ProQuip, Scotland’s leading all-weather golf apparel brand, has launched Lighten the Load, an awareness-raising campaign promoting the positive mental health benefits of playing golf.
The campaign launches today, at the start of national Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from May 12 to 18.
Russell Brooks, general manager ProQuip Golf, said: “As a golf brand that seeks to promote a deep enjoyment of the game and celebrates all that is good about the sport, ProQuip wanted to contribute positively to the ongoing conversation around mental health in society.
Golf has been proven to improve physical and mental health, including reducing depression and anxiety and helping people form and maintain beneficial relationships.”
In addition to encouraging golfers to spend more time on course with friends, ProQuip has pledged to donate directly to Mind, the leading UK mental health charity, for every PROPAC-LITE rain jacket sold globally.
Each sale will benefit Mind’s advocacy and campaigning work, helping ensure that people experiencing mental health problems can access the support and services they need.
PROPAC-LITE: The tiny jacket with the big impact
PROPAC-LITE is ProQuip’s lightest-ever golf rain jacket, weighing just 263g and packs away easily into its pocket making a portable pouch measuring only 19 x 26 cms.
“PROPAC-LITE is the perfect product to connect with this important campaign and its message on mental health.
It’s the lightest waterproof jacket in our history and it’s flexible, easy to wear and store and made from renewable, sustainable materials that are good for the planet. We expect it to be one of our best-selling rain jackets in 2025/6 and those sales will directly support Mind’s vital work,” said Brooks.
PROPAC-LITE is available as a hooded quarter zip jacket (RRP £130), or full-zip jacket (RRP £120), and both styles feature face fabric made from recycled polyester and treated with plant oils for waterproofness and durability.
The bespoke fabric is free of harmful fluorocarbons and is made from evoPel by miDori, a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)* certified bio-based product.
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