A multilayered golf ball having inside whiskers and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes the steps of forming a ball core, forming an inner cover layer to cover the ball core, and forming an outer cover layer to cover the inner cover layer. The outer cover layer has a flexural modulus between 20 MPa and 600 MPa and the inner cover layer has a flexural modulus between 20 MPa and 400 MPa. The inner cover layer has a three-dimensional network structure that is formed by the whiskers, and the whiskers are in an amount between 1 wt % and 5 wt % of the total weight of the inner cover layer.

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 composed of at least one layer and formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein a base resin constituting an outermost layer of the paint film is a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyol composition and (B) a polyisocyanate composition, and a loss modulus (E) at the temperature of 50 C. obtained by measuring a dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyurethane is 1.0010.sup.8 Pa or more.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots under a wet condition and excellent spin performance on approach shots under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the dub face. The present invention 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 located at the outermost layer of the golf ball contains a base resin and a porous filler, the base resin contains a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyisocyanate composition and (B) a polyol composition containing a urethane polyol as a polyol component, the porous filler contains SiO.sub.2 in an amount of 50 mass % or more as a constituent component, and a loss tangent (tan ) of the outermost layer of the paint film measured with a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus under following conditions has a peak temperature in a range of from 43 C. to 40 C.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots under a dry condition and excellent spin performance on approach shots under the condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face. The present invention provides golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film has a multi-layered construction composed of two or more layers, a ratio (M1/E1) of a 10% elastic modulus (kgf/cm.sup.2) (M1) of an innermost layer of the paint film to a maximum elongation (%) (E1) of the innermost layer of the paint film is 10 or more and 50 or less, and the ratio (M1/E1) of the innermost layer of the paint film is greater than a ratio (M2/E2) of a 10% elastic modulus (kgf/cm.sup.2) (M2) of an outermost layer of the paint film to a maximum elongation (%) (E2) of the outermost layer of the paint film.

A method and an apparatus for playing golf on a hard surface comprises a replaceable striking pad attached to a conventional golf club head by means of at least one attachment means, a spiked ball, a portable ball trap to trap the spiked ball and an optional remotely controlled vehicle to position the portable ball trap. The replaceable striking pad includes a small lip at a bottom end on a front face and a holding ledge having substantially curved edges extending away from the bottom end of the front face. The holding ledge is adaptable to wrap around a bottom sole of the golf club head. The portable ball trap includes a thin flat platform with tapered edges, a central threaded pole positioned on the thin flat platform and a circular frame having a plurality of hinged tabs threaded to the central threaded pole.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent abrasion resistance and spin performance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball having a spherical core and a cover covering the spherical core, wherein the cover contains a polyurethane, wherein the polyurethane comprises, as a constituent component, (A) a polyisocyanate component and (B) a polyol component containing (b1) a polyrotaxane, and wherein (b1) the polyrotaxane has a cyclodextrin, a linear molecule piercing through the cyclic structure of the cyclodextrin, and a blocking group located at both terminals of the linear molecule to prevent disassociation of the cyclodextrin, and at least a part of hydroxyl groups of the cyclodextrin is modified with a caprolactone chain via OC.sub.3H.sub.6O group.

A resin composition for golf balls is made of (A) polyurethane or polyurea and (B) a styrene resin material, component (B) being included in an amount of 0.5 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of component (A). In a golf ball having a core and a cover of one or more layer encasing the core, at least one cover layer is formed of this resin composition. The resin composition is especially useful as a golf ball cover material because the ball does not fly too far and is easier to control on approach shots, yet does not sacrifice distance on shots with a driver.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball traveling a great flight distance on driver shots and an excellent shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core, an intermediate layer covering the spherical core, and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein a material hardness (Hm) of a resin composition constituting the intermediate layer ranges from 65 to 80 in Shore D hardness, a material hardness (Hc) of a resin composition constituting the cover ranges from 57 to 72 in Shore D hardness, a hardness difference (HmHc) between the material hardness (Hm) and the material hardness (Hc) is more than 0, and the intermediate layer has a surface hardness satisfying a hardness difference (HmsCHmsD) between a hardness thereof shown in Shore C hardness (HmsC) and a hardness thereof shown in Shore D hardness (HmsD) of 27 or less.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent spin performance on approach shots under a dry condition and excellent spin performance on approach shots under the condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face. The present invention provides golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film has a multi-layered construction composed of two or more layers, a ratio (M1/E1) of a 10% elastic modulus (kgf/cm.sup.2) (M1) of an innermost layer of the paint film to a maximum elongation (%) (E1) of the innermost layer of the paint film is 10 or more and 50 or less, and the ratio (M1/E1) of the innermost layer of the paint film is greater than a ratio (M2/E2) of a 10% elastic modulus (kgf/cm.sup.2) (M2) of an outermost layer of the paint film to a maximum elongation (%) (E2) of the outermost layer of the paint film.

A golf ball with one or more cover layers having an outer surface defining a plurality of dimples, one or more spherical core layers and one or more mantle layers superposed about the core layer. Each of the cover, core and mantle layers has a flexural modulus range of values. A particulate material layer is disposed onto the surface of one or more of the cover layer(s), the core layer(s) and the mantle layer(s). The particulate materials are comprised of a mixture of at least one from the group including metal, polymer, rubber, ceramic, and composite materials along with at least one adhesive compound. The particulate material layer(s) provide perimeter weighting for the golf ball layer onto which they are disposed. The particulate material layers(s) are formulated to have flexural moduli values that transition between the flexural moduli values of the golf ball layers between which the particulate material layer(s) are positioned.