Golf ball having non-planar parting line

A golf ball having a non-planar parting line and comprising a plurality of dimples located adjacent to the parting line defined along an equator of the golf ball,

• wherein the plurality of dimples each include a dimple centroid having a latitudinal location (θi) and a longitudinal location (φi),
• wherein the non-planar parting line is comprised of a plurality of arcuate segments, and at least one of the plurality of arcuate segments is at least one sinusoidal arcuate segment that is defined by:
• {
• y
• i
• =
• -
• (
• h
• i
• +
• ε
• i
• )
• ⁢
• cos
• ⁡
• (
• π
• Φ
• i
• ⁢
• (
• x
• -
• R
• ⁢
• sin
• ⁢
• θ
• i
• ⁢
• sin
• ⁢
• φ
• i
• )
• )
• ,
• θ
• i
• <
• 90.
• °
• y
• i
• =
• (
• h
• i
• +
• ε
• i
• )
• ⁢
• cos
• ⁡
• (
• π
• Φ
• i
• ⁢
• (
• x
• -
• R
• ⁢
• sin
• ⁢
• θ
• i
• ⁢
• sin
• ⁢
• φ
• i
• )
• )
• ,
• θ
• i
• >
• 90.
• °
• where:
• (Φi) is an arc factor (in inches),
• (R) is a radius of the golf ball (in inches),
• (hi) is a longitudinal height (in inches) defined between:
• (i) the equator of the golf ball, and (ii) a maximum longitudinal position defined by an edge of a respective dimple that is nearest to the equator,
• wherein the longitudinal height (hi) is defined by:
• h
• i
• =
• Φ
• i
• 2
• -
• ❘
• "\[LeftBracketingBar]"
• R
• ⁢
• cos
• ⁢
• θ
• i
• ❘
• "\[RightBracketingBar]"
• ,
• and
• (εi) is a longitudinal distance (in inches) defined between:
• (i) the edge of the respective dimple that is nearest to the equator, and (ii) a maximum or minimum longitudinal position of the at least one sinusoidal arcuate segment,
• wherein εi≥0.003 inches.