Patent ID: 8251840
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf ball having an outer surface and a plurality of dimples formed on the outer surface, the outer surface being divided into plural areas, a first group of areas containing a plurality of first dimples and a second group of areas containing a plurality of second dimples, each area of the second group abutting one or more areas of the first group, the first group of areas containing only first dimples and no second dimples, the second group of areas containing only second dimples and no first dimples, the first and second groups of areas and dimple shapes and dimensions being configured such that the golf ball is spherically symmetrical as defined by the United States Golf Association (USGA) Symmetry Rules and such that the first and second groups of areas produce different aerodynamic effects, the first and second dimples being circular and the first dimples all being of smaller diameter than the second dimples.