Monthly Archives: September 2016

Winner of the Web.com Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship Played Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA –September 29, 2016 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the champion of the Web.com Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship event held at the OSU GC in Columbus, OH played a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-7 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Callaway Great Big Bertha Driver securing his first professional career win and resulting in his advancement to 1st place on the Web.com Finals money list and 2nd place overall for the normal playing season.“Congratulations to the 2016 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship winner, who averaged 333 yards with his Callaway Great Big Bertha driver equipped with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI7-X-Stiff flex wood shaft last week.  The winner is currently averaging 319 yards this season in driving distance which places him in the top 5 on the WEB.com Tour in Driving Distance.  Accuracy and Distance proves to be a key to success as a professional golfer”, commented stated Erik Boysen, Vice President of Tour Promotions, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

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This recent win on the Web.com Tour brings the count to 20 global professional tour wins for a Graphite Design Tour AD DI shaft model and a total of 33 global professional tour wins for a Graphite Design brand model shaft for the season.

The Tour AD DI model is the first Graphite Design shaft design that was integrated with Toray Company’s original NANOALLOY material technology in the tip section of the shaft.  This material technology has now come to be known as “DI Technology”.  This unique material technology promotes additionally shaft stability without the loss of feel and allows the player to create greater club head speed and thus greater ball speed while still providing exceptional feel and control.

The Tour AD DI also utilizes premium, aerospace quality 50t carbon-fiber materials to provide the best performing shaft available. The softer mid-section bend profile of the Tour AD DI allows the player to load the shaft properly, yet it maintains a firm enough tip section through IMPACT promoting a high launch and low spin ball flight condition. The result, the Tour AD DI delivers players to the next level in shaft performance and will create a “DEEP IMPACT” on your game!

About Graphite Design:

With 26 years of designing and manufacturing premium graphite golf shafts, Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by the best professional players on all tours worldwide.  Validating the company’s “Tour AD” logo, all of Graphite Design’s Tour-proven shafts specifically promote “Accuracy and Distance”.  On Tour, Graphite Design shafts recorded 41 Global tournament victories in 2015 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 100 victories and millions of dollars in prize money since inception.   Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past thirteen years.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Europe, S. Africa, S. America and Australia.  Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2017 Tour AD TP wood model shaft, well as the YS Nano Reloaded, G-Series, YS+, Tour AD DI, Tour AD BB, Tour AD DJ, Tour AD GT, Tour AD MT, Tour AD MJ, Tour AD M9003 and Tour AD GP model shafts.  The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

To learn more about Graphite Design shafts and Pro’s Choice, please visit www.proschoicegolfshafts.com or Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Graphite-Design-Golf-Shafts-163466990355904

For sales and media inquiries please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com.  For Pro Tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at 760-519-2362 or e.boysen@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

Graphite Design Announces their New Tour AD TP Wood Shafts

CARLSBAD, CA – September 23, 2016 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announces that the new Graphite Design Tour AD TP wood shafts will be available on Wednesday, October 19th through Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts Inc. and their Authorized Dealer network in the US, Canada, Europe, South Africa and Australia.

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Designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, the new Graphite Design Tour AD TP “Tour Proven” wood shafts will be available in 40g R2 (Lite/Senior), R1 (Regular) and S flex 50g R2 (Lite/Senior), R1 (Regular) and S flex, 60g SR (Stiff Regular), S and X flex, 70g S and X flex and 80g S and X flex.

