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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2012
Satoko Okabe, Kobe, JP;
Kazuya Kamino, Kobe, JP;
Satoko Okabe, Kobe, JP;
Kazuya Kamino, Kobe, JP;
SRI Sports Limited, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a golf ball having a center, an envelope layer, an intermediate layer and a cover, wherein the intermediate layer has a thickness less than 1.2 mm, the envelope layer has a hardness Hs of 60 or more, the intermediate layer has a hardness Hm from 40 to 60, and the cover has a hardness Hc less than 40 in Shore D hardness, and the hardness Hs, Hm and Hc satisfy a following mathematical expression: Hs>Hm>Hc, and the intermediate layer composition has a flexural modulus from 150 MPa to 450 MPa, a maximum loss factor (tan δ) between −20° C. and 0° C. of 0.08 or less, a rebound resilience of 55% or more.