Patent ID: 8168710
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: A63B,C08L

Abstract:
1. A golf ball comprising: a core having a diameter of about 0.5 to 1.620 inches and an Atti compression no greater than about 105; a cover layer having a material hardness between about 30 and 70 Shore D; and an optional intermediate layer disposed between the core and the cover layer, wherein one or more of the core, the cover layer, or the intermediate layer comprises a highly-neutralized polymer blend formed from a reaction product of an acid copolymer, a metallocene-catalyzed copolymer, an olefinic block copolymer, a fatty acid or salt of a fatty acid, and a sufficient amount of a suitable cation source to neutralize the total acid content in the acid copolymer to 80% to 100%.