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The Tour AD TP, like all of the premium Tour AD wood shafts, utilizes premium, aerospace quality 50t carbon-fiber materials in order to deliver the best feeling and performing shaft available to golfers.
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Designed around new tooling, the Tour AD TP uses a brand new technology called FFT for Fast Taper Technology. This new technology incorporates a faster taper rate from the lower mid-section to the tip of the shaft than previous Tour AD wood shaft models. The new Fast Taper Technology provides the overall feeling of greater club head control at impact and an increase in club head speed through the swing.
The Tour AD TP shaft has a medium stiffness starting at the handle thru the mid-section of the shaft and a stiff tip profile to promote a mid/high launch condition and low spin.  The Tour AD TP also utilizes TORAYCA ® T1100G carbon-fiber pre-preg with NANOALLOY ® technology in the tip section of the shaft for additional shaft stability, exceptional feel and precise ball control.
During independent robotic golf club testing*, the Tour AD TP-6 Stiff Flex shaft gained +3.5 yards in Carry Distance and +3.8 yards in Total Distance while maintaining tight dispersion rates vs. comparable Tour AD 65g wood shaft models. * Independent testing conducted by Golf Laboratories, Inc. of San Diego, CA.
Make a change in your Driver or Fairway metal wood today to the same shaft that the professionals use, the new “Tour Proven” Tour AD TP model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts with FTT – Fast Taper Technology.
The Graphite Design Tour AD TP wood shafts will carry a MSRP of $500.00. Visit www.proschoicegolfshafts.com for all the details about the Tour AD TP shaft offering.
About Graphite Design:
With 26 years of designing and manufacturing premium graphite golf shafts, Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by the best professional players on all tours worldwide. Validating the company’s “Tour AD” logo, all of Graphite Design’s Tour-proven shafts specifically promote “Accuracy and Distance“. On Tour, Graphite Design shafts recorded 41 Global tournament victories in 2015 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 100 victories and millions of dollars in prize money since inception.   Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past thirteen years.
About Pro’s Choice:
Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Europe, S. Africa, S. America and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2016 Tour AD GP wood shaft, new Tour AD M9003 wood shaft, new Tour AD HY hybrid shaft as well as the YS Nano Reloaded, G-Series, YS+, Tour AD BB, Tour AD DI, Tour AD DJ, Tour AD GT, Tour AD MT and Tour AD MJ model shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.
To learn more about Graphite Design shafts and Pro’s Choice, please visit www.proschoicegolfshafts.com or Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Graphite-Design-Golf-Shafts-163466990355904
For sales and media inquiries please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com. For Pro Tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at 760-519-2362 or e.boysen@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

Winner of Evian Championship LPGA Event Played Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA -September 20, 2016 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of The Evian Championship LPGA event held last weekend in Evian-les-Bains, France was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD GT-5 Stiff Flex wood shaft in her Ping G LS Tec 9° Driver. The champion shot a -21 under par, 63-65-65-69 resulting in a wire to wire win by 4 shots and a new major tournament scoring record for both male and female professional players.

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One of the T3 finishers also played a Graphite Design shaft, utilizing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 Stiff Flex wood shaft her Ping G #3 fairway metal wood.

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“Congratulations to the winner on picking up her second major.  We are fortunate she chose to use Graphite Design in her bag”, stated Wayne Ageno, President of Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

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This recent win on the LPGA Tour circuit resulted in the 32nd global professional tour win for a Graphite Design brand model shaft within the 2016 profession golf tour season.

The Tour AD GT wood shaft model was designed and is manufactured exclusively at the Graphite Design factory headquarters in Japan. The Tour AD GT is available in 50g R2(Lite), R1(Regular) and S flex, 60g SR(Stiff Regular), S and X flex, 70g S and X flex and 80g S and X flex.

The Tour AD GT design is an overall softer tip and stiffer butt shaft yet if features an overall slightly stiffer bend profile than its brother, the Tour AD DJ, resulting in a higher kick point that produces a MID trajectory while maintaining optimal spin control. Like all of the premium Tour AD wood shafts, the Tour AD GT utilizes premium, aerospace quality 50t carbon-fiber and the 1st generation of Toray NANOALLOY material technology known as “DI Technology” for amazing feel and improved performance in Accuracy and Distance.
About Graphite Design:
With 26 years of designing and manufacturing premium graphite golf shafts, Graphite Design shafts can be seen in play by the best professional players on all tours worldwide. Validating the company’s “Tour AD” logo, all of Graphite Design’s Tour-proven shafts specifically promote “Accuracy and Distance“. On Tour, Graphite Design shafts recorded 41 Global tournament victories in 2015 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 100 victories and millions of dollars in prize money since inception.   Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past thirteen years.

About Pro’s Choice:
Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Europe, S. Africa, S. America and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2016 Tour AD GP wood shaft, new Tour AD M9003 wood shaft, new Tour AD HY hybrid shaft as well as the YS Nano Reloaded, G-Series, YS+, Tour AD BB, Tour AD DI, Tour AD DJ, Tour AD GT, Tour AD MT and Tour AD MJ model shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.
To learn more about Graphite Design shafts and Pro’s Choice, please visit www.proschoicegolfshafts.com or Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Graphite-Design-Golf-Shafts-163466990355904
For sales and media inquiries please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com. For Pro Tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at 760-519-2362 or e.boysen@proschoicegolfshafts.com.