
11. The golf ball of claim 10 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 oz to about 1.58 oz.
12. The golf ball of claim 7 , wherein the drag-to-weight ratio is greater than about 3.6.
13. A golf ball comprising:
a core; and
a cover layer;
wherein the golf ball has a weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than about 1.9 and a drag-to-weight ratio of greater than about 2.4.
14. The golf ball of claim 13 , wherein the golf ball has a coefficient of restitution of about 0.550 to 0.785.
15. The golf ball of claim 14 , wherein the coefficient of restitution is about 0.600 to 0.780.
16. The golf ball of claim 13 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 oz to about 1.60 oz.
17. The golf ball of claim 16 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 oz to about 1.58 oz.
18. The golf ball of claim 13 , wherein the lift-to-weight ratio is greater than about 2.1.
19. A golf ball comprising:
a core; and
a cover layer;
wherein the golf ball has a weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 207,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.095, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than about 1.7 and a drag-to-weight ratio of greater than about 2.7.
20. The golf ball of claim 19 , wherein the golf ball has a coefficient of restitution of about 0.550 to 0.785.
21. The golf ball of claim 20 , wherein the coefficient of restitution is about 0.600 to 0.780.
22. The golf ball of claim 19 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 oz to about 1.60 oz.
23. The golf ball of claim 22 , wherein the weight is about 1.45 oz to about 1.58 oz.
24. The golf ball of claim 19 , wherein the drag-to-weight ratio of greater than about 3.0.