Category Archives: Tour AD IZ Hybrid

Winner of the DP World Tour Jonsson Workwear Open was Playing Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – March 12, 2024 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the DP World Tour Jonsson Workwear Open held at Glendower Golf Club, Dowerglen, Edenvale, South Africa was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 X wood shaft in his Titleist TSR2 #3 15° Fairway metal wood and a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-95 X hybrid shaft in his Titleist TS3 19° #3 Hybrid. The champion claimed his fifth DP World Tour victory after shooting a 4-day score of 68, 61, 67, 66 for a total score of 26 under par winning the tournament by 3 strokes.

“Congratulations to the winner of the Jonsson Workwear Open. We’re excited he was able to end such a long drought and win playing Graphite Design Tour AD shafts”, stated Wayne Ageno, President, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Graphite Design Tour AD IZ – “Into the Zone”, designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, has a very stealthy look to it in black with white/orange accents and a sleek matte finish. The Tour AD IZ shafts are available in 40g R2, R1 and S flex, 50g R2, R, S and X flex, 60g SR, S, X and TX flex, 70g S, X and TX flex and 80g S and X flex.

The Tour AD IZ, 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.

The Tour AD IZ shaft has a firm stiffness starting at the handle, and medium center section and a firm+ tip profile to promote a high launch angle and low-ball spin rates. The Tour AD IZ 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.

Reach out to your local Golf Club Fitting professional and ask about how to get your Driver or Fairway metal wood “Into the Zone” using the Tour AD IZ model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 34 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous 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 37 Global tournament victories in 2023 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 500 tour victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2024 Tour AD VF model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, Tour AD CQ, Tour AD UB, Tour AD HD, Tour AD XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, or visit www.proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at tour@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

Winner of the Shriners Children’s Open was Playing Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – October 17, 2023 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the Shriners Children’s Open, held at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, NV was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ Hybrid Prototype X-Stiff flex shaft in his Titleist TSR3 19° hybrid. The champion shot a 4-day score of 68, 68, 62, 66 resulting in a score of 20 under par to claim his 3rd PGA Tour Victory.

“Congratulations to the champion of the Shriners Children’s Open on his third PGA Tour win. We are excited to see the young star trust a Graphite Design Tour AD shaft in his hybrid club”, stated Bill McPherson, Vice President of Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 33 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous 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 51 Global tournament victories in 2022 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 500 tour victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past twenty years.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2024 Tour AD VF model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, Tour AD CQ, Tour AD UB, Tour AD HD, Tour AD XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, or visit www.proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at tour@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

Winner of the PGA Tour Champions Chubb Classic Event Relied on Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – February 23, 2023 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the PGA Tour Champions Chubb Classic event held at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, FL, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-5 X-Stiff flex wood shaft in his Driver. The champion shot a 3-day score of 64, 70, 65 to win the tournament by 3 stokes capturing his 45th PGA Tour Champions victory and tying the record for most wins on the PGA Tour Champions.

Additionally, the winner of the Ladies European Tour Aramco Saudi Ladies International event, held at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Saudi Arabia, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ Hybrid shaft in her Ping Hybrid. The World’s #1 golfer shot -21 under par over the course of the 4-day tournament to claim her 3rd victory in 4 starts.

“Congratulations to both champions on their historic wins this past weekend. We are elated that they both chose the Tour AD IZ shaft model to be a part of their respective bags” stated Bill McPherson, Vice President of Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Graphite Design Tour AD IZ – “Into the Zone”, designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, has a very stealthy look to it in black with white/orange accents and a sleek new matte finish. The Tour AD IZ shafts are available in 40g R2, R1 and S flex, 50g R2, R, S and X flex, 60g SR, S, X and TX flex, 70g S, X and TX flex and 80g S and X flex.

The Tour AD IZ, 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.

The Tour AD IZ shaft has a firm stiffness starting at the handle, and medium center section and a firm+ tip profile to promote a high launch angle and low-ball spin rates. The Tour AD IZ 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.

