Patent ID: 6348016
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A solid golf ball comprising a solid core formed of rubber and a cover enclosing the core, whereinsaid cover is formed of a thermoplastic resin-base cover stock, with 11 to 45 parts by weight of a particulate inorganic filler having a specific gravity of up to 4.8 added thereto per 100 parts by weight of the cover stock and has a specific gravity in the range of 1.05 to 1.5, and a Shore D hardness in the range of 55 to 70, said inorganic filler is selected from barium sulfate and titanium dioxide and has a mean particle size of 0.1 to 10 &mgr;m, said solid core undergoes a deflection of 3.0 to 5.5 mm under a load of 100 kg and has a diameter in the range of 37 to 40 mm, and wherein said golf ball as a whole has a deflection of 2.6 to 5.0 mm under an applied load of 100 kg.