Golf ball with optical feedback for improving putting stroke

Abstract

A golf ball has an axis of rotation and an equator substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation. A pattern is disposed substantially about the equator of the golf ball at the equator. The pattern has a first color and the golf ball has a second color which is different than the first color so that when the golf ball rotates so that the equator is substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation the pattern exhibits one color, but if the ball rolls so that the equator rolls not substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation, it exhibits a second color. In a preferred embodiment, the color of the golf ball is white and the different colors are the true color of the pattern and shades of that color. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, the pattern is asymmetrical but repeating and includes first regions of pattern and second regions of pattern. The first regions of pattern are disposed between successive second regions of pattern. The first regions of pattern have a width greater than the width of the second regions of pattern.

1 . A golf ball comprising: 
 a surface exhibiting a first color;    an equator;    a pattern disposed on said golf ball extending along said equator, said pattern having a second color, said pattern being made of a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions, each said first region having a width greater than a width of each said second region and said first region being disposed between a respective pair of second regions, the pattern optically exhibiting said second color when said golf ball rolls about said axis of rotation with said equator substantially orthogonal thereto, and said pattern optically exhibiting a third color when said golf ball rolls about a second axis of rotation with said equator not being substantially orthogonal to said second axis of rotation.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said pattern is symmetrically disposed about said equator.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said pattern is asymmetric along said equator.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said color of said surface is white.  
     
     
         5 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein said second region is substantially 1.5 to 3 times wider than the width of the first region.  
     
     
         6 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein said third color is a blend of said first color and said second color.  
     
     
         7 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one gap along said pattern.