Reach out to your local Golf Club Fitting professional and ask about how to get your Driver or Fairway metal wood “Into the Zone” using the Tour AD IZ model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 33 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous 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 51 Global tournament victories in 2022 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 500 tour victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past twenty years.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2023 Tour AD CQ model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, Tour AD UB, Tour AD HD, Tour AD XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD BB and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, or visit www.proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at tour@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

Winner of the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship Event Relied on Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – October 26, 2022 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship event, held at Oak Valley Country Club in The Republic of Korea was playing Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6 Stiff flex wood shafts in her Titleist TSI2 #3 and PXG 0341X Gen2 #5 Fairway Metal woods as well as a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-65 R1 (Regular) flex hybrid shaft in her Ping G425 hybrid.

“Congratulations to the winner on being able to go low on Sunday with a fantastic 65, leading to her second victory this season. We are excited she continues to play Graphite Design Tour AD shafts in her clubs”, stated Wayne Ageno, President, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Graphite Design Tour AD IZ – “Into the Zone”, designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, has a very stealthy look to it in black with white/orange accents and a sleek new matte finish. The Tour AD IZ shafts are available in 40g R2, R1 and S flex, 50g R2, R, S and X flex, 60g SR, S, X and TX flex, 70g S, X and TX flex and 80g S and X flex.

The Tour AD IZ, 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.

The Tour AD IZ shaft has a firm stiffness starting at the handle, and medium center section and a firm+ tip profile to promote a high launch angle and low-ball spin rates. The Tour AD IZ 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.

Reach out to your local Golf Club Fitting professional and ask about how to get your Driver or Fairway metal wood “Into the Zone” using the Tour AD IZ model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 32 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous 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 46 Global tournament victories in 2021 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 425 victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past nineteen years.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2023 Tour AD CQ model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, Tour AD UB, HD, XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD MJ, Tour AD BB, and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, or visit www.proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at tour@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

Winner of the PGA Tour Fortinet Championship was Playing Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – September 20, 2022 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the PGA Tour Fortinet Championship, held at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, CA was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD XC-9 TX (Tour X-stiff) flex wood shaft in his Titleist TSR2 #5 Fairway metal wood. The champion won the tournament after chipping in on the last hole of the tournament, claiming his 5th PGA Tour victory.

Additionally, the winner of the LPGA AmazingCre Portland Classic held in Portland, OR was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-4 Stiff flex wood shaft in her Callaway Epic Speed Driver. Across the Pacific Ocean, the winner of the JGTO ANA Open Golf Tournament held in Hokkaido, Japan was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6 TX (Tour X-Stiff) wood shaft in his Ping Driver.

“Congratulations to each champion on their wins this past weekend. It was fantastic to see these three professional golfers achieve their individual wins with Graphite Design shafts in their bags” stated Bill McPherson, Vice President of Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Graphite Design Tour AD XC – designed for “Xtra Carry, was Designed and is manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters and is black with silver and red accents, a silver fade at the tip and finished with a matte clear coat.

The Tour AD XC, like the other high performance Tour AD wood shafts, utilizes premium, aerospace quality carbon-fiber materials and are available in 40g R2, R1 and S flex, 50g R2, R1, S and X flex, 60g SR, S, X and TX flex, 70g S, X and TX flex and 80g S and X flex.

The Tour AD XC shaft profile is softer in the butt section, stiff in the center section and has a stiff tip to promote low/mid launch angle and low spin with the ball. The Tour AD XC also utilizes the brand new TORAYCA® M40X carbon-fiber pre-preg in the Mid to Tip Section of the shaft as well as the TORAYCA® T1100G carbon-fiber pre-preg with NANOALLOY® technology in the tip section of the shaft for unrivaled shaft stability and precise ball control without the loss of the exceptional feel that Graphite Design shafts are so well known for.

Get fit by your local professional club fitter into the new Graphite Design Tour AD XC and get ready to experience the Xtra Carry you are looking for to lower your scores.

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 32 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous 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 46 Global tournament victories in 2021 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 425 victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past nineteen years.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2023 Tour AD CQ model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, Tour AD UB, HD, XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD MJ, Tour AD BB, and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, or visit www.proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at tour@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

Winner of the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio Was Playing Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – February 3, 2022 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio held at the Boca Rio Golf Club in Boca Raton, FL was playing the Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6 Stiff flex wood shafts in her PXG #3 and #5 Fairway Metal woods and a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-65 R1 (Regular) flex hybrid shaft in her Ping G425 hybrid.

