Golf ball dimple profile and plan shape
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsMichael R. Madson, Nicholas M. Nardacci
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AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsMichael R. Madson, Nicholas M. Nardacci
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Golf ball having a generally spherical surface and comprising a plurality of dimples separated by a land area formed on the ball surface, wherein the plurality of dimples includes at least one non-spherical dimple having a non-axially symmetric plan shape and a defined point of maximum dimple depth, wherein: (i) each dimple cross-section of the non-spherical dimple consists of two arcs, each arc extending from the defined point of maximum dimple depth to a point at the land area of the golf ball; and (ii) every point on the perimeter of the non-spherical dimple is located at a radial angle, θ, about a unit circle, where 0≤θ≤2π, and the edge angle value of the non-spherical dimple at any given point on the perimeter is defined by the solution of an edge angle function f(θ), wherein f(θ) is a non-periodic, continuous, differentiable function.
A golf ball having a generally spherical surface and comprising:
A golf ball having a generally spherical surface and comprising:
A golf ball having a generally spherical surface and comprising:
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