Patent ID: 8119712
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: A63B,C08K

Abstract:
1. A solid golf ball, comprising a core and a cover, wherein the core is formed from a rubber composition comprising a base rubber and nucleating agent, the nucleating agent being present in the amount of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight per 100 parts of the base rubber and having the following structure: wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are identical and are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cycloheptyl, 1-adamantyl, 3-methylcyclohexyl, 2,3-dimethylcyclohexyl, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl, S(+)-1-cyclohexylethyl, R(+)-1-cyclohexylethyl, isopropyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, 2-butyl, 3-methylbutyl or 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl, the core having a COR value in the range of about 0.60 to about 0.85 and a compression in the range of about 60 to about 90.