Method of making a golf ball with a multi-layer core
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1. A golf ball comprising:
- a center;
a cover; and
a laminate, wherein the laminate comprises;
a plurality of layers comprising at least a first layer, a second layer comprising a first thermoset material, and a third layer disposed between the first and second layers formed from a material selected from the group consisting of an ethylene methacrylic acid/acrylic acid copolymer, a second thermoset material, or a mixture thereof;
wherein the first thermoset material comprises polybutadiene.
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Abstract
A multilayer golf ball including a solid center having a center hardness, a plurality of laminates cut into a plurality of shapes formed around the center to create an inner ball, and a cover formed around the inner ball, wherein the plurality of layers can include at least a first layer having a hardness greater than the center hardness and a second layer having a hardness greater than the first layer hardness, and optionally a third layer disposed between the first and the second layers having a hardness greater than the first layer hardness.
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1. A golf ball comprising:
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a center; a cover; and a laminate, wherein the laminate comprises; a plurality of layers comprising at least a first layer, a second layer comprising a first thermoset material, and a third layer disposed between the first and second layers formed from a material selected from the group consisting of an ethylene methacrylic acid/acrylic acid copolymer, a second thermoset material, or a mixture thereof; wherein the first thermoset material comprises polybutadiene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A golf ball comprising:
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a center having a center hardness; a cover; and a laminate, wherein the laminate comprises; a plurality of layers comprising a first layer having a first hardness, a second layer having a second hardness and comprising at least one thermoset material, and a third layer having a third hardness and disposed between the first and second layers, wherein the third layer consists essentially of a third material having the following structure; wherein x is from 50 to 99 percent, y is from 1 to 50 percent, z is from 0 to 49 percent, R1 comprises H or CH3, R2 comprises CH3 or isobornyl, and n is from 0 to 12; and
wherein the thermoset material comprises polybutadiene.- View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A golf ball comprising:
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a center; a cover comprising a castable reactive liquid material; and a laminate, wherein the laminate comprises; a plurality of layers comprising at least a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer disposed between the first and second layers formed from a blend of an ethylene methacrylic acid/acrylic acid copolymer and a thermoplastic material; wherein the blend comprises 10 to 50 percent by weight ethylene methacrylic/acrylic acid copolymer, 25 to 75 percent by weight of the thermoplastic material and 5 to 40 percent by weight zinc oxide. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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