Patent ID: 6056650
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A multi-piece solid golf ball comprising; a solid core and a cover enclosing the solid core, said cover having a multilayer construction including an innermost layer that encloses the solid core, at least one intermediate layer that encloses the innermost layer, and an outermost layer that encloses the intermediate layer and has a plurality of dimples on the surface thereof, wherein,the innermost layer has a Shore D hardness of at least 60, the intermediate layer has a Shore D hardness of at most 40, and the outermost layer has a Shore D hardness of at least 60,the outermost layer has a total number of dimples in the range of 370 to 450,the difference in hardness between the innermost layer and the outermost layer is not more than 3 Shore D units, andthe dimples cover at least 65% of the golf ball surface.