Golf ball

Abstract

The present invention provides a golf ball capable of achieving a further decrease of the spin rate in the driver shot, and capable of more improving the flight distance, while maintaining high durability. The golf ball 1 of the present invention includes a core located in the center of the golf ball, a cover located outside the core and having a plurality of dimples on the surface thereof, and a metal mesh layer located between the core and the cover, wherein the metal mesh layer has a wire diameter falling within a range from 0.01 to 0.5 mm, and a mesh count falling within a range from 16 to 1000.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This Application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-245169 filed Dec. 21, 2017, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a golf ball, and more specifically, to a golf ball with further improved flight distance in a driver shot, while maintaining durability.[0003]In order to improve the flight distance of a golf ball in a driving shot, it is advantageous to reduce the spin rate of the golf ball in the driver shot. As a structure of a golf ball to reduce the spin rate, for example, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2013-220353 states that by using a predetermined ionomer resin, as a material of a cover of a golf ball and an intermediate layer between a core and the cover of the golf ball, the resilience of the cover or the intermediate layer is improved, and accordingly the spin rate of the golf ball in the driver shot can be s...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a golf ball with a metal mesh layer that allows for flexibility and elasticity in both the flexural and tensile directions, resulting in a further decrease in spin rate in the driver shot and improved flight distance with high durability.

Problems solved by technology

The predetermined ionomer resin currently used in a golf ball as described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2013-220353 is a material having superior resilience and durability; however, when an ionomer resin having a higher resilience was used to satisfy a demand for further lower spin rate, there occurred a problem in that the golf ball produced had significantly poor durability and was difficult to use in practice.

Hei 11-76458, although the spin rate was certainly decreased from the viewpoint of the moment of inertia, there was a problem in that the strength of a golf ball against the flexure of the golf ball at the time of a shot is also increased, the golf ball itself is too hard, no large decrease in spin rate is obtained, and the shot feeling is also poor.

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