Golf ball

Abstract

In a golf ball having a core of at least one layer and a paint film of at least one layer, at least one layer of the paint film includes delustering particles and the same or a differing layer of the paint film includes an effect pigment. The ball is a matte golf ball that is free of luster and gloss and moreover has a quality look.

1 . A golf ball comprising a core of at least one layer and a paint film of at least one layer, wherein at least one layer of the paint film includes delustering particles and the same or a differing layer of the paint film includes an effect pigment. 
     
     
         2 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein the paint film includes the effect pigment in the same layer as the layer which includes the delustering particles. 
     
     
         3 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein the paint film has a two-layer construction consisting of a white paint film layer and a topcoat layer formed directly on the white paint film layer, which topcoat layer includes the delustering particles and the effect pigment. 
     
     
         4 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , further comprising, as a constituent member, a white cover layer, wherein the paint film is a single layer formed directly on the white cover layer and includes the delustering particles and the effect pigment. 
     
     
         5 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein the paint film has a two-layer construction consisting of an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer including the effect pigment and the outer layer including the delustering particles. 
     
     
         6 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein the delustering particles (a) and the effect pigment (b) included in the paint film have a weight ratio therebetween, expressed as (a)/(b), which is from 0.3 to 5.0. 
     
     
         7 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein the effect pigment is glass flakes or mica. 
     
     
         8 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein the paint film has a reflectance of 2.5 or less, as measured with a glossmeter at an incident angle of 20°. 
     
     
         9 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein the paint film has a reflectance of 6.0 or less, as measured with a glossmeter at an incident angle of 60°. 
     
     
         10 . The golf ball of  claim 1 , wherein the paint film has a reflectance of 15.0 or less, as measured with a glossmeter at an incident angle of 85°.