“Congratulations to the LPGA champion on her seventeenth LPGA Tour victory. Her ability to birdie 3 holes on the back nine on the last day of the tournament to win by one stroke certainly was an exciting moment”, stated Bill McPherson, Vice President of Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Graphite Design Tour AD IZ – “Into the Zone”, designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, has a very stealthy look to it in black with white/orange accents and a sleek new matte finish. The Tour AD IZ shafts are available in 40g R2, R1 and S flex, 50g R2, R, S and X flex, 60g SR, S, X and TX flex, 70g S, X and TX flex and 80g S and X flex.

The Tour AD IZ, 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.

The Tour AD IZ shaft has a firm stiffness starting at the handle, and medium center section and a firm+ tip profile to promote a high launch angle and low-ball spin rates. The Tour AD IZ 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.

Reach out to your local Golf Club Fitting professional and ask about how to get your Driver or Fairway metal wood “Into the Zone” using the Tour AD IZ model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 32 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous 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 46 Global tournament victories in 2021 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 425 victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past nineteen years.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2022 Tour AD UB model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, Tour AD HD, XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD MJ, Tour AD BB, and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, or visit proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at 760-519-2362 or e.boysen@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

Winner of the World Wide Technology Championship was Playing Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – November 9, 2021 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, held at El Camaleón Golf Club in Mexico was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 X-Stiff flex hybrid shaft in his Ping i210 #3 Iron. The champion won the tournament by 4 strokes to claim his 3rd PGA Tour victory.

Additionally, the winner of the Aramco Saudi Ladies International, held in Saudi Arabia was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6 Stiff flex wood shaft in her PXG 0341 X GEN2 #5 Fwy metal wood and Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-65 R1 (Regular) flex hybrid shaft in her PXG 0317 X GEN2 hybrid, winning the tournament by 5 strokes.

“Congratulations to both champions on their stellar play this past weekend. We are ecstatic that these professional golfers choose to have Graphite Design shafts as a part of their winning bags”, stated Bill McPherson, Vice President of Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Tour AD DI “DEEP IMPACT” Hybrid shafts are designed to provide golfers with more power and stability in a hybrid golf shaft. Designed and manufactured exclusively at the Graphite Design factory headquarters in Japan, the Tour AD DI hybrid shafts are available are available four weight categories of 75g, 85g, 95g and 105g. The 75g and 85g shafts are available in R, S and X Flex and the 95g and 105g shafts are available in S and X Flex.

The Tour AD DI Hybrid is designed with the same performance characteristics as the Tour AD DI shafts for a mid/high trajectory with low/mid to mid spin and pin point accuracy. Players of all skill levels will benefit from the exceptional control, workability and superior performance of the Tour AD DI Hybrid shafts. The result, the Tour AD DI hybrid shaft delivers players to the next level of superior distance with consistent trajectory control and will create a “DEEP IMPACT” on your game!

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 32 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous 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 30 Global tournament victories in 2020 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 350 victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past eighteen years.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2022 Tour AD UB model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, YS Nano Reloaded, Tour AD HD, XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD MJ, Tour AD BB, and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, or visit proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at 760-519-2362 or e.boysen@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

Winner of the PGA Tour RBC Heritage Event was Playing Graphite Design

Carlsbad, CA – April 20, 2021 – Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the PGA Tour RBC Heritage event was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD XC-6 TX (Tour X-Stiff) flex wood shaft in his Ping G425 MAX Driver. The champion shot 63, 63, 69, 70 to win the tournament by 4 strokes.

Elsewhere around the globe, the winner of the European Tour Austrian Open event played with Graphite Design Tour AD DI-95 X- Stiff Flex Hybrid shafts in both of his Srixon Utility Driving Irons. On the LPGA Tour, the winner of the LOTTE Championship event won with a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-6 Stiff flex wood shaft in her PXG #5 Fwy metal wood and Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-65 R1 (Regular) flex hybrid shafts in both of her PXG hybrids. Lastly, the winner of the PGA Korn Ferry Tour MGM Resorts Championship was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ – Prototype AG04-10 X-Stiff flex Driving Iron shaft in his Titleist Utility Iron.

“Congratulations to all four winners this past weekend. Each champion has their own reasons for playing Graphite Design shafts that are so well known for pinpoint accuracy and yard gaining distance and we are very proud to be a part of their success”, stated Bill McPherson, Vice President of Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.

