LONDONDERRY, N.H. -- Renowned Danish shoemaker ECCO introduces its Spring/Summer 2007 U.S. collection of classic, causal, sport and spikeless model women’s golf shoes featuring six completely new styles alongside seven returning favorites in variety of exciting color combinations.
Matching innovative designs with cutting-edge technology and out-of-the-box comfort to create the ideal platform for the perfect swing, the eclectic new collection offers something for discerning golfers of all abilities. Superior performance is built-in via the unprecedented attention to detail that has distinguished ECCO for more than 40 years.
The network of performance technologies includes:
• Ultra-soft, high-grade leathers with hydrophobic treatments to provide superb water-resistance
• A direct-injection process unique to ECCO in the golf industry that ensures durability, comfort and shock-absorption
• Internal stabilizer that reduces torque and provides a stable swing platform
• Double-layer insole that provides extra cushion and absorbs heel force to reduce stress on the knees, hip and back
• Internal Air-Circulation System that ensures a fresh, dry and cool foot environment
• Dynamic Energy Return System that provides a trampoline effect during foot-strike and follow-through to reduce fatigue during the course of a round
• Advanced grip systems including Eclipse cleat with Fast Twist insert system, Stinger cleat with Q-Lok insert system and molded traction bars
“With new styles, technologies, leathers and colors, this collection marks the further evolution of ECCO as the premier luxury golf shoe brand,” says Per Aagren, Head of Global Sales, ECCO Golf. “Our expanding sales, growing Tour staff and excellent reputation have us positioned for even greater growth in 2007 and beyond.”
The ECCO women’s golf collection is endorsed by international Tour stars Juli Inkster, Iben Tinning, Sophie Gustafson, Meena Lee, Candie Kung and Anna Rawson, among others. ECCO is the official footwear sponsor of the Ladies European Tour and the 2007 European Solheim Cup team.
New introductions include:
Classic Heritage Hydromax
Retail price: $160
Available colors: black/white; white/black; white/desert
Fine detailing – including perforation patterns in ECCO’s soft, creamy Luxe leather – distinguish this classic women’s golf shoe that harkens back to golf’s golden era. The ECCO Hydromax treatment ensures optimal non-Gore-Tex water- and weather-resistance while a two-component leather and microfibre top-layer inlaysole on 3mm comfort fibre foam provides extra-soft cushion in the heel area.
Casual Pitch Hydromax
Retail price: $160
Available colors: white/orange; white/black; white/ice white; baja blue/titanium; rocket/titanium
Constructed atop a completely new ECCO outsole, this fetching new shoe combines smooth Luxe and patterned Lizzard leathers for an elegant finish. Available in the season’s most appealing fashion color combinations and featuring ECCO’s exclusive Hydromax treatment for the ultimate in non-Gore-Tex water- and weather-resistance. Two-colored stinger cleats with the Q-Lok insert system provide ideal traction during all phases of the swing
Casual Pitch Argyle
Retail price: $140
Available colors: light rose/white/purple glow; delphin/white/blue shadow; ice white/white/bison; black/metallic silver/titanium
Sure to be among the season’s most talked-about new shoes, this feminine design features an argyle print in high-grade Lizzard leather with a smooth Luxe leather base. Marking the convergence of off-course fashion sensibility and on-course performance, it is available in striking three-color combos designed to match the outfits of style-conscious golfers.
Casual Pitch Rose
Retail price: $140
Available colors: white/light rose; white/delphin; white/peppermint
This daringly playful shoe with detailed stitching in a rose-petal pattern along its side is ideal for discerning female golfers looking to make a subtle fashion statement. Featuring a color-matched TPU outsole that provides top-to-bottom fashion coordination with the smooth Luxe and patterned Croco leather upper.
Sport Tempo Hydromax
Retail price: $160
Available colors: black/white/pink; white/black/pink; white/delphin/royal; white/peppermint; white/light purple/black
An updated version of the popular Sport Tempo series incorporating ECCO’s exclusive Hydromax treatment for the ultimate in non-Gore-Tex water resistance. The sporty design includes multiple bands of colorful, high-grade leather wrapped around the shoe’s front, middle and rear. Features a 3-D, color-matched outsole and Eclipse cleats with the Fast Twist insert system.
Spikeless Activa
Retail price: $130
Available colors: white/ice white/safari; white/peppermint/apple; white/orange/poppy; white/light rose/marshmallow
The latest addition to the extremely popular spikeless line, this shoe takes golfers from the course to the clubhouse. A clear outsole color-matched to smooth Luxe leather uppers features numerous, pre-molded traction bars for excellent grip, superb durability and lightweight comfort.
About ECCO
ECCO Sko A/S is an international group founded in 1963 by Karl Toosbuy in Denmark. Today, ECCO is a global player in the dress and casual footwear industry, with direct subsidiaries in Europe, the Far East and North America, and partners worldwide. ECCO has more than 10,500 employees worldwide. ECCO USA, Inc. is based in Londonderry, New Hampshire. For more information: www.eccousa.com, (800) 886-3226.
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