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US 10,471,307 B2Granted
Golf ball dimple patterns contributing to a non-straight flight trajectory
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsMichael R. Madson, Nicholas M. Nardacci, William E. Morgan, Matthew F. Hogge
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Abstract
The present invention provides golf balls having a non-straight flight trajectory due, at least in part, to a dimple pattern wherein the dimples on the opposing sides of the ball have at least one design feature that is different.
Claims8
A golf ball having a plurality of dimples on the outer surface thereof, wherein the outer surface can be divided by a dividing plane that passes through the geometric center of the golf ball and divides the outer surface into a first side and a second side having the following properties:
- the first side consists of spherical dimples having the same edge angle, (EAS1),
- the second side consists of spherical dimples having the same edge angle, (EAS2), and
- the edge angle of the spherical dimples of the first side (EAS1) is at least 1° greater than the edge angle of the spherical dimples of the second side (EAS2).
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