| abstract |
A golf ball has a core enclosed in a cover which is mainly formed from a polymer blend of 60 - 95% by weight of at least one of zinc and sodium salts of an ethylene- (meth)acrylic acid copolymer having a flexural modulus of 20,000 to 56,000 psi and 40 - 5% by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a flexural modulus of 1,000 to 10,000 psi. The ball has excellent hitting and spin characteristics, high initial speed, and durability and experiences minimized damage by iron shots. |