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A dimple pattern for a golf ball with multiple sets of dimples is disclosed herein. Each of the multiple sets of dimples has a different entry radius. A preferred set of dimples is eighteen different dimples. The dimples may cover as much as eighty-seven percent of the surface of the golf ball. The

A dimple pattern for a golf ball with multiple sets of dimples is disclosed herein. Each of the multiple sets of dimples has a different entry radius. A preferred set of dimples is eighteen different dimples. The dimples may cover as much as eighty-seven percent of the surface of the golf ball. The unique dimple pattern allows a golf ball to have shallow dimples with steeper entry angles. In a preferred embodiment, the golf ball has 382 dimples with eleven different diameters and eighteen different entry radii.

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1. A golf ball comprising:a core having a diameter of 1.5 inches to 1.56 inches; and a cover encompassing the core, the cover having a surface including at least eleven sets of dimples covering at least eighty-seven percent of the surface, each set of dimples differing from any other set of dimples

1. A golf ball comprising:a core having a diameter of 1.5 inches to 1.56 inches; and a cover encompassing the core, the cover having a surface including at least eleven sets of dimples covering at least eighty-seven percent of the surface, each set of dimples differing from any other set of dimples in at least one of a dimple diameter, an entry radius and an entry angle; wherein the golf ball has a lift coefficient greater than 0.19 at a Reynolds number of 70,000 and 2000 rpm, and a drag coefficient less than 0.230 at a Reynolds number of 180,000 and 3000 rpm. 2. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the at least eleven sets of dimples total at least 382 dimples.3. The golf club according to claim 1 wherein the sets of dimples differ in dimple diameter, and at least one set of dimples includes a first dimple having a first entry radius and a second dimple having a second entry radius, the first entry radius differing from the second entry radius.4. The golf club according to claim 1 wherein the sets of dimples differ in dimple diameter, and at least one set of dimples includes a first dimple having a first entry angle and a second dimple having a second entry angle, the first entry angle differing from the second entry angle.5. The golf club according to claim 1 wherein the sets of dimples differ in dimple diameter, and at least one set of dimples includes a first dimple having a first chord depth and a second dimple having a second chord depth, the first chord depth differing from the second chord depth.6. The golf club according to claim 1 wherein the different dimple diameters range between 0.100 inch and 0.184 inch.7. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the core is composed of a polybutadiene material and the cover is composed of an ionomer blend material.8. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the cover has a thickness of 0.05 inch to 0.10 inch.9. The golf ball according to claim 8 wherein at least one set of dimples includes a first dimple having a first entry radius and a second dimple having a second entry radius, the first entry radius differing from the second entry radius.10. A golf ball comprising:a core having a diameter of 1.5 inches to 1.56 inches; and a cover encompassing the core, the cover having a surface including at least eighteen sets of dimples covering at least eighty-seven percent of the surface, each set of dimples differing from any other set of dimples in entry radius. 11. A golf ball comprising:a core having a diameter of 1.5 inches to 1.56 inches; and a cover encompassing the core, the cover having a surface including at least eleven sets of dimples covering at least eighty-seven percent of the surface, each set of dimples having a different dimple diameter than any other set of dimples, the dimple diameters ranging between 0.100 inch and 0.184 inch; wherein the golf ball has a lift coefficient greater than 0.20 at a Reynolds number of 70,000 and 2000 rpm, and a drag coefficient less than 0.235 at a Reynolds number of 180,000 and 3000 rpm. 12. The golf ball according to claim 11 wherein at least one set of dimples includes a first dimple having a first chord depth and a second dimple having a second chord depth, the first chord depth differing from the second chord depth.13. The golf ball according to claim 11 wherein at least one set of dimples includes a first dimple having a first entry angle and a second dimple having a second entry angle, the first entry angle differing from the second entry angle.