Claims
- 1. A golf ball of improved playing characteristics, comprising
- (a) a spherical core;
- (b) a mantle layer surrounding said core and having a Shore D hardness of 50 to 60;
- (c) an outer cover layer surrounding said core and said mantle layer, said cover layer having a Shore D hardness of 65 or less, said mantle layer Shore D hardness being greater than said cover layer Shore D hardness; and
- (d) said cover layer containing a dimple pattern covering at least 65% of the surface of the ball, the ball having an outer diameter of substantially 1.70 to 1.80 inches and a weight no greater than 1.62 ounces.
- 2. A golf ball of improved playing characteristics, comprising
- (a) a spherical core;
- (b) a mantle layer surrounding said core and having a Shore D hardness of 65 or less;
- (c) an outer cover layer surrounding said core and said mantle layer, said cover layer having a Shore D hardness of 55 to 60 said cover layer Shore D hardness being greater than said mantle layer Shore D hardness; and
- (d) said cover layer containing a dimple pattern covering at least 65% of the surface of the ball, the ball having an outer diameter of substantially 1.70 to 1.80 inches and a weight no greater than 1.62 ounces.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/887,053 filed Jul. 2, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,833,554 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/530,851 filed Sep. 20, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,098 which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/171,956 filed Dec. 22, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,503,397, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/800,198 filed Nov. 27, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,273,287.
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