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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Ryan L. Stefan, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Dean A. Snell, San Marcos, CA (US);
Hyun J. Kim, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ryan L. Stefan, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Dean A. Snell, San Marcos, CA (US);
Hyun J. Kim, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is to a golf ball having an equator at latitude 0° and two poles; and an equator region defined by latitudes 0 to 25°, a shoulder region defined by latitudes from more than 25° to less than 65°, and a pole region defined by latitudes 65° to 90°; and a dimple pattern on the surface of the golf ball having an average dimple volume of the equator region Ve, an average dimple volume of the shoulder region, Vs, and an average dimple volume of the pole region, Vp such that the ratio Vs/Ve is less than 0.97 and the ratio Vp/Vs is less than 0.97.