There’s a good chance you’ve heard it before, but it still bears repeating: The golf ball is the only piece of equipment in your bag — save for your grips — that sees action on every shot you take.

Founded in 1931 as Bridgestone Tire Company, the Tokyo-based Fortune 500 company is one of the largest manufacturers of tires on the planet today. But that’s not all it’s good at making. Bridgestone ...