What is the Dutch company who specializes in sports, clothing, and is known for developing the Shock Stop system classified as?
Head (company) Head N.V. is a Dutch sports and clothing company, which sells alpine sking and tennis equipment. The company includes parts of several previously independent companies, including Head Ski Company, founded in Delaware, United States, in 1950; Tyrolia, an Austrian ski-equipment manufacturer; and Mares, an Italian manufacturer of diving equipment. Head Ski Company produced one of the first successful metal-wood composite downhill ski, the Head Standard, and one of the first oversized metal tennis rackets. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
ASICS ASICS (アシックス , Ashikkusu ) (stylized as asics) is a Japanese multinational corporation athletic equipment company which produces footwear and sports equipment designed for a wide range of sports, generally in the upper price range. The name is an acronym for the Latin phrase "anima sana in corpore sano" which translates as "a healthy soul in a healthy body". In recent years their running shoes have often been ranked among the top performance footwear in the market.