Patent ID: 6998444

Claim:
A golf ball comprising: a core formed from a reaction product comprising: a resilient polymer component; a free radical source; and 1 to about 50 pph of at least one of a metallic mercaptobenzothiazole having the general formula II: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are each independently hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl, unsubstituted or substituted heteroaryl, unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy, alkylester, amido, amino, cyano, thioalkyl, hydroxyl, halogen, aldehyde, or alkylcarbonyl; and M is selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, Cd, Pd, Rh, Ru, Mo, Nb, Zr, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ge, Sn, Pb and Bi; and a cover comprising thermoset polyurethane, thermoset polyurea, thermoplastic polyurea, or a combination thereof.