‘Hottest Shafts In Golf’ obliterates competition at The Barclays; remains #1 shaft on Tour

Aug. 30, 2010 — POWAY, Calif — With the help of Aldila’s exclusive Micro Laminate Technology featured in their NV® shaft series, the winner of The Barclays claimed his first victory of the season and took over the top spot in the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup standings by winning a one-hole playoff.

Led by their latest shaft the RIP® and their number one shaft the VooDoo®, Aldila also dominated the shaft manufacturer counts at the season’s first FedEx Cup playoff event, according to the Darrell Survey. “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” tied for first in the driver shaft manufacturer count and obliterated the competition in the wood and hybrid shaft counts. At The Barclays, Aldila had 37 more wood shafts in play than the next leading shaft manufacturer and had nearly twice as many hybrid shafts in play than their closest competitor.

“Players rely on the RIP because it provides lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “The VooDoo’s S-core Technology™ is designed to maximize energy transfer to the golf ball, yielding unparalleled distance and accuracy with each swing. It’s high modulus carbon stabilization rib that runs the length of the shaft keeps it more concentric, preventing shaft ovaling, deformation and wasted energy during the golf swing.”

At the Nationwide Tour’s Knoxville News Sentinel Open, Aldila also won the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts to remain the #1 shaft on Tour. The longest driver in the tournament played Aldila’s RIP® in his Driver. He finished the Knoxville News Sentinel Open with a 317.3-yard average.

Aldila catapults power to an unprecedented level. High performance technology harnessed and perfected from a special blend of materials, design and expertise. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila or just graphite?

‘Hottest Shafts In Golf’ dominates wood, hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at PGA Championship

Aug. 23, 2010 — POWAY, Calif — For the fourth consecutive week Aldila’s RIP Technology™ has helped rack up a victory on the PGA, Nationwide or European Tours while making history at the same time. This week the winner of the Czech Open posted his fourth victory on the European Tour using the RIP™ in his Driver. He also finished the tournament tied for second in driving accuracy with a 76.8 percent average.

The RIP was also instrumental for the winner of the Price Cutter Charity Championship on the Nationwide Tour Aug. 15; the Turning Stone winner on the PGA Tour Aug. 8 and for the Greenbrier Classic winner Aug. 1. Playing the RIP in his Driver and 3 Wood, the Greenbrier Classic winner also carded a record-tying 59, the second 59 of the season for Aldila’s Technology.

“Aldila’s RIP Technology provides lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “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 that continues to be tested and proven on across the Tours week after week.”

“The Hottest Shafts In Golf” also dominated the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts on the PGA Tour, according to the Darrell Survey. Aldila had 19 more wood shafts in play and nearly double the amount of hybrid shafts in play than the next leading competitor at the Wyndham Championship.

Using Aldila’s VooDoo® featuring S-core (stabilized core) Technology™ in his Driver, the most accurate driver at the Wyndham Championship finished with an 83.93 driving accuracy percentage, which was well ahead of the field’s average of 64.27 percent. Also playing the VooDoo in his Driver, the most accurate driver on the Nationwide Tour currently leads the field with a 78.43 driving accuracy percentage.

The VooDoo’s S-core Technology is designed to maximize energy transfer to the golf ball, yielding unparalleled distance and accuracy with each swing. It’s high modulus carbon stabilization rib that runs the length of the shaft keeps it more concentric, preventing shaft ovaling, deformation and wasted energy during the golf swing.

Aldila is the leading name in graphite golf shafts: It won golf’s Grand Slam in 2009, being the most used wood and hybrid shafts at every Major on the PGA Tour. For two years it has been the most played wood and hybrid shaft at every FedEx Cup Playoff event. Are you playing Aldila or just graphite?

‘Hottest Shafts In Golf’ dominates wood, hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at PGA Championship

Aug. 17, 2010 — POWAY, Calif — Using Aldila’s RIP Technology in his Driver, the winner of the Price Cutter Charity Championship captured his third Nationwide Tour victory winning by a tournament-record six strokes. He was one of many players in the field benefiting from Aldila’s leading technology; in fact all of the Top 5 finishers were playing Aldila shafts.

