Patent ID: 7520823
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf ball, comprising: a molded core comprising a high cis-polybutadiene having a Mooney viscosity of from about 20 to about 70 and an Instron compression of greater than 0.0880, wherein the core further comprises pentachlorothiophenol in an amount of 0.2 to 1.0 parts by weight per one hundred parts by weight of cis-polybutiadene and disodium hexamethylene thiosulfate dehydrate in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 parts by weight per one hundred parts by weight of cis-polybutiadene, wherein the core has a COR of from about 0.600 to about 0.850, and the core has a diameter ranging from 1.40 inches to 1.60 inches; a mantle comprising a 100% neutralized ionomer and an oleic acid, the mantle having a Shore D hardness of from about 30 to about 85; and and a cover composed of a high flexural modulus material having a Shore D hardness ranging from 60 to 75 and a thickness ranging from 0.010 inch to 0.090 inch; wherein the golf ball has a diameter of at least 1.68 inches.