Patent ID: 6664334
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A63B,C08F

Abstract:
A golf ball including a core and a cover surrounding said core, said cover constituted by a mixture of an ionomer resin (A component), a thermoplastic elastomer with a rubber segment or a modified product thereof (B component), and a terpene resin and/or rosin ester resin (C component) soluble with said thermoplastic elastomer with a rubber segment in its polymer unit or modified product thereof, said component B having a solubility parameter (SP) of 7.0 to 10.0 and said components C having a solubility parameter (SP) of 7.0 to 10.0 wherein the mixing ratio of said A component to said B component (A component/B component) is in a range of 0.25-4.0, and the mixing ratio of said C component to said B component (C component/B component) is in a range of 0.1-0.9.