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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Toshiyuki Tarao, Kobe, JP;
Hidetaka Inoue, Kobe, JP;
Kazuya Kamino, Kobe, JP;
Kosuke Tachibana, Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-Shi, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing an increased spin rate on approach shots under a wet condition while maintaining a spin rate on approach shots under a dry condition. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film has a multi-layered construction composed of two or more layers, and a difference (M−M) between a 10% elastic modulus (M) of an innermost layer of the paint film and a 10% elastic modulus (M) of an outermost layer of the paint film is 25 kgf/cmor more.