Golf balls having covers made of thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are provided. Multi-piece golf balls can be made. In one embodiment, the outer cover layer is formed from a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane and multi-functional hydroxyl compound. Mixtures of multi-functional amines and imines, and multi-functional isocyanates, and solvent, can be applied to the outer cover to form at least a partially cross-linked cover. The cover composition can further include catalysts, ultraviolet (UV)-light stabilizers, and other additives. The coating methods have many benefits and the finished balls have good physical properties.

To provide a golf ball that can prevent a decrease in carry distance of a driver shot when it rains and also, can exert excellent spinning performance upon an approach shot. The golf ball of the present invention includes a core, a cover that is provided on an outer side of the core and is provided with dimples, and an outermost layer that is formed on an outer side of the cover and made of a material having a contact angle of 90° or more. The golf ball has a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.52 or more. The material constituting the outermost layer comprises a urethane coating that contains a water repellent additive, and the water repellent additive includes a fluorinated surfactant, silicone-modified acrylate or hydrophobic silica. The urethane coating comprises a polyisocyanate as a curing agent, and the polyisocyanate includes both an adduct form and an isocyanurate form of hexamethylene diisocyanate, and a mixing ratio (isocyanurate form/adduct form) of the isocyanurate and adduct forms of the hexamethylene diisocyanate, expressed as a mass ratio, is from 95/5 to 40/60.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film contains, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition, and the outermost layer of the paint film has tackiness of 0.294 N or more measured with a friction tester.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a golf ball from which stains are easily removed. The present disclosure provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film contains, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between a polyisocyanate composition and a polyol composition, and the outermost layer of the paint film has tackiness of less than 0.294 N measured with a friction tester.

Disclosed is a matte golf ball paint composition that provides a solution to the problem with a golf ball having a difficulty of taking on the original color of the cover due to scattering of the color incurred during the injection molding of the ball, thus helping deliver the original color of the cover; a matte golf ball that not only takes on the original color of the cover but also provides a combination of improved driving distance, spin, and control; and a method for manufacturing a matte golf ball with excellent weather resistance, water resistance, yellowing resistance, and abrasion resistance.

Golf balls including one or more layers having at least one radar detectable mark disposed on the surface thereof are provided.

An open field game arrangement includes glowing targets and provides responses, such as lights and sounds, when the targets are hit.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having oily stain washability or weed juice stain resistance that is adjustable depending on a temperature. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film composed of at least one layer and covering the golf ball body, wherein a molecular chain of a base resin constituting an outermost layer located at an outermost side of the paint film has a graft chain, and 80 mole % or more of repeating units constituting the graft chain includes any one of repeating units represented by formulae (1) to (4):

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[In the formulae (1) to (4), R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 each independently represent hydrogen, halogen or an organic group.]

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body, and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein a base resin constituting an outermost layer of the paint film includes a polyurethane, and the polyurethane has a loss elastic modulus (E″) of 0.2×10.sup.8 Pa or more at −50° C. and a loss tangent (tan δ) having a peak temperature of 0° C. or less, obtained by measuring dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyurethane under specific conditions.

Golf balls having covers made of thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are provided. Multi-piece golf balls can be made. Polyurethane primer coatings and polyurethane top-coatings are applied to the thermoplastic polyurethane cover. Different coating methods can be used. Isocyanate-rich and polyol-rich polyurethane coatings can be applied. In one embodiment, the golf ball can be treated with a multi-functional isocyanate prior to applying the coatings. The polyurethane cover composition and surface coatings can further include catalysts, ultraviolet (UV)—light stabilizers, and other additives. Heat is used to cure the coatings. The coating methods have many benefits and the finished balls have good physical properties.