Patent ID: 6207760
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A63B,C08L

Abstract:
A golf ball having at least one layer, the at least one layer comprising at least one soft magnesium ionomer, wherein the at least one soft magnesium ionomer is a copolymer of an olefin, methacrylic acid, and at least one acrylate or methacrylate class ester, wherein at least a portion of the acid units are neutralized by magnesium cations, and wherein the at least one soft magnesium ionomer contains about 0.3 percent by weight magnesium based on the total weight of the ionomer, the at least one soft magnesium ionomer has a flexural modulus of from about 2,000 psi to 4,600 psi, and the layer is substantially free of any ionomers neutralized by a metal ion other than magnesium.