DESCRIZIONE
Sports equipment in accordance with one aspect of the invention has a base member 10 and a decorative layer(s) 20. The decorative layer 20 comprises a first adhesive layer 22A of ultraviolet-curable resin formed into a first decorative shape by ink-jet printing, a first metallic material layer 24A adhered on the first adhesive layer 22A the first metallic material layer being formed into the first decorative shape, a second adhesive layer 22B of ultraviolet-curable resin disposed on the upper side of the first metallic material layer 24A by ink-jet printing, the second adhesive layer being formed into a second decorative shape and a second metallic material layer 24B adhered on the second adhesive layer 22B the second metallic material layer being formed into the second decorative shape, wherein the first metallic material layer 24A is exposed or visible through gaps of each dots of the ultraviolet-curable resin which forms the second adhesive layer 22B. [Image Omitted]