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Lofter – A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft ranging from a modern five iron to an eight iron. Niblick or Rut Niblick – a trouble club and pitching iron and generally the most lofted of the 19th century irons, with a very small rounded head and a loft equivalent to a modern nine iron or wedge. [5] [better source needed]
Wilson Staff is Wilson's premium golf brand aimed at tour professionals and serious players. Wilson designs and manufactures a full range of golf equipment, accessories, and apparel using the Wilson Staff, Wilson, ProStaff, Profile, Ultra and Hope brands.
Marker ski bindings from the 1990s to 2000s. In 2007, Marker unveiled a new freeski binding system called the Duke. Complemented by the Jester, the new system redefined the performance parameters for freeride bindings. In 2008, the company released two new bindings, the Baron and the Griffon, that are also based on the Duke system.
Most touring bindings are designed for ski boots falling under one of two ISO specifications: ISO 5355:2019, for traditional alpine boots. In this variation the pivot is located in the front of the binding. [15] ISO 9523:2015, for boots in which the pivot is formed at the boot / binding interface. [16]
In 2005, Hillerich & Bradsby sold its majority interest in its Louisville TPS hockey equipment business. [10] TPS Hockey was acquired three years later by Sher-Wood.. In 2015, Hillerich and Bradsby sold its Louisville Slugger division to Wilson Sporting Goods, an arm of Amer Sports which itself is an arm of the Chinese company Anta Sports.
A muscle back is the more traditional design and consists of a solid metal head, typically made of forged iron. The design of the club typically distributes the metal more evenly around the clubhead (though most designs still place more weight along the sole of the club), which makes the center of mass of the club higher and the moment of inertia (the clubhead's resistance to rotation) lower ...
Cable bindings, also known as Kandahar bindings or bear-trap bindings, are a type of ski bindings widely used through the middle of the 20th century. It was invented and brand-named after the Kandahar Ski Club in 1929 by ski racer and engineer Guido Reuge. [1] They were replaced in alpine skiing by heel-and-toe "safety bindings" in the mid-1960s.
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. [12] Ping was also the first to offer factory fitting, via a variety of clubheads in different lies and offsets.