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| Richard Parente started his career in the golf industry nearly 40 years ago. During the past four decades he has been an industry leader with design innovations that changed the way golf clubs are designed and manufactured. In 1980, he co-founded Hickory Stick, renamed Callaway Golf in 1982, where he held titles of president and owner. During his Callaway Golf tenure, he co- invented and patented the short hosel design (s2h2) on which the entire line is now based. He also designed many of the oversize drivers and irons that are popular today. Parente was first to apply numerically computer controlled methods for the manufacture and production of milled putters, creating a new industry within an industry. Prior to milling, there were only two manufacturing methods used: casting or forging. Milling is generally used in aerospace for prototypes or in one-off designs and is normally a very expensive but precise way to construct a limited-edition product. Parente's methods were a major golf industry breakthrough, offering manu- facturers the ability to mass-produce putters in a milled form, without the one-of-a-kind price. The milled putter introduced a product far more precise than its predecessors. In 1994, Parente began a venture as co-owner and president of Goldwin Golf, |
a fast-growing company reaching more than 35 million dollars in sales in 1997. He started Goldwin Golf by applying the milled process in manufacturing metal woods, an industry first and a break- through in driver technology. Parente co-invented the patented AVDP System for metal woods and irons, a radical but innovative system shifting weight and balance toward the head of the club. Parente's design expertise comes from his origins in the golf industry. He was a 20-year PGA club professional, which allowed him to see the other side of the counter. The time spent with golfers led to an understanding of the tastes of the playing public. Through Parente's designs he has applied this knowledge to make the best products available. His emphasis has been on embracing the latest in technology to determine its advantages to golf. Parente founded Golf Laboratories, an independent testing company, which uses advanced robotics for research and development. His club design work always incorporates both robotic and player testing during the R&D phase. This has given him an advantage in designing products technically superior to competitive products. Richard Parente is using the total of his experience to form Parente Golf. Parente Golf is dedicated to bringing the finest in cosmetics and materials, and the latest innovations, to the Nirvana Putter. |
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