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US 2025/0360367 A1Published application
Golf ball
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsCourtney N. Engle, John S. Dytko, Michael R. Madson, Douglas E. Jones, Scott Cooper
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Abstract
Golf balls disclosed herein have a combination of aerodynamic properties and construction parameters providing a desired set of performance characteristics.
Claims25
A golf ball comprising at least a core, a casing layer, and a cover,
- the golf ball having a weight of 1.600 ounces-1.620 ounces and a diameter of 1.680 inches-1.700 inches;
- the core having a weight of at least 1.245 ounces and a diameter of at least 1.525 inches;
- the cover comprising a plurality of dimples comprised of 280-320 dimples arranged in a dimple pattern having a drag coefficient (CD) and a lift coefficient (CL), such that:
- 0.226≤CD1≤0.230 at a Reynolds number of 220,000 and a spin ratio of 0.070,
- 0.228≤CD2≤0.234 at a Reynolds number of 160,000 and a spin ratio of 0.095, and
- 0.225≤CD3≤0.230 at a Reynolds number of 120,000 and a spin ratio of 0.100;
- wherein the dimple pattern has an integrated drag area (DA) defined by:
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- where CD(Re) is established at a launch condition of a golf ball speed of 182.0 mph, a launch angle of 10.0 degrees, and a spin rate of 2,700 rpm, such that:
- 14,100≤DA≤14,500;
- wherein CL≥0.130 at a Reynolds number of 240,000 and a spin ratio of 0.060;
- wherein the drag coefficient and the lift coefficient at a Reynolds number of 225,000 and a spin ratio of 0.070 have the following relationship:
- 1.600≤CD/CL≤1.615, and
- wherein:
- (i) the golf ball has a compression that is less than 60, and the golf ball has a coefficient of restitution (COR) of 0.785-0.815;
- (ii) the golf ball has a compression of at least 60 and less than 80, and the golf ball has a COR of 0.770-0.815;
- (iii) the golf ball has a compression of at least 80 and less than 100, and the golf ball has a COR of 0.740-0.810;
- or
- (iv) the golf ball has a compression of at least 100, and the golf ball has a COR of 0.710-0.780.
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A golf ball comprising at least a core, a casing layer, and a cover,
- the golf ball having a weight of 1.600 ounces-1.620 ounces and a diameter of 1.680 inches-1.700 inches;
- the core having a weight of at least 1.245 ounces and a diameter of at least 1.525 inches;
- the cover comprising a plurality of dimples comprised of 280-320 dimples arranged in a dimple pattern having a drag coefficient (CD) and a lift coefficient (CL), such that:
- 0.226≤CD1≤0.230 at a Reynolds number of 220,000 and a spin ratio of 0.070,
- 0.228≤CD2≤0.234 at a Reynolds number of 160,000 and a spin ratio of 0.095, and
- 0.225≤CD3≤0.230 at a Reynolds number of 120,000 and a spin ratio of 0.100;
- wherein the dimple pattern has an integrated drag area (DA) defined by:
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- where CD(Re) is established at a launch condition of a golf ball speed of 182.0 mph, a launch angle of 10.0 degrees, and a spin rate of 2,700 rpm, such that:
- 14,100≤DA≤14,500;
- wherein CL≥0.130 at a Reynolds number of 240,000 and a spin ratio of 0.060;
- wherein the drag coefficient (CD) and the lift coefficient (CL) at a Reynolds number of 225,000 and a spin ratio of 0.070 have the following relationship:
- 1.600≤CD/CL≤1.615, and
- wherein the golf ball has a compression (C0) that is greater than 40, and the golf ball has a coefficient of restitution (COR), such that:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.