Abstract: A tire comprising a tread part, wherein a ratio (G/WL) of a tire weight G (kg) with respect to a maximum load capability WL (kg) of the tire is 0.0131 or less, the tread comprises at least one rubber layer composed of a rubber composition comprising a rubber component and a reinforcing filler, tan ? at 30° C. (30° C. tan ?) of the rubber composition is over 0.15, and complex modulus at 30° C. (E*30) of the rubber composition is less than 8.0 MPa, and a ratio (30° C. tan ?/G) of the 30° C. tan ? with respect to the G is 0.016 or more.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a center of gravity spaced less than 5 mm from a vertical center plane that is perpendicular to a striking face plane and extends through a striking face center. The golf club head also includes a first component having a first melting point and a first density and a second component having a second melting point higher than the first melting point and a second density less than the first density. And the second component (i) is at least partially encapsulated by the first component, (ii) extends into a hosel portion below a hosel bore, and (iii) has a mass less than about 5 g.

Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion comprising a shoulder land region provided with shoulder lateral grooves and circumferential sipes connecting between the shoulder lateral grooves. The shoulder lateral grooves are each provided with a chamfer. The circumferential sipes are each spaced apart from an axially inner end of the shoulder land region by an axial distance of from 30% to 100% of an axial width of the shoulder land region. The depths of the circumferential sipes are equal to or greater than the groove depths of the shoulder lateral grooves.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a diene-based polymer that can control the crosslinking morphology. The present invention provides a modified diene-based polymer having a structure represented by the formula (1). [In the formula (1), R1 and R2 represent an alkyl group having 1 or more carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 or more carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 6 or more carbon atoms, a hydrogen atom, or a halogen atom; and Z is an organic group, an organic group where a part of hydrogen atom of the above organic group is substituted, a hydrogen atom, or a halogen atom.

Abstract: A tyre includes a crown main groove formed by unit patterns. Each of the unit patterns includes a first inclined element, a second inclined element, a first bent element, and a second bent element. The first inclined element extends obliquely. The second inclined element extends obliquely in a direction opposite to the first inclined element. The first bent element extends so as to connect between the first inclined element and the second inclined element. The second bent element is connected with the second inclined element. The first bent element is bent so as to be convex toward the first tread edge without having a component extending in parallel with the tyre circumferential direction. The second bent element is bent so as to be convex toward the second tread edge without having the component extending in parallel with the tyre circumferential direction.

Abstract: Provided is a fitting apparatus configured to acquire measurement data obtained by measuring a swing action of a test club by a golfer, calculate one or more first indices representing an amount of change in an openness of a face surface of a head included in the test club at a time of the swing action based on the measurement data, calculate one or more second indices representing a characteristic of the swing action based on the measurement data, select a balance of a golf club suitable for the golfer, according to the one or more first indices, select at least one of a weight and a moment of inertia of a golf club suitable for the golfer, according to the one or more second indices, and select a golf club having the balance and the at least one of the weight and the moment of inertia.

Abstract: A manufacturing method includes the steps of: (A) preparing first and second sheet pieces 20a and 20b made of unvulcanized rubber; and (B) winding a long sheet 26 on a drum 6. The long sheet 26 includes the first and second sheet pieces 20a and 20b, and the second sheet piece 20b has a front edge joined to a rear edge of the first sheet piece 20a. Preferably, the step (B) includes the steps of: (B?1) joining the front edge of the second sheet piece 20b to the rear edge of the first sheet piece 20a to obtain the long sheet 26; and (B?2) feeding the sheet 26 from a servicer 4 to the drum 6 while rotating the drum 6 to wind the sheet 26 on the drum 6.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a cured product of a golf ball rubber composition imparting excellent durability to a golf ball. The present disclosure provides a cured product of a golf ball rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-crosslinking agent, and (c) a crosslinking initiator, wherein an effective crosslinking density DC (mmol/cm3) of the cured product and a tensile modulus TM of the cured product at a strain (MPa) from 0.05% to 0.25% satisfy a relationship of TM?333.32×ln(DC)>100.

Abstract: A golf club head having a hollow portion therein, the head includes a main body including a crown portion and a sole portion, and a face member forming at least a part of a striking face for striking a ball. The main body is made of a first material having a first specific gravity. The face member is formed of a second material having a second specific gravity smaller than the first specific gravity. The main body is provided with at least one slit that penetrates the main body, and the at least one slit extends in a head-front-back direction.

Abstract: A tire comprising a tread, the tread comprising at least one rubber layer of a rubber composition comprising a rubber component, a filler, and a silane coupling agent, wherein a ratio (G/WL) of a tire weight G (kg) with respect to a maximum load capability WL (kg) of the tire is 0.0150 or less, and, where Wt (mm) is the tire cross-sectional width and Dt (mm) is the tire outer diameter, Wt and Dt satisfy the following Mathematical expression (1), and an average value of tan ? at 15° C. to 30° C. of the rubber composition, which average value is measured under conditions of a frequency of 10 Hz, an initial strain of 10%, and an amplitude of ±0.5%, is 0.

Abstract: A tire includes a visible outer surface being provided with a decorative region at least partially, the decorative region having 2 to 10 micro-protrusions per 1 mm2. The micro-protrusions protrude in a tapered manner toward outwardly of the tire. The micro-protrusions include first protrusions having a first taper angle and a second protrusions having a second taper angle greater than the first taper angle.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer-coated substrate in which a polymer layer formed on the surface of a substrate is stable for a long period of time even in a liquid environment, and a medical analysis device including the polymer-coated substrate. Included is a polymer-coated substrate which includes a substrate, a silane compound layer formed on a surface of the substrate, and a polymer layer formed on the silane compound layer.

Abstract: A tire 2 has a nominal aspect ratio of 65% or less. The tire 2 includes a tread 4 and a band 34. The band 34 includes a full band 42 and a pair of edge bands 44 located outward of ends of the full band 42 in a radial direction. A narrow groove 56 is formed on a shoulder land portion 54s of the tread 4. The narrow groove 56 includes an inner groove wall 62u and an outer groove wall 62s. The inner groove wall 62u includes an inner recess portion 64 recessed inward in the axial direction, on a groove bottom side. The outer groove wall 62s includes an outer recess portion 66 recessed outward in the axial direction, on the groove bottom side.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a pneumatic tire for heavy load having improved fuel efficiency and rib tear resistance. Provided is a pneumatic tire for heavy load comprising a tread, wherein the pneumatic tire has a difference in modulus at 200% elongation between a base rubber layer and a cap rubber layer is set within a predetermined range and an acetone extraction amount of the base rubber layer is set within a predetermined range.

Abstract: A motorcycle tire for running on rough terrain includes a tread portion. The tread portion includes a base surface and a plurality of blocks. The blocks include a crown block arranged on a tire equator side and a shoulder block arranged on a tread edge side. A height of the shoulder block from the base surface is larger than a height of the crown block from the base surface. The shoulder block is provided on the base surface side with a base portion that has a locally increased cross-section taken along the base surface.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a tread portion provided with shoulder blocks arranged along the tread edges and each having a side surface extending radially inwardly from the tread edge. The side surface includes a first surface section and a second surface section arranged in the tire circumferential direction and protruding outward of the tire than the groove bottom surfaces of the shoulder lateral grooves. In a tire meridian section including the first surface section, the profile line of the first surface section extends from the tread edge to a position corresponding to a position of the radial inner ends of the shoulder lateral grooves. In a tire meridian section including the second surface section, the profile line of the second surface section extends from the tread edge to a position corresponding to the above-said position of the radial inner ends through a path inward of the tire than that of the profile line of the first surface section.