Enhanced Golf Ball and Method for Its Construction

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new, improved, technologically enhanced golf ball and a method for its construction. The new technologically enhanced golf ball will be an improvement over existing golf balls and will be used in conjunction with other enhanced golf equipment to capture, analyze, score (i.e. using USGA rules), save, archive, track and communicate (e.g. verbal, sound, tactile and / or visual) real-time relevant golf data specific to individual golfers: 1) during practice / lessons; or 2) for every shot on every hole of an entire recreational round of golf. The present invention will be particularly useful in helping to provide an information support structure for the recreational golfer similar to what is routinely available to the tour professional golfer through his caddy, spotters, volunteer laser range finders and other support.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The application for the present invention is related to co-pending U.S. Provisional patent application No. 61 / 862,104, filed Aug. 5, 2013.DESCRIPTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a new, improved, technologically enhanced golf ball and a method for its construction. The new technologically enhanced golf ball will be an improvement over existing golf balls and will be used in conjunction with other enhanced golf equipment to capture, analyze, score (i.e. using USGA rules), save, archive, track and communicate (e.g. verbal, sound, tactile and / or visual) real-time relevant golf data specific to individual golfers: 1) during practice / lessons; or 2) for every shot on every hole of an entire recreational round of golf. The present invention will be particularly useful in helping to provide an information support structure for the recreational golfer similar to what is routinely available to the tour profe...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention aims to provide an improved golf ball and a method for its construction as one of the enhanced golf components of a new generation of enhanced golf equipment. This enhanced golf ball will offer an extra measure of support to recreational golfers, helping them overcome challenges while playing the game. The enhanced golf components, when used together, will create an automated golf support structure for recreational golfers that is similar to what tour golfers have.

Problems solved by technology

As one moves from low, to intermediate to high performance golf balls, it is generally the case that: a) the golfing skills of the participating golfer increases; b) the participating golfer generally asks more of the golf ball; and c) in order for the ball to deliver more along that performance continuum its construction becomes progressively more complicated.

The resultant price of the golf ball goes up as the golf participant's desired level of golf ball performance rises.

Conversely as one moves from the 2 piece to the 3 piece and on to the higher multi-piece balls the complexity of constructing the golf balls increase dramatically.

In light of the extensive support routinely available to the Tour golfing Professional together with its expense, the use of such machines and processes as described above for the average golfer's round is impractical.

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