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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Gobush, North Dartmouth, MA (US);
Raymond A Berard, Portsmouth, RI (US);
Robert A Brown, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
John W Jepson, Marion, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, New Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273232 ; 273226 ;
Abstract
A golf ball with improved distance is disclosed. The golf ball has a relatively low spin velocity coupled with a particular dimple number, diameter, depth and arrangement. The ball is characterized by a lower flight trajectory and longer total distance. In a preferred embodiment (Example 10, shown in FIG. 2), the dimples marked 18 have a diameter of 0.140 inches.+-.0.002 inches, while the balance of the dimples have a diameter of 0.160 inches.+-.0.002 inches.