PGA Tour veteran captures Nationwide Tour win using Aldila’s VooDoo®, NV® golf shafts
POWAY, Calif. – Benefiting from Aldila’s RIP shafts in his 3 and 5 woods, the winner of The Barclays made quick work of the first leg of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup event posting a 19-under 194 (66-63-65) for a two-shot victory in the weather- shortened event. With the victory he took over the top spot in the FedExCup standings where the remaining 100 players will now move on to the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Aldila shaft (www.aldila.com) also left not doubt that they were the #1 golf shaft of choice on the PGA Tour by running away with the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at The Barclays. Aldila shafts had 39 more wood shafts and nearly double the amount of hybrid shafts in play than their closest competitor, according to the Darrell Survey. Winning both the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at The Barclays marked the 29th time in the past 33 weeks that Aldila shaft has won both counts on the PGA Tour.

“The Top players on the PGA Tour continue to trust Aldila’s RIP (Reverse Interlaminar Placement) TechnologyTM because it provides them with lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “RIP transforms the shaft from the inside out providing players with shot control.”

The latest shaft in Aldila’s RIP arsenal, the RIP’d NV, incorporates the best performance attributes from two of Aldila’s most innovative shaft designs. The ‘perfect feel’ and slim, stable Aldila shaft profile of the Aldila NV® and the unprecedented control and accuracy of the Aldila RIP®. The Aldila NV, featuring Micro Laminate technology (MLT®), is the most popular aftermarket shaft in history. The revolutionary RIP Technology of the Aldila RIP has made it the hottest model on the PGA Tour.
“The RIP’d NV is not just long, it’s longer – not just straight, it’s straighter,” Bahl said. “While other shaft companies just change names and colors, Aldila technology will change your game.”
On the Nationwide Tour, Aldila owned the top of the leader board at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open as all five top finishers played Aldila shafts. Using Aldila’s VooDoo and NV golf shafts, the 22- year PGA Tour veteran and three-time winner notched his first Nationwide Tour victory finishing with a 21-under 267 (67-64-68-68).

‘The Hottest Shafts In Golf’ obliterates wood shaft count by 26, also wins hybrid shaft count
POWAY, Calif. – Using Aldila’s RIP Technology in his driver, the winner of the Midwest Classic posted his first Nationwide Tour victory. He finished with a 26-under 258 (65-63-65-65), to win by five strokes. Using the RIP, he finished in the Top 10 in driving distance rounding out the tournament with a 298.3-yard average, which is 11 yards longer than the Field’s current average. His $550,000 first place check pushed him to No. 12 on the Nationwide Tour Money List. At the end of the season, the top 25 money leaders on the Nationwide Tour earn their Tour cards for the 2012 PGA Tour.

As the golf world turns its attention to the FedEx Cup Playoffs, Aldila shaft (www.aldila.com) has a vice-like grip on the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts. At the Wyndham Championship, Aldila demolished the competition with 26 more wood shafts and six more hybrids in play than the next leading shaft manufacturer, according to the Darrell Survey. That marks the 28th time in the past 32 weeks that Aldila has won both counts on the PGA Tour. Heading into the FedEx Cup playoffs, 37 percent of the 125-man field plays Aldila shafts.

At the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship, the Most Accurate Driver played Aldila’s RIP golf shaft in his driver and switched to Aldila’s latest golf shaft, the RIP’d NV, in his 3 wood. He finished with an overall accuracy rating of 78.6 percent, which was well ahead of the Field’s average of 61.5 percent.

“Reverse Interlaminar Placement TechnologyTM, or RIP, transforms the shaft from the inside out providing players with shot control,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “The RIP provides golfers with lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control.”

The latest shaft in the RIP series is the RIP’d NV, which incorporates the best performance attributes from two of Aldila’s most innovative shaft designs. The ‘perfect feel’ and slim, stable shaft profile of the Aldila NV® and the unprecedented control and accuracy of the Aldila RIP®. The Aldila NV featuring Micro Laminate technology (MLT®) is the most popular aftermarket shaft in history. The revolutionary RIP Technology of the Aldila RIP has made it the hottest model on the PGA Tour.

“The RIP’d NV is not just long, it’s longer – not just straight, it’s straighter,” Bahl said. “While other shaft companies just change names and colors, Aldila technology will change your game.” Aldila’s patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art andengineering. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit
of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila shafts, or just graphite?

