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US 2014/0349782 A1Published application
Low lift golf ball
AssigneeAero-X Golf Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Felker, Douglas C. Winfield, Rocky Lee
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AssigneeAero-X Golf Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Felker, Douglas C. Winfield, Rocky Lee
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A golf ball having a plurality of dimples formed on its outer surface, the outer surface of the golf ball being divided into plural areas, a first group of areas containing a plurality of first dimples and a second group of areas containing a plurality of second dimples, each area of the second group abutting one or more areas of the first group, the first and second groups of areas and dimple shapes and dimensions being configured such that the golf ball is spherically symmetrical as defined by the United States Golf Association (USGA) Symmetry Rules, and such that the golf ball exhibits a negative inflection in drag coefficient (CD) during the flight of the golf ball.
A golf ball having a plurality of dimples formed on its outer surface, the outer surface of the golf ball being divided into plural areas, a first group of areas containing a plurality of first dimples and a second group of areas containing a plurality of second dimples, each area of the second group abutting one or more areas of the first group, the first and second groups of areas and dimple shapes and dimensions being configured such that the golf ball is spherically symmetrical as defined by the United States Golf Association (USGA) Symmetry Rules, and such that the golf ball exhibits a negative inflection in drag coefficient (CD) during the flight of the golf ball.
A golf ball having a plurality of dimples formed on its outer surface, the outer surface of the golf ball being divided into plural areas comprising dimples such that the golf ball is spherically symmetrical as defined by the United States Golf Association (USGA) Symmetry Rules, the plural areas configured such that the golf ball exhibits a negative inflection in drag coefficient (CD) during the flight of the golf ball.
The golf ball of claim 28, wherein the plural areas are configured such that the golf ball exhibits a CD of between about 0.250 and about 0.270 at the time of impact.
The golf ball of claim 29, wherein the plural areas are configured such that the golf ball exhibits a CD of between about 0.280 and about 0.290 at about 1 second after impact.
The golf ball of claim 30, wherein the plural areas are configured such that the golf ball exhibits a CD of between about 0.290 and about 0.300 at about 2 seconds after impact.
The golf ball of claim 31, wherein the plural areas are configured such that the golf ball exhibits a CD of between about 0.310 and about 0.320 at about 3 seconds after impact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.