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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2016
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Katsunori Sato, Chichibu, JP;
Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A golf ball includes a plurality of dimples on the surface thereof and satisfies the following expression (1):×100≥6.25 (mm)  (1),wherein H is a deformation amount, which is expressed by a compressive deformation amount of the golf ball; S is a virtual plane area, which is a surface area of the golf ball determined supposing that no dimple exists on the surface of the golf ball; and PSis a pressurized area, which is an area of the golf ball contacting a plane when a load of 6864 N is applied to the golf ball. The bottom of the dimple includes a center protruding portion with a curved shape protruding toward an outside of the golf ball.