Claims
- 1. A golf ball comprising:
a core comprising an elastomeric composition, a reactive co-agent present by less than about 10 phr by weight of the elastomeric composition, and a cross-linking agent; an intermediate layer encasing the core, the intermediate layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer; and a cover encasing the intermediate layer.
- 2. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the elastomeric composition comprises a diene polymer.
- 3. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the reactive co-agent is present by less than about 5 phr.
- 4. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the reactive co-agent is present by about 0 phr.
- 5. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the reactive co-agent comprises a metal salt of diacrylate, dimethacrylate, or monomethacrylate, or a non-metallic oligomer.
- 6. The golf ball of claim 5, wherein the metal is selected from zinc, magnesium, calcium, barium, tin, aluminum, lithium, sodium, potassium, iron, zirconium, and bismuth.
- 7. The golf ball of claim 1, wherein the golf ball further comprises a thin dense layer between the intermediate layer and the cover, the thin dense layer being positioned at a radial distance outside a centroid radius of the golf ball, and having a thickness from about 0.025 mm to about 1.27 mm.
- 8. The golf ball of claim 7, wherein the thin dense layer has a specific gravity of greater than about 1.2 g/cm3.
- 9. The golf ball of claim 7, wherein the thin dense layer has a specific gravity of greater than about 1.5 g/cm3.
- 10. A golf ball comprising:
a core comprising an elastomeric composition, a reactive co-agent present by less than about 10 phr by weight of the elastomeric composition, and a cross-linking agent; an intermediate layer encasing the core, the intermediate layer comprising a highly neutralized polymer; and a cover encasing the intermediate layer.
- 11. The golf ball of claim 10, wherein the elastomeric composition comprises a diene polymer.
- 12. The golf ball of claim 10, wherein the reactive co-agent is present by less than about 5 phr.
- 13. The golf ball of claim 10, wherein the reactive co-agent is present by about 0 phr.
- 14. The golf ball of claim 10, wherein the reactive co-agent comprises a metal salt of diacrylate, dimethacrylate, or monomethacrylate, or a non-metallic oligomer.
- 15. The golf ball of claim 14, wherein the metal is selected from zinc, magnesium, calcium, barium, tin, aluminum, lithium, sodium, potassium, iron, zirconium, and bismuth.
- 16. The golf ball of claim 10, wherein the golf ball further comprises a thin dense layer between the intermediate layer and the cover, the thin dense layer being positioned at a radial distance outside a centroid radius of the golf ball, and having a thickness from about 0.025 mm to about 1.27 mm.
- 17. The golf ball of claim 16, wherein the thin dense layer has a specific gravity of greater than about 1.2 g/cm3.
- 18. The golf ball of claim 16, wherein the thin dense layer has a specific gravity of greater than about 1.5 g/cm3.
STATEMENT OF RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This patent application is a divisional of co-pending U.S. patent application bearing Ser. No. 10/208,580 entitled “Perimeter Weighted Golf Ball” and filed on Jul. 30, 2002, a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application bearing Ser. No. 09/815,753 entitled “Golf Ball And A Method For Controlling The Spin Rate Of Same” and filed on Mar. 31, 2001, and a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application bearing Ser. No. 10/164,809 entitled “Golf Ball Cores Comprising Blends of Polybutadiene Rubber” and filed on Jun. 7, 2002. The parent applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
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