| abstract |
The present invention relates to a smart golf ball (10) comprised of one or more mantle layers juxtaposed between an inner core and outer cover, where the core (14), the mantle layer(s) (16), and/or the cover (18) are further comprised of a ferrofluid, a magnetorheological fluid, an inverse magnetorheological fluid, and/or a magnetorheological elastomer, in any of its construction. These nano-engineered materials make possible a golf ball (10) with heretofore-unprecedented levels of adaptive play. |