Patent ID: 9339704
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A63B

Claim Text:
1. A method for selecting an optimal golf ball comprising steps of: (i) indicating a golfing environment; (ii) establishing at least one environmental factor corresponding with the golfing environment; (iii) determining, via an indoor test range or a simulation, one or more golf ball construction aspects pertinent to the at least one environmental factor, wherein the determining includes creating a lookup table or chart that expresses a trajectory component as a function of the one or more golf ball construction aspects and the at least one environmental factor; (iv) identifying (a) a plurality of golf balls, each golf ball of the plurality of golf balls having a different configuration of each of the one or more golf ball construction aspects, and (b) a selection criteria related to the trajectory component; and (v) selecting the optimal golf ball for play within the golfing environment from the plurality of golf balls, wherein the golf ball has the configuration of the one or more golf ball construction aspects that meets the selection criteria for the established at least one environmental factor.