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Golf ball

  • US 4,266,773 A
  • Filed: 09/27/1979
  • Issued: 05/12/1981
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A golf ball in the form of a spherical body having an outer surface, said golf ball comprising:

  • a plurality of parallel rough bands and a plurality of parallel alternating smooth bands disposed on said surface, said rough bands being formed to completely trip the boundary layer of air flow around said rough bands so as to cancel the forces generated by said smooth bands when said golf ball rotates about predetermined axes of rotation to thereby control the path of said golf ball during its flight.

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