An Improvement in Golf Balls.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Sept., 1875
Complete Specification Left, 30th June, 1896-Accepted 15th Aug., 1896
An Improvement in Golf Balls.
I THOMAS WARD GODDARD of Nazing Vicarage Waltham Cross in the
County of Essex Clerk in Holy Orders do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
I incorporate shot with the gutta percha or other substance of which golf balls
are formed in such a manner as to make the outer portion of the ball heavier than
the parts immediately surrounding the centre.
The result desired can be obtained by incorporating other substances than
shot with the material of which the ball is to be made or by so arranging the
materials used in manufacture as to cause the outer portion to be heavier than the
interior.
The advantages of this invention are to provide a convenient and effective
manuer for increasing and distributing the weight of a golf ball as compared to its
size and thereby to increase the distance travelled by each different sized golf ball
when struck to decrease the effects of wind or other obstacles on the ball when in
motion and to improve the capabilities of the ball for putting.
Dated this 30th day of September 1895.
I, THOMAS WARD GODDARD of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, in the
County of Essex, Clerk in Holy Orders do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
I incorporate shot with the gutta percha or other substance of which golf balls
are formed in such a manner as to make the outer part of the ball heavier than the
parts immediately surrounding the centre.
The result desired can be obtained by incorporating other substances than
shot with the material of which the ball is to be made or by so arranging the
materials used in manufacture as to cause the outer portion to be heavier than the
interior.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Fig. 1 shows by a sectional view a golf ball having pieces or discs of lead or
like heavy substance incorporated therein near the outer portion of the ball.
Fig. 2 shows one of these discs of lead or heavy substance separately, drawn to
a larger scale.
Fig. 3 shows an exterior view of a golf ball.
Fig. 4 shows by sectional view a golf ball according to a modification, having
round shot incorporated in the gutta percha or other material of which the ball is
made.

page_text: Preferably while the ball a is being moulded the pieces of heavy substance are
'imbedded in the gutta percha or other material by suitable means and the surface
of the wall is trimmed and grooved as may be desired; but the weighting pieces
may be applied by hand.
In Fig. I discs of lead b, here shown as though six in number were used, having
holes therein, are incorporated with the material near the surface of the ball so
as to be firmly imbedded therein and surrounded by the gutta percha or other
material used, or, as shown in Fig. 4 round shot c may be used.
The advantages of this invention are to provide a convenient and effective
manner for increasing and distributing the weight of a golf ball as compared to its
size and thereby to increase the distance travelled by each different sized golf
ball of a similar make when struck to decrease the effect of wind or other
obstacles on the ball when in motion and to improve the capabilities of the ball for
"putting."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a golf ball, incorporation with the gutta percha or other substance of
which the ball is formed, of shot or equivalent weighting material so arranged as
to cause the outer portion of the ball to be heavier than the part immediately
surrounding the centre thereof, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
set forth.
2. In a golf ball, the incorporation or arrangement of the materials composing
the same during manufacture so that the outer portion or portions of the ball be
made heavier than the parts immediately surrounding the centre thereof, all
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.
Dated the 29th day of June 1896.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56 Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.