This year there is a very special anniversary at our cooperation partner Head: 75 years of Head . 75 years full of innovations and triumphs. And it didn't start with a tennis racket, but with the very first metal ski in sandwich construction, which Howard Head developed in the USA in 1947. He revolutionized the ski market. Tennis only started in 1968 when a "tennis department" was founded in the company. And just a year later, the US Open with the first metal tennis racket . Also an innovation and a small revolution in tennis. Today Head is a tennis brand that is omnipresent, since so many tennis professionals of the racket brand trust. Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, Karolina Muchova - the list could be continued with absolute top stars for a long time. It is also interesting that many technological innovations are not far from us. Kennelbach near Bregenz is the Head innovation site. We are excited to see which innovations the light of the tennis world will see in the future. We are certain: some will be. Happy Birthday Head! And of course there are 12 unique prizes , including a Gravity Racket signed by Sascha Zverev.
In 1947 Howard Head developed the first Metall Ski in sandwich construction, three years later he founded the Head Ski Company in Maryland, USA. With this metalski, Head set the new standard for the entire ski industry at the time. For the 75th anniversary of the company in 2025, Head celebrates this unique innovation with a new premium line with timeless aesthetics. The "Standard" collection connects what Head has been characterized for 75 years: innovative design, first -class engineering technology and the passion for sport - the basis for numerous successes, triumph and records!
For the new "Standard" collection with the metal sandwich construction developed by Howard Head, only the very best materials, technologies and innovations were used. Performance and luxury are perfectly balanced in this collection in all points. The new collection was inspired by the deep blue Alpine sky.
The other highlights in the anniversary year: The completely newly constructed Kore Ti-Line delivers the characteristic performance of Kore-Freeride & All Mountain-with a superior driving quality and now reaches completely new levels full of fun and versatility. And with the new Attack Hybrid binding of Tyrolia, this fun is still doubled-it is the ultimate freeride bond for all areas, for ascent and for the descent. Head has the new Unicorn series in its program for the kids. With these models and for all skis in the same lengths of 67 to 97 cm, the radius was enlarged to make beginners even easier to ski. With the caliber, Head also has a completely newly developed ski boot in the program, which was specially adapted to the Boa-Fit system. With this intuitive Boa-Fit system, precision with this shoe is lifted to a whole new level. Diverse personalized settings are possible in both the shell and the shaft.
In 1947 Howard Head started his “Honeycomb” ski project-a honeycomb ski from two layers of aluminum, which were connected with plywood side walls and which enclosed a core of honeycomb plastic. The engineer is based on the metal sandwich construction of the aircraft industry, which was developed during the Second World War, as a chemist developed flexible, waterproof adhesives to connect aluminum and plywood.
In 1968 Head founded a tennis department in the company and presented the first metal tennis racket a year later. In 1969 Howard Head sold his company to AMF and retired shortly afterwards.
In 1969 Head committed the ski Olympic champion Jean-Claude Killy as an advertising medium for a new ski made of metal and fiber optic, the Killy 800. In the following, Head develops an entire Killy-Ski product line. In 1969 Head also started ski production in Kennelbach in Vorarlberg, in 1971 Head Tyrolia and Mares.
In 1992, the Austrian Patrick Ortlieb won the first Olympic gold medal for Head during the departure in Albertville. In 1996 Ortlieb became the first world champion of Head in the same discipline.
In 1995 Johan Eliasch, who is an enthusiastic skier and knows the Head Gut brand, took over the HTM group and becomes Chairman and CEO. Eliasch is rapidly acting to continue the success story of HTM. With a stronger focus of the product lines, he draws the company's attention to three areas: winter sports, tennis and diving. A fourth area, the license business, is
added later. With Johan Eliasch, Head experiences an upswing and becomes a global brand in skiing and tennis. In 1996 the first Carving Ski and the first Titanium tennis racket was produced in 1998. The Ti. S6 is still the most innovative and most sold tennis racket today. Also in 1998 the first Head ski boots came onto the market.
The years 1999 to 2009 are shaped by many sporting successes. Hannes Trinkl from Austria wins downhill gold at the World Cup in St. Anton, the Croatian Goran Ivanišević 2001 Wimbledon, the Swede Jon Olsson 2002 the first X-Games gold in the Superpipe, the German Christophe Schmidt 2006 The first Olympic gold in Snowboarding. In 2008 the US ski racer Bode Miller secured the first
overall World Cup for Head.
In 2011 Head won the FIS Alpine Brand Ranking for the first time and keeps this number one position to this day. 2016 is the highlight year of Head Tennis. The Serb Novak Djokovic cheers over the Career Grand Slam and thus also over the first for Head. Only eight players have won all four large tennis tournaments so far.
In 2022, 15 out of 30 alpine medals in the Olympic Games in Beijing, in 2024 the Swiss Lara Gut-Behrami fixed the overall World Cup and the small crystal balls in Super-G and giant slalom.
75 years of Head - this is a story full of innovations, triumphs and records , which will continue to be written on year after year from today.
An anniversary must be celebrated and also with the loyal fans of Head. Head is giving away 12 unique prizes from the areas of skiing, snowboarding, sportswear, padel and of course tennis! Among other things, a gravity racket signed by Sascha Zverev. So participating is worth it!
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