“Aldila’s RIP employs patent-pending technology and exclusive materials to completely transform aldila shaft design from the inside out,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “Through the use of computer modeling technology and exclusive materials provided by the Aldila Materials Division, Aldila shaft 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 that continues to been tested and proven on the PGA Tour week after week.”

Using Aldila’s VooDoo featuring S-core (stabilized core) Technology in his Driver, the Most Accurate Driver on the Nationwide Tour currently leads the field with a 78.43 driving accuracy percentage. The VooDoo’s one-piece high modulus carbon stabilization rib runs the length of the shaft. This innovative rib structure keeps the shaft more concentric, preventing shaft ovaling, deformation and wasted energy during the golf swing.

At the PGA Championship, “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” left no doubt who was the #1 shaft on Tour after they lay waste to the competition. Aldila had 36 more of their wood alsdila shafts in play than the next leading shaft manufacturer, according to the Darrell Survey. Aldila also dominated the hybrid shaft manufacturer count winning by nearly a 3 to 1 margin over the next leading competitor.

Aldila has the unique ability to fuse high-end design with cutting edge technology. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. Are you playing Aldila or just graphite?

NV® helps Nationwide Tour winner orchestrate come from behind win

Aug. 9, 2010 — POWAY, Calif — Aldila’s cutting-edge technology was at the forefront once again across the PGA and Nationwide Tours this past weekend. With the help of their RIP Technology™ the winner of the Turning Stone Resort Championship came from behind to capture his first victory on the PGA Tour. Aldila’s patent pending S-core Technology™ featured in their VooDoo shafts proved very beneficial for the Most Accurate Driver at Turning Stone. Playing their VooDoo in his Driver, he finished the tournament on top with a driving accuracy rating of 87.5 percent.

“Players trust Aldila’s RIP Technology™ because it provides lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “They rely on the S-core (stabilized core) Technology featured in the VooDoo series to help maximize distance and provide players with outstanding accuracy.”

With the help of Aldila’s Micro Laminate Technology™ featured in their NV shafts, the winner of the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open secured a victory and his third Top 10 finish of the season. With the victory, he moved up to seventh on the Nationwide Tour Money list and closer to locking up a 2011 PGA Tour card.

“The dampening advantages of the Micro Laminate Technology have eliminated the distracting and destructive ‘shock’ typically found in conventional graphite shafts,” said Bahl. “The result is a slim, stable design that maximizes distance, improves accuracy and offers the ‘perfect feel’ which has made the NV one of the most sought after shafts on Tour.”

“The Hottest Shafts In Golf” maintained their status as the #1 graphite shaft on Tour winning multiple shaft manufacturer counts at both PGA Tour events and winning the hybrid count on the Nationwide Tour. Aldila captured the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational dominating the hybrid count by more than a 3 to 1 margin over the next leading shaft manufacturer, according to the Darrell Survey. Aldila also won the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the Turning Stone Resort Championship with 29 more wood shafts in play than the next leading competitor. They also won the hybrid shaft count by nearly a 2 to 1 margin over the next leading manufacturer.

Aldila is the leading name in graphite golf shafts: It won golf’s Grand Slam in 2009, being the most used wood and hybrid shafts at every Major on the PGA Tour. For two years it has been the most played wood and hybrid shaft at every FedEx Cup Playoff event. Are you playing Aldila or just graphite?