‘The Hottest Shafts In Golf’ has won both shaft counts on PGA Tour for 27 of past 31 weeks
POWAY, Calif. – After winning the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the British Open, Aldila (www.aldila.com) continued their streak by capturing both counts at the PGA Championship. Aldila shaft had 13 more wood shafts and 12 more hybrid shafts in play than their closest competitor, according to the Darrell Survey. On the season, Aldila shaft has won both the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts for 27 of the past 31 weeks and remains the #1 Shaft on Tour.

“The Hottest Shafts In Golf” also won both the wood and hybrid shaft brand counts on the Nationwide Tour. At the Price Cutter Charity Championship the second place finisher posted his best finish of the season after switching to Aldila’s RIP in his driver. He also finished the tournament 5th in Driving Accuracy with a 78.6 percent average, which was a 6.2 percent improvement over his Tour average of 72.0 percent.

RIP (Reverse Interlaminar Placement TechnologyTM) transforms the shaft from the inside out providing players with shot control. The RIP provides golfers with lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control.
The latest shaft in the RIP series is the RIP’d NV, which incorporates the best performance attributes from two of Aldila’s most innovative shaft designs. The ‘perfect feel’ and slim, stable shaft profile of the Aldila NV® and the unprecedented control and accuracy of the Aldila RIP®. The Aldila NV featuring Micro Laminate technology (MLT®) is the most popular aftermarket shaft in history. The revolutionary RIP Technology of the Aldila shaft RIP has made it the hottest model on the PGA Tour.
“The RIP’d NV is not just long, it’s longer – not just straight, it’s straighter,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “While other shaft companies just change names and colors, Aldila shaft technology will change your game.”
Aldila’s patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art and engineering. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila shafts, or just graphite?

‘The Hottest Shafts In Golf’ has won both shaft counts on PGA Tour for 26 of past 30 weeks
POWAY, Calif. – Led by the RIP’d NV golf shaft, Aldila (www.aldila.com) captured the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the Reno-Tahoe Open. The double win marked the 26th time in the past 30 weeks that Aldila has won both shaft counts on the PGA Tour. “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” had 17 more wood shafts and 5 more hybrid shafts in play than the next leading shaft manufacturer at the Reno-Tahoe Open, according to the Darrell Survey. Aldila also won the hybrid shaft manufacturer count at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and at the Cox Classic on the Nationwide Tour.

RIP TechnologyTM continues to be deadly long, deadly accurate on the PGA Tour as the second longest driver at the Reno-Tahoe Open played Aldila’s RIP in his driver. He finished the tournament with an overall driving distance average of 343.3 yards. At the Greenbrier Classic the week before the most accurate driver played Aldila’s RIP’d NV shaft in his driver to finish with an overall accuracy percentage of 87.5 percent. Also at the Greenbrier Classic, the longest driver played Aldila’s RIP shaft in his driver. Three of the top five most accurate drivers on the PGA Tour play Aldila shafts.

Reverse Interlaminar Placement TechnologyTM (RIP) transforms the shaft from the inside out providing players with shot control. The RIP provides golfers with lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control.

“The new RIP’d NV incorporates the best performance attributes from two of Aldila’s most innovative shaft designs,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “The ‘perfect feel’ and slim, stable shaft profile of the Aldila NV® and the unprecedented control and accuracy of the Aldila RIP®. The Aldila NV featuring Micro Laminate technology (MLT®) is the most popular
aftermarket shaft in history. The revolutionary RIP Technology of the Aldila RIP has made it the hottest model on the PGA Tour. The RIP’d NV is not just long, it’s longer – not just straight, it’s straighter. While other shaft companies just change names and colors, Aldila technology will change your game.”

Aldila’s patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art and engineering. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila, or just graphite?

‘The Hottest Shafts In Golf’ wins wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts on PGA Tour
POWAY, Calif. – With the help of Aldila’s RIP TechnologyTM in his driver, the winner of the U.S. Senior Open Championship posted his first victory on the Champions Tour winning by three strokes. With the victory he earned a $500,000 check and secured a berth in the 2012 U.S. Open Championship. The win was also the first major championship of his career and gave him at least one victory on all three of the PGA Tours.

RIP golf shafts were also instrumental in helping Aldila (www.aldila.com) capture the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts on the PGA Tour for the 25th time in the past 29 weeks. “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” had 22 more wood shafts and 10 more hybrid shafts in play than their closest competitor at the Greenbrier Classic, according to the Darrell Survey.
“Reverse Interlaminar Placement TechnologyTM (RIP) transforms the shaft from the inside out providing players with shot control,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “More and more players across the Tours are switching to the RIP because it provides them with lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control.”

