Claims
- 1. A golf ball of improved playing characteristics comprising:
- a ball having an outside diameter of substantially 1.70 to 1.80 inches and a weight no greater than 1.62 ounces said ball comprising
- a spherical core;
- a mantle surrounding said core;
- an outer cover surrounding said core and said mantle;
- said mantle and said outer cover having a different Shore D hardness; and
- said ball having a dimple pattern covering at least 70% of the surface of the ball.
- 2. The golf ball of claim 1 wherein the Shore D hardness of said mantle is greater than the Shore D hardness of said outer cover.
- 3. The golf ball of claim 2 wherein the Shore D hardness of said mantle is about 60 or more and the Shore D hardness of said cover is about 60 or less.
- 4. The golf ball of claim 1 wherein the Shore D hardness of said mantle is less than the Shore D hardness of said outer cover.
- 5. The golf ball of claim 4 wherein the Shore D hardness of said mantle has a Shore D hardness of about 65 or less and said outer cover has a Shore D hardness of about 60 or more.
Parent Case Info
This application 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. 800,198 filed Nov. 27, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,273,287.
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