Easton Technical Products history

The first electronic television was not invented until five years later, in 1927, to put things in better context.

In 1929, Doug moved to Los Angeles to start full-time production in his new Easton’s Archery Shop.

He then decided to devote himself entirely to his craft and in 1932 moved to Los Angeles, opening Easton's Archery Shop.

Easton began producing broadheads and in 1938 toyed with a broadhead design that used an aluminum ferule.

Over the next two years, Hughes enjoyed strong results with his experimental arrows, culminating in his winning the 1941 National Championship.

In 1949 Easton once again revolutionized the sport of archery by introducing straight, consistent aluminum arrows with the 24 SRT-X Aluminum.

In 1953, he incorporated the business as Jas.

The 24SRT-X was so successful, however, that in 1956 he hired his first two full-time employees.

James Easton Joins His Father in 1960

In 1964, Easton introduced aluminum ski-pole shafts.

Easton was growing fast, and in the mid-60s, it started construction on a 58,000 square foot facility on Haskell Avenue in Van Nuys, California, which opened in 1967.

As Easton was working out the technical problems of producing a superior aluminum bat, the company's founder died from cancer on December 31, 1972, leaving his son Jim in charge.

In 1976, Easton began to make tent tubing and two years later was contracted by PRINCE to manufacture aluminum tennis racket frames.

In 1983 it bought Hoyt Archery Company, maker of high-end bows and accessories.

In 1986, Easton Sports Canada was launched and the company began to produce mast and boom tubing for sailboards and bike frame tubing.

In 1990, Easton introduced the affordable, high-performance A/C/C shaft series.

In 1992, nine out of ten Olympic archers used Easton arrows.

By 1994, more than 150 NHL players would be using Easton hockey products.

In 1997, it launched the Redline series, introducing the first Scandium bat to the marketplace.