Rubber composition for golf ball and golf ball

Abstract

A rubber composition for a one-piece golf ball or the solid core of a multilayer structure solid golf ball having a solid core enclosed with a cover directly or via an intermediate layer is provided comprising a base rubber, a dry preblend of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt with a solid rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 5-150, and an organic peroxide.

1 . A rubber composition for a one-piece golf ball or the solid core of a multilayer structure solid golf ball having a solid core enclosed with a cover directly or via an intermediate layer, comprising a base rubber, a dry preblend of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt with a solid rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 5 to 150, and an organic peroxide.  
     
     
         2 . The rubber composition of  claim 1  wherein 100 parts by weight of the solid rubber has been dry blended with 50 to 1,000 parts by weight of the unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt.  
     
     
         3 . The rubber composition of  claim 1  wherein the base rubber is a polybutadiene containing at least 90% by weight of cis-1,4-bond and the solid rubber is a polybutadiene containing at least 90% by weight of cis-1,4-bond.  
     
     
         4 . The rubber composition of  claim 1  wherein the unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt is zinc acrylate or zinc methacrylate.  
     
     
         5 . A one-piece golf ball formed of a golf ball-forming rubber composition comprising a base rubber, a dry preblend of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt with a solid rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 5 to 150, and an organic peroxide.  
     
     
         6 . A solid golf ball having a solid core enclosed with a cover directly or via an intermediate layer, wherein the solid core is formed of a golf ball-forming rubber composition comprising a base rubber, a dry preblend of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt with a solid rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML 1+4 , 100° C.) of 5 to 150, and an organic peroxide.