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The Acushnet Company is an American company focused on the golf market. The company operates a series of brands that manufacture golf equipment, clothing and accessories.. The principal brands operated by Acushnet are Titleist, best known for balls and clubs; FootJoy, an apparel brand with particular focus on shoes and gloves; Scotty Cameron, a leading putter brand; Vokey Design, a leading ...
This inspired Young to produce his own line of golf balls, which would become known as Titleist. [3] In 1930, Young developed a machine that could uniformly wind rubber string around a rubber core, making a "dead center" golf ball. He named the ball "Titleist," noting it was the "winner" of the quest to create the best for the game.
TaylorMade was independently owned until 1984, when Salomon S.A. acquired the company. At the time, the union was strategically compatible for both companies which were innovators in their industries: Salomon wanted to diversify and made the decision to enter a "three-season" market, and TaylorMade benefited from the worldwide resources of Salomon.
The next generation of Titleist's premium balls, the 2023 Pro V1 and Pro V1x, are at the PGA Tour's 2022 Shiners Children's Open.
Riddell is widely known for its line of football helmets.In 2002, Riddell released a new helmet design called the Revolution, commonly known as the Revo. [10] The Revolution was released in response to a study on concussions and became popular in the NFL and NCAA, being used by notable athletes such as Peyton Manning and Brady Quinn.
Titleist Pro v1 golf balls designed by Dean Snell. Prior to his work in the golf industry, Snell spent time with BF Goodrich in its Aerospace and Defense Division where he worked on F-14 and F-15 fighter jets. [4] He joined Titleist in the late 1980s and developed a number of patents for the company, including for the Pro V1. [4]
Ping was the first manufacturer to offer high-quality cast clubs using investment casting [11] which both reduced costs, allowed better quality control for high tech features, and set the stage for manufactured fitting.
Wally Uihlein (/ ˈ j uː l aɪ n / YOO-lyne) (born 1949) in Haverhill, Massachusetts is a retired [1] president and chief executive officer of the Acushnet Company, which comprises the golf brands Titleist, FootJoy, Pinnacle, and Scotty Cameron. The Acushnet Company is publicly traded (NYSE) with a majority share owned by Fila Korea.