For the pros, there is no compromise. That is why they choose acrylic.
Professional athletes recognize that every piece of equipment is vital to their performance.
That is why every player in the National Football League and National Basketball Association has made acrylic socks part of his everyday uniform. A licensing agreement ensures that every player on every team in these leagues wears acrylic socks in practice and in the games. Pine Hosiery supplies acrylic socks to the NFL and Champion outfits the NBA players. Football and basketball create a tremendous amount of strain and friction on an athlete's foot. The constant footwork in both sports has a tendency to cause friction blisters.