The Graphite Design Tour AD XC – designed for “Xtra Carry”, is manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters and is black with silver and red accents, a silver fade at the tip and finished with a matte clear coat. The Tour AD XC, like the other high performance Tour AD wood shafts, utilizes premium, aerospace quality carbon-fiber materials and are available in 40g R2, R1 and S flex, 50g R2, R1, S and X flex, 60g SR, S, X and TX flex, 70g S, X and TX flex and 80g S and X flex.

The Tour AD XC shaft profile is softer in the butt section, stiff in the center section and has a stiff tip to promote low/mid launch angle and low spin with the ball. The Tour AD XC also utilizes the brand new TORAYCA® M40X carbon-fiber pre-preg in the Mid to Tip Section of the shaft as well as the TORAYCA® T1100G carbon-fiber pre-preg with NANOALLOY® technology in the tip section of the shaft for unrivaled shaft stability and precise ball control without the loss of the exceptional feel that Graphite Design shafts are so well known for.

Get fit by your local professional club fitter into the new Graphite Design Tour AD XC and get ready to experience the Xtra Carry you are looking for to lower your scores.

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 31 years of experience designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous 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 37 Global tournament victories in 2019 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 350 victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past seventeen years.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2021 Tour AD HD model of wood shafts as well the Graphite Design MAD, YS Nano Reloaded, Tour AD XC, Tour AD VR, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD MJ, Tour AD MT, Tour AD BB, and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.

For more information about Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts or Graphite Design shafts, please contact Bill McPherson at 619-454-6283 or b.mcpherson@proschoicegolfshafts.com, or visit proschoicegolfshafts.com. For tour promotions inquiries, please contact Erik Boysen at 760-519-2362 or e.boysen@proschoicegolfshafts.com.

 

Introducing The New Graphite Design Tour AD IZ “Into the Zone” Hybrid Shafts

CARLSBAD, CA – January 14, 2019 Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announces that the new Graphite Design Tour AD IZ “Into the Zone” Hybrid shafts will be available on March 4, 2019 through Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts Inc. and their Authorized Dealer network in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, South Africa, South America and Australia.   The huge success of the Tour AD IZ Woods has inspired the development of hybrids that complement the IZ line.

Designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters, the new Tour AD IZ Hybrid shafts are available in 65g R2 (Lite) and R1 (Regular) flex, 75g R and S flex, 85g R, S and X flex and 95g S and X. The Tour AD IZ Hybrid, like all of the premium Tour AD shafts, utilizes premium, aerospace quality carbon-fiber materials in order to deliver the best feeling and performing shaft available to golfers.

The Tour AD IZ 65g and 75g hybrid shaft has a medium stiffness starting at the handle, and firm center section and a firm tip profile to promote a mid/high launch angle and mid ball spin rates.

The Tour AD IZ 85g and 95g hybrid shaft has a firm stiffness starting at the handle, and firm center section and a stiff tip profile to promote a mid-launch angle and lower ball spin rates.

Reach out to your local Golf Club Fitting professional and ask about how to get your hybrid or Driving Iron club “Into the Zone” using the new Tour AD IZ Hybrid model of premium Graphite Design graphite golf shafts.

The new Tour AD IZ Hybrid shafts will have a retail price of $290.00.

About Graphite Design:

Located in the city of Chichibu, Japan, Graphite Design has 30 years of experience of designing and manufacturing premium graphite composite golf shafts. Numerous 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 32 Global tournament victories in 2018 and have helped numerous golf professionals earn well over 300 victories and multi-millions of dollars in prize money since inception.  Graphite Design continues to be the most dominant, #1 shaft brand on the Japanese JGTO Professional Tour for the past sixteen years.

About Pro’s Choice:

Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts is the exclusive distributor of Graphite Design golf shafts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, UAE, S. Africa, S. America, and Australia. Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts distributes all of the current Graphite Design shafts including the new 2019 Tour AD VR model of wood shafts, the new 2019 Tour AD IZ Hybrid shafts as well as the Graphite Design MAD, YS Nano Reloaded, Tour AD IZ, Tour AD TP, Tour AD GP, Tour AD MJ, Tour AD MT, Tour AD BB, and Tour AD DI models of shafts. The company is located in Carlsbad, California with a distribution warehouse located in San Diego.