Titleist for its Titleist golf balls. It also produces clubs such as irons, drivers, putters (under the Scotty Cameron brand), other equipment, and apparel and accessories under the brands FootJoy and Pinnacle. Phillip E. "Skipper" Young, a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, founded Titleist in 1932. When playing a round of golf with his dentist, Young missed a sure putt that seemed to be caused by the weight of the ball. He then asked his dentist friend to X-ray the ball and the film showed that the rubber core was off-center. After this initial discovery, Young took X-rays of more
Sports figurines According to an article from the St. Louis Bi-State Region Report, the popularity of sports figurine continues to grow. Hartland Figurines is the most well known company of making and selling sports figurines. Hartland was founded in 1941 and was the first company to manufacture licensed sports figurines. The first series they produced was the 900 series in 1958, "using mold-injected acetate plastic resin. The figures were then hand painted using an acetate-based paint". Hartland Plastics has been producing pieces of Sports memorabilia since the 1950s. In the years since, sports action figures have been produced using hard plastic, rubber,