Patent ID: 7641572

Claim:
A golf ball having a plurality of recessed dimples on the surface thereof, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of recessed dimples have a profile defined by the revolution of a catenary curve according to the following function: y = d c ( cosh ⁡ ( sf * x ) - 1 cosh ⁡ ( sf * D 2 ) - 1 wherein y is the vertical direction coordinate away from the center of the ball with 0 at the center of the dimple; x is the horizontal (radial) direction coordinate from the dimple apex to the dimple surface with 0 at the center of the dimple; sf is a shape factor; d c is the chordal depth of the dimple; D is the diameter of the dimple; and wherein D is between about 0.115 inches and about 0.185 inches, sf is from about 5 to about 200, and d c is from about 0.002 inches to about 0.008 inches.