Golf ball having visible non-spherical insert
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1. A golf ball comprising:
- a pre-formed selectively-weighted inner core insert comprised of a hub having a specific gravity of greater than 1.2 and a plurality of outer elements connected to the hub and having a specific gravity of less than 0.9;
an outer core molded about the insert to form a sphere having an outer surface; and
a cover disposed around the outer core, the cover having an outer dimpled surface;
wherein the outer core and cover are optically transparent or translucent and wherein the outer core has a first refractive index and the cover has a second refractive index that differs from the first by less than 0.01.
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Abstract
A golf ball comprising a pre-formed selectively-weighted inner core insert including a hub having a specific gravity of greater than 1.2 and a plurality of outer elements connected to the hub and having a specific gravity of less than 0.9; an outer core molded about the insert to form a sphere having an outer surface; and a cover disposed around the outer core, the cover having an outer dimpled surface; wherein the outer core and cover are optically transparent or translucent.
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1. A golf ball comprising:
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a pre-formed selectively-weighted inner core insert comprised of a hub having a specific gravity of greater than 1.2 and a plurality of outer elements connected to the hub and having a specific gravity of less than 0.9; an outer core molded about the insert to form a sphere having an outer surface; and a cover disposed around the outer core, the cover having an outer dimpled surface; wherein the outer core and cover are optically transparent or translucent and wherein the outer core has a first refractive index and the cover has a second refractive index that differs from the first by less than 0.01. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A golf ball comprising:
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a pre-formed selectively-weighted inner core insert comprised of a hub having a specific gravity of less than 0.9 and a plurality of outer elements connected to the hub and having a specific gravity of greater than 1.2; an outer core molded about the insert to form a sphere having an outer surface; and a cover disposed around the outer core, the cover having an outer dimpled surface; wherein the outer core and cover are optically transparent or translucent and wherein the outer core has a first refractive index and the cover has a second refractive index that differs from the first by at least 0.05. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A golf ball comprising:
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a pre-formed non-spherical inner core insert; an outer core molded about the insert to form a sphere having an outer surface; and a cover disposed about the outer core, the cover having an outer dimpled surface; wherein the outer core and cover are optically transparent or translucent and are formed from polymers having a refractive index of between 1.45 and 1.6.
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