Patent ID: 7342073

Claim:
A golf ball comprising a core and a cover, wherein the core is formed from a composition comprising: a resilient polymer component comprising polybutadiene, polyisoprene, thermoplastic copolyesterester block copolymer; dynamically vulcanized thermoplastic elastomer; hydrogenated styrene-butadiene elastomer, non-hydrogenated styrene-butadiene elastomer; thermoplastic polyurethane; polymers made using a metallocene catalyst; ethylene propylenediene monomer; ethylene propylene rubber, or mixtures thereof, a free radical source, about 15 to 25 pph zinc dimethacrylate; about 25 to 35 pph co-crosslinking agent; and about 2 to 5 pph of at least one metal salt of a halogenated organosulfur compound having the following general formula I: wherein at least one of R 1 -R 5 comprises a halogen group, and wherein the remainder of R 1 -R 5 is selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 8 alkyl groups; halogen groups; thiol groups (—SH), carboxylated groups; sulfonated groups; and hydrogen; in any order, wherein the metal salt comprises Zn, Ca, Ba, Cd, Sn, Mg, or Mn, and wherein the core has a compression of about 75 to 90 atti, and wherein the cover comprises a thermoset polyurethane, thermoplastic polyurethane, thermoset polyurea, or thermoplastic polyurea.