The most accurate driver at the Greenbrier Classic recently switched to Aldila’s latest shaft, the RIP’d NV®, in his driver. He finished the tournament with an overall accuracy rating of 87.5 percent.

“The new RIP’d NV incorporates the best performance attributes from two of Aldila’s most innovative shaft designs,” said Bahl. “The ‘perfect feel’ and slim, stable shaft profile of the Aldila NV® and the unprecedented control and accuracy of the Aldila RIP®. The Aldila NV featuring Micro Laminate technology (MLT®) is the most popular aftermarket shaft in history. The revolutionary RIP Technology of the Aldila RIP has made it the hottest model on the PGA Tour. The RIP’d NV is not just long, it’s longer – not just straight, it’s straighter. While other shaft companies just change names and colors, Aldila technology will change your game.”
Aldila’s RIP Technology also played a key role for the longest driver at the Greenbrier Classic. He finished the tournament with an average driving distance of 331.6 yards.

Aldila’s patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art and engineering. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila, or just graphite?

Nationwide Tour winner posts first victory using Aldila’s VS Proto golf shaft
POWAY, Calif. – Led by their latest shaft technology, RIP, and the new RIP’d NV shaft, Aldila (www.aldila.com) captured the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the 140th British Open. Aldila had nine more wood and 12 more hybrid shafts in play than their closest competitor, according to the Darrell Survey. “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” has had a strong hold on the wood and hybrid shaft counts over the course of the season on the PGA Tour. Aldila has won both shaft manufacturer counts 24 times in the past 27 weeks. Aldila also won the wood shaft manufacturer count at the Viking Classic and the hybrid shaft manufacturer count at the Chiquita Classic on the Nationwide Tour.
The lowest amateur at the British Open added more Aldila shafts to his arsenal before the tournament began and ended the first day tied for first with a record-setting 65. He switched his driver shaft to Aldila’s VooDoo to go with the VooDoo he was playing in his 3 wood and switched his 5 wood to Aldila’s NV shaft. The 20-year-old finished with the silver medal for low amateur honors and walked away tied for 30th place overall.
On the Nationwide Tour Aldila’s VS Proto helped the winner of the Chiquita Classic notch his first career victory on Tour. He finished with a three-stoke lead earning a first-place check for $99,000. The win catapulted him from No. 27 to No. 5 on the money list. The top 25 money leaders on the Nationwide Tour earn their Tour cards for the 2012 PGA Tour. Six of the Top 10 finishers at the Chiquita Classic play Aldila golf shafts.
“Aldila’s three patented shaft design technologies continue to prove themselves each and every week on the PGA, Nationwide and European Tours,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “The three technologies, Reverse Interlaminar Placement, Stabilized Core and Micro Laminate each offer players of all abilities optimum performance to maximize the potential of their individual swing.”
Reverse Interlaminar Placement TechnologyTM (RIP) transforms the shaft from the inside out providing players with shot control. RIP® offers golfers lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control. Aldila’s Stabilized Core TechnologyTM (S-core) provides the golfer with stability through an innovative design incorporating a one-piece carbon fiber rib system. This helps the shaft stay more concentric during the golf swing thereby transferring maximum energy. Through the use of
ultra thin layers of premium aerospace graphite matched with a proprietary thin profile shaft design, Aldila was able to eliminate ‘dead zones’ in the shaft for precise feel known as Micro Laminate TechnologyTM (MLT).
Aldila’s patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art and engineering. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila, or just graphite?

‘The Hottest Shafts In Golf’ wins wood shaft count on PGA Tour by 34, also captures hybrid count

June 13, 2011 – POWAY, Calif. –
With the help of Aldila’s NVS graphite golf shaft, the winner of the Rex Hospital Open captured his third career Nationwide Tour victory. He finished with a 14-under-270, which was good enough for a $99,000 first place check. With those earnings he moved into sixth place on the Nationwide Tour’s money list. At the end of the season the Top 25 money leaders earn their PGA Tour card for 2012. Four other top 10 finishers at the Rex Hospital Open also played Aldila’s shafts.

Led by their triple threat of patented shaft design technologies, “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” won the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, according to the Darrell Survey. Aldila obliterated the competition by having 34 more wood shafts in play than their closest competitor. With the double count win at St. Jude, Aldila has now won both shaft counts on the PGA Tour for 20 out of the past 22 weeks.

