Golf ball
AssigneeSumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorsHidetaka Inoue, Kazuya Kamino
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Abstract
A golf ball includes a core, a mid layer, and a cover. A ratio R1 calculated by mathematical formula (1): R1=(Df1−Df2)/(Df2−Df3) is not less than 5.00. A ratio R2 calculated by mathematical formula (2): R2=(T2*H2)/H3 is not less than 2.00. A ratio R3 calculated by mathematical formula (3): R3=D1/T3 is not less than 50. In mathematical formulas (1) to (3), Df1 represents an amount of compressive deformation of the core, Df2 represents an amount of compressive deformation of a sphere including the core and the mid layer, Df3 represents an amount of compressive deformation of the golf ball, T2 represents a thickness of the mid layer, H2 represents a hardness of the mid layer, H3 represents a hardness of the cover, D1 represents a diameter of the core, and T3 represents a thickness of the cover.
Claims18
A golf ball comprising a core, a mid layer positioned outside the core, and a cover positioned outside the mid layer, wherein
- a ratio R1 calculated by the following mathematical formula (1) is not less than 5.00,
- a ratio R2 calculated by the following mathematical formula (2) is not less than 2.00, and
- a ratio R3 calculated by the following mathematical formula (3) is not less than 50,
- R1=(Df1−Df2)/(Df2−Df3) (1),
- R2=(T2*H2)/H3 (2),
- R3=D1/T3 (3),
- wherein
- Df1 represents an amount of compressive deformation (mm) of the core,
- Df1 represents an amount of compressive deformation (mm) of a sphere including the core and the mid layer,
- Df3 represents an amount of compressive deformation (mm) of the golf ball,
- T2 represents a thickness (mm) of the mid layer,
- H2 represents a hardness (Shore-D) of the mid layer,
- H3 represents a hardness (Shore-D) of the cover,
- D1 represents a diameter (mm) of the core,
- T3 represents a thickness (mm) of the cover,
- Df1, Df2, and Df3 are measured according to a compression test including application of an initial load of 98 N and a final load of 1274 N, and
- a difference (Df2−Df3) between the amount of compressive deformation Df2 and the amount of compressive deformation Df3 is 0.12 mm or less.
A golf ball comprising a core, a mid layer positioned outside the core, and a cover positioned outside the mid layer, wherein
- a ratio R1 calculated by the following mathematical formula (1) is not less than 5.00,
- a ratio R2 calculated by the following mathematical formula (2) is not less than 2.00,
- a ratio R3 calculated by the following mathematical formula (3) is not less than 50,
- R1=(Df1−Df2)/(Df2−Df3) (1),
- R2=(T2*H2)/H3 (2),
- R3=D1/T3 (3),
- wherein
- Df1 represents an amount of compressive deformation (mm) of the core,
- Df1 represents an amount of compressive deformation (mm) of a sphere including the core and the mid layer,
- Df3 represents an amount of compressive deformation (mm) of the golf ball,
- T2 represents a thickness (mm) of the mid layer,
- H2 represents a hardness (Shore-D) of the mid layer,
- H3 represents a hardness (Shore-D) of the cover,
- D1 represents a diameter (mm) of the core,
- T3 represents a thickness (mm) of the cover,
- Df1, Df2, and Df3 are measured according to a compression test including application of an initial load of 98 N and a final load of 1274 N,
- the amount of compressive deformation Df1 of the core is not less than 3.80 mm,
- the amount of compressive deformation Df2 of the sphere including the core and the mid layer is not less than 3.30 mm,
- the amount of compressive deformation Df3 of the golf ball is not less than 3.07 mm,
- a difference (Df1−Df2) between the amount of compressive deformation Df1 and the amount of compressive deformation Df2 is not less than 0.40 mm, and
- a difference (Df2−Df3) between the amount of compressive deformation Df2 and the amount of compressive deformation Df3 is not greater than 0.12 mm.
A golf ball comprising a core, a mid layer positioned outside the core, and a cover positioned outside the mid layer, wherein
- a ratio R1 calculated by the following mathematical formula (1) is not less than 5.00 and not greater than 40.00,
- a ratio R2 calculated by the following mathematical formula (2) is not less than 2.00 and not greater than 3.50,
- a ratio R3 calculated by the following mathematical formula (3) is not less than 50 and not greater than 150,
- R1=(Df1−Df2)/(Df2−Df3) (1),
- R2=(T2*H2)/H3 (2),
- R3=D1/T3 (3),
- wherein
- Df1 represents an amount of compressive deformation (mm) of the core,
- Df2 represents an amount of compressive deformation (mm) of a sphere including the core and the mid layer,
- Df3 represents an amount of compressive deformation (mm) of the golf ball,
- T2 represents a thickness (mm) of the mid layer,
- H2 represents a hardness (Shore-D) of the mid layer,
- H3 represents a hardness (Shore-D) of the cover,
- D1 represents a diameter (mm) of the core,
- T3 represents a thickness (mm) of the cover,
- Df1, Df2, and Df3 are measured according to a compression test including application of an initial load of 98 N and a final load of 1274 N,
- the amount of compressive deformation Df1 of the core is not less than 3.80 mm and not greater than 4.50 mm,
- the amount of compressive deformation Df2 of the sphere including the core and the mid layer is not less than 3.30 mm and not greater than 4.00 mm,
- the amount of compressive deformation Df3 of the golf ball is not less than 3.07 mm and not greater than 3.75 mm,
- a difference (Df1−Df2) between the amount of compressive deformation Df1 and the amount of compressive deformation Df2 is not less than 0.40 mm and not greater than 1.00 mm, and
- a difference (Df2−Df3) between the amount of compressive deformation Df2 and the amount of compressive deformation Df3 is not less than 0.01 mm and not greater than 0.12 mm.
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