Acushnet Updates Its "Distance RIP" Ball Patent...Again

Courtesy of ESPN Golf's Twitter account, a page of links to the latest golf ball patent requests includes the latest update to the "high performance golf ball with "reduced-distance" characteristics, a.k.a. the Distance R.I.P. ball.

Good to know they haven't given up on it!

High performance golf ball having a reduced-distance Michael J. Sullivan, Barrington, R.I. (US); and Steven Aoyama, Marion, Mass. (US) Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, Mass. (US) Filed on Apr. 07, 2011, as Appl. No. 13/81,714.