WO2006132999A3 - Golf ball - Google Patents

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WO2006132999A3
WO2006132999A3 PCT/US2006/021532 US2006021532W WO2006132999A3 WO 2006132999 A3 WO2006132999 A3 WO 2006132999A3 US 2006021532 W US2006021532 W US 2006021532W WO 2006132999 A3 WO2006132999 A3 WO 2006132999A3
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core
golf ball
stiffness
groove
sphere
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PCT/US2006/021532
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Douglas Dufaux
Timothy Owens
Glenn Spacht
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Nanodynamics Inc
Douglas Dufaux
Timothy Owens
Glenn Spacht
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Priority to EP06772007A priority Critical patent/EP1885461A4/en
Publication of WO2006132999A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006132999A2/en
Publication of WO2006132999A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006132999A3/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B37/00—Solid balls; Rigid hollow balls; Marbles
    • A63B37/0003—Golf balls
    • A63B37/007—Characteristics of the ball as a whole
    • A63B37/0077—Physical properties
    • A63B37/0097—Layers interlocking by means of protrusions or inserts, lattices or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B37/00—Solid balls; Rigid hollow balls; Marbles
    • A63B37/0003—Golf balls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B37/00—Solid balls; Rigid hollow balls; Marbles
    • A63B37/02—Special cores
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B45/00—Apparatus or methods for manufacturing balls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials

Abstract

A golf ball (20) is provided that has a hard sphere core or layer (27) that exhibits a controlled vibrational response. The vibrational response may be controlled by tailoring the stiffness or damping of the sphere with at least one element, such as a groove(s) (23) or any other indentation in the hard sphere core (27). The groove(s) (23) serve to locally reduce the wall thickness of the hollow metal sphere core (27). Thereby reducing the stiffness of the core by allowing larger deformations under a load without significantly reducing the total mass of the core (27). This results in a golf ball that is legal for play and capable of drive distances essentially equivalent to those of currently available high performance golf balls, but that also maintains a high moment of inertia, allowing less hooks and slices during play.
PCT/US2006/021532 2005-06-03 2006-06-02 Golf ball WO2006132999A2 (en)

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EP06772007A EP1885461A4 (en) 2005-06-03 2006-06-02 Golf ball

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US11/144,111 2005-06-03
US11/144,111 US20070161434A1 (en) 2005-06-03 2005-06-03 Golf ball

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WO2006132999A3 true WO2006132999A3 (en) 2008-01-10

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