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Article: Skate shoe meets golfers' feet; new company hopes to bridge the gap between vert ramps and putting greens.
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- San Diego Business Journal
- Article date:
- September 26, 2005
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If Rick Hennessy had his way, San Diego's surf culture would meet on the turf a lot more often--and not just in Del Mar.
The founder and president of La Costa-based Radioactive Golf Inc., which makes action sports-influenced golf footwear, plans to launch its first product line this week--a golf shoe that looks like a sneaker.
Dubbed Alarm and Future, the first white, gray and black-colored models styled after shoes made popular among skateboarders represent a radical departure from the traditional saddle shoes worn by amateur and professional golfers.
Hennessy said the spikes, which retail for $69 to $79, target the 12- to 35-year-old ...