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Low spin golf ball utilizing perimeter weighting

  • US 6,648,778 B2
  • Filed: 07/11/2001
  • Issued: 11/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A golf ball comprising:

  • a core having a Riehle compression of at least about 75; and

    an outer layer disposed around said core, said outer layer including at least one discrete region of weighting material that serves to increase the moment of inertia of said golf ball, wherein said at least one region of weighting material is visible along the exterior of said golf ball, said outer layer having a Shore D hardness of at least about 65, wherein said at least one discrete region of weighting material is in the form of a perimeter weighting pattern selected from the group consisting of a visible star-shaped perimeter weighting pattern, a visible contour-shaped perimeter weighting pattern, a visible pentagon-shaped perimeter weighting pattern, a visible radiused pentagon-shaped perimeter weighting pattern, a visible single stripe-shaped perimeter weighting pattern, a double stripe-shaped perimeter weighting pattern, a multi-stripe-shaped perimeter weighting pattern, a stripe and dimple-shaped perimeter weighting pattern, a ring-shaped perimeter weighting pattern, and a spiral-shaped perimeter weighting pattern.

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