The latest of Aldila’s patented shaft technologies, the RIP, was instrumental in helping the most accurate driver at the St. Jude Classic improve his driving accuracy. After switching to Aldila’s RIP NV shaft in his driver, he finished the tournament with a 75 percent driving accuracy percentage, which was well ahead of the field’s average of 56.94 percent.

RIP, Reverse Interlaminar Placement Technology, transforms the shaft from the inside out providing players with shot control. RIP shafts offer golfers lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control. Aldila’s two other leading shaft technologies are S-core and MLT. S-core or stabilized core technology, provides the golfer with stability through an innovative design incorporating a one-piece carbon fiber rib system. This helps the shaft stay more concentric during the golf swing thereby transferring maximum energy. MLT, Micro Laminate Technology, is designed using ultra thin layers of premium aerospace graphite that are matched with a proprietary thin profile shaft design that eliminate ‘dead zones’ in the shaft for precise feel.

Aldila’s patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art and engineering. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila, or just graphite?

Volvo World Match Play Championship

The Hottest Shafts In Golf’ wins wood and hybrid shaft counts on PGA Tour

May 23, 2011 – POWAY, Calif. – Aldila’s RIP Technology™ helped propel two players to their first victories of the season Sunday as the winners of the Crowne Plaza Invitational and the Volvo World Match Play Championship were both playing Aldila’s RIP shaft.

At the Crowne Plaza Invitational, the winner used the Aldila shaft RIP in his driver to help capture his first victory in five years. He posted a 15-under 265 (62-62-74-67) to win by one stroke. The win followed a second place finish at The Players Championship the week before where Aldila’s RIP Technology also helped him finish at TPC as the Most Accurate Driver.

With the help of Aldila’s RIP® and NV® Hybrid shafts, the winner of the Volvo World Match Play Championship posted his first victory of the season and his 11th on the European Tour by winning the final match Sunday 2 and 1. He became the first player to win both the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship and the Volvo.

“More and more Tour players are choosing Aldila shafts RIP Technology because it offers them lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila shafts Marketing Manager. “The RIP (Reverse Interlaminar Placement) employs patent-pending technology and exclusive materials to completely transform shaft design from the inside out. Through the use of computer modeling technology and exclusive materials provided by the Aldila Materials Division, Aldila engineers were able to completely rethink golf shaft design and performance. The result is a revolutionary shaft with optimum flex and torque characteristics with incredible feel.”

The RIP is available in three models, the Alpha, Beta and Gamma. The RIP Alpha is the original RIP shaft that has a tip-stiff, low-to-mid launch with low spin. The Beta version has a slightly softer tip flex for mid launch, The Gamma has the same launch characteristics as the original Alpha with a higher balance point for use with heavier heads to achieve a conventional swing weight.

“The Hottest Shafts In Golf” also won the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the Crowne Plaza Invitational, according to the Darrell Survey. The shaft count wins marked the 17th time in the past 19 weeks that Aldila has won both shaft counts on the PGA Tour.

Aldila shafts patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art and engineering. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila, or just graphite?

Triple threat of technology helps Aldila remain ‘Hottest Shafts In Golf’

May 2, 2011 – POWAY, Calif. – With the help of Aldila’s NV VooDoo® shaft in his driver and their NV shaft in his 5 wood, the world’s #1 player captured his second consecutive victory on the Asian Tour. The Englishman fired a bogey-free, five-under-par, final round Sunday to capture the Ballantine’s Championship in Seoul, Korea. Playing Aldila’s RIP® in his driver, the second place finisher came up just short on the final hole and missed forcing a playoff by one stroke.
“Aldila has developed three patented shaft design technologies that continually prove themselves each week across the Tours,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “The three technologies, Micro Laminate (MLT), Stabilized Core (S-core) and Reverse Interlaminar Placement (RIP) each offer players of all abilities optimum performance to maximize the potential of their individual swing.”

On the Nationwide Tour, the winner of the South Georgia Classic used Aldila’s RIP in his driver to set a new tournament record of 16-under 272 to capture his first Nationwide Tour victory of 2011. He also used Aldila’s VooDoo shaft in his 3 wood and hybrid club to help him become the first Monday qualifier to win on the Tour since 2006.

At the Zurich Classic on the PGA Tour, the Most Accurate Driver benefited from Aldila’s RIP Technology™ in his driver. He finished the tournament with an overall driving accuracy percentage of 82.14, which was well ahead of the field’s average of 63.65 percent. RIP Technology transforms the shaft from the inside out providing players with shot control. RIP shafts offer players lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control.

Aldila’s patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art and engineering. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila, or just graphite?