Golf ball having matte surface with improved visibility

Abstract

Provided is a golf ball having a matte surface with improved visibility. Since the golf ball has a matte surface in comparison with a golf ball having a glossy surface of the related art, the golf ball has an advantage of preventing the golfer from being dazzled caused by reflection of a dimple surface. Since the golf ball has a relatively high luminance value in comparison with a golf ball having a matte surface of the related art, the golf ball has an advantage of being seen to be larger. Since the amount of light remaining in a dimple cover is increased, fluorescent characteristics of a fluorescent material is improved, so that beautiful colors and improved visibility can be achieved. Therefore, it is possible to improve golfers' performance.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A golf ball comprising:
 a core;   a white inner cover configured to cover the core; and   a transmissive dimple cover configured to cover the inner cover,   wherein the transmissive dimple cover is coated with a matte coating layer containing a matting agent, so that an amount of remaining light in the transmissive dimple cover is 5 to 30% or more.   
     
     
         2 . The golf ball according to  claim 1 , wherein the core is configured to include one inner core or one inner core and at least one inner cover layer substantially surrounding the inner core. 
     
     
         3 . The golf ball according to  claim 1 , wherein the white inner cover contains, as a material for realizing white, any one or a mixture of two or more selected from a group including titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), zinc oxide (ZnO), zirconia (ZrO 2 ), white lead, and barium sulfate (BaSO 4 ). 
     
     
         4 . A golf ball comprising:
 a white core; and   a transmissive dimple cover configured to cover the white core,   wherein the transmissive dimple cover is coated with a matte coating layer containing a matting agent.   
     
     
         5 . The golf ball according to  claim 4 , wherein the white core is one inner core or a core configured with one inner core and at least one or more outer core layer substantially surrounding the inner core, and an outermost core or core layer is white. 
     
     
         6 . The golf ball according to  claim 4 , wherein the white core contains, as a material for realizing white, any one or a mixture of two or more selected from a group including titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), zinc oxide (ZnO), zirconia (ZrO 2 ), white lead, and barium sulfate (BaSO 4 ). 
     
     
         7 . The golf ball according to  claim 1 , wherein the transmissive dimple cover is manufactured by mixing 0.03 to 3 parts by weight of a fluorescent material with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polymer resin. 
     
     
         8 . The golf ball according to  claim 2 , wherein the transmissive dimple cover is manufactured by mixing 0.03 to 3 parts by weight of a fluorescent material with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polymer resin. 
     
     
         9 . The golf ball according to  claim 3 , wherein the transmissive dimple cover is manufactured by mixing 0.03 to 3 parts by weight of a fluorescent material with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polymer resin. 
     
     
         10 . The golf ball according to  claim 4 , wherein the transmissive dimple cover is manufactured by mixing 0.03 to 3 parts by weight of a fluorescent material with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polymer resin. 
     
     
         11 . The golf ball according to  claim 7 , wherein the polymer resin is any one or a mixture of two or more selected from a group including an ionomer resin, a thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic rubber, and a polyurethane resin. 
     
     
         12 . The golf ball according to  claim 7 , wherein the fluorescent material is any one or a mixture of two or more selected from a group including a perylene-based compound, a naphthalimide-based compound, a coumarin-based compound, a xanthene-based compound, a naphtholactam-based compound, an azlactone-based compound, and an oxazine-based compound. 
     
     
         13 . The golf ball according to  claim 1 , wherein the matte coating layer is manufactured by mixing 10 to 50 parts by weight of a curing agent and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a matting agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyurethane paint. 
     
     
         14 . The golf ball according to  claim 2 , wherein the matte coating layer is manufactured by mixing 10 to 50 parts by weight of a curing agent and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a matting agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyurethane paint. 
     
     
         15 . The golf ball according to  claim 3 , wherein the matte coating layer is manufactured by mixing 10 to 50 parts by weight of a curing agent and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a matting agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyurethane paint. 
     
     
         16 . The golf ball according to  claim 4 , wherein the matte coating layer is manufactured by mixing 10 to 50 parts by weight of a curing agent and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a matting agent with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyurethane paint. 
     
     
         17 . The golf ball according to  claim 13 , wherein the matting agent is any one or a mixture of two or more selected from a group including amorphous silica, fumed silica, silica gel, alumina, titania, zirconia, zircon, tin oxide, magnesia, polypropylene, polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, Al-stearate, Zn-stearate, Ca-stearate, or Mg-stearate, finely divided polypropylene wax, and urea-formaldehyde condensate.