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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots, having enhanced controllability on approach shots under a wet condition, and being excellent in stain resistance and shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body having a cover, and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein a 10% elastic modulus of the paint film is 75 kgf/cmor less, a storage modulus (E') at 150° C. of the paint film obtained by measuring dynamic viscoelasticity of the paint film is 1.0×10Pa or more, an indentation depth of the paint film measured with a nanoindenter in a state that the paint film is formed on the surface of the golf ball body is 1250 nm or more, and a material hardness of the cover is 50 or more in Shore D hardness.