‘The Hottest Shafts In Golf’ remains #1 Shaft on Tour with wood, hybrid shaft manufacturer count wins on both Tours POWAY, Calif. With the help of Aldila’s VooDoo shaft featuring S-core Technology, the winner of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans notched his second career victory on the PGA Tour finishing with an 18-under 270 (65-67-71-67) en route to posting the lowest winning total at TPC Louisiana. “The VooDoo’s stabilized core is designed to maximize distance and provide outstanding accuracy,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “Its innovative one- piece high modulus carbon stabilization rib runs the length of the shaft and keeps the shaft more concentric, preventing shaft ovaling, deformation and wasted energy during the golf swing. Because the shaft’s symmetry is maintained throughout the swing, it loads and unloads more consistently, enabling players to more reliably deliver the club head to the ball every swing.” “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” also played a key part in the comeback victory of the South Georgia Classic as its winner used Aldila’s VS Proto shaft to help earn his second career victory and move to sixth place on the Nationwide Tour Money List. Aldila maintained its status as the #1 Shaft on Tour by winning the wood shaft count on the PGA Tour by 29 more shafts than the next leading competitor and tied for the most shafts in play on the Nationwide Tour, according to the Darrell Survey. They also captured the hybrid shaft counts at the Zurich Classic and the South Georgia Classic.

Using Aldila’s shaft VS ProtoTM the winner of the Wyndham Championship posted his first PGA Tour victory after winning a three-way playoff Sunday. With the win he earned 500 FedEx Cup points and jumped from 76th to the 22nd spot as the playoffs start Thursday at the Barclays. After making the switch in his Driver to Aldila’s R.I.P., the second place finisher at the Christmas in October Classic posted his best finish on the Tour. He finished 14th in driving distance with a 290.3 average with a 300 and a 301 average for the third and fourth rounds respectively. “R.I.P. is Aldila shaft new shaft technology that provides a lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila shaft Marketing Manager. “The R.I.P. is currently undergoing testing on the PGA Tour and is scheduled to be launched later this year and will be released in 2010 through some of the major OEM’s product lines.” With 49 VooDoo shafts featuring S-core TechnologyTM, in play between the PGA and Nationwide Tours, “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” were able to maintain their status as the #1 shaft on Tour by winning the wood and hybrid shaft counts on both Tours, according to the Darrell Survey. Aldila once again dominated the hybrid shaft manufacturer counts on the PGA and Nationwide Tours with more than a 2 to 1 margin of hybrid shafts in play over the next leading manufacturer at the Wyndham Championship and nearly a 2 to 1 margin at the Christmas in October Classic on the Nationwide Tour. “Players continue to make the switch to the VooDoo after experiencing the stability, accuracy and increased distance of its stabilized core,” said Bahl. “The secret is the VooDoo’s internal carbon- fiber rib system that runs the length of the shaft and dramatically stabilizes its cross-section. The innovative rib structure increases hoop strength/stiffness so much that it is 80 percent greater than conventional graphite, and up to 60 percent greater than competitors’ attempts at cross-sectional stabilization. The VooDoo simply helps generate consistently straight and long shots with feel competitor shafts can’t match.”

When the top players in the world gathered for the second time this season to compete in a World Golf Championships event, one thing was the same; Aldila shaft was again the leading woods and hybrids shaft manufacturer of choice, according to the Darrell Survey. After making a clean sweep of the woods and hybrids shaft counts at all four FedEx Cup playoff events last year, “The Hottest Shafts in Golf” have followed that feat up with back-to-back woods and hybrids count wins at the WGC-Accenture Match Play and the WGC-CA Championship this year. “The best players in the world continue to show their confidence in Aldila’s shaft technology to consistently perform in these events,” said Mike Rossi, Aldila’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Our latest aldila shaft, the VooDoo featuring S-core Technology, has been so successful that more and more Tour players are testing it and making the switch after experiencing the stability, accuracy and increased distance of its stabilized core.” The VooDoo’s internal carbon-fiber rib system runs the length of the shaft and dramatically stabilizes its cross-section. The innovative rib structure increases hoop strength/stiffness so much that it is 80 percent greater than conventional graphite, and up to 60 percent greater than competitors’ attempts at cross-sectional stabilization. Aldila shaft was also the leading woods and hybrids shaft of choice at the Michael Hill New Zealand Open making it two consecutive weeks that they were the #1 woods and hybrids shaft manufacturer on the Nationwide Tour. Aldila shaft catapults power to an unprecedented level. High performance technology harnessed and perfected from a special blend of materials, design and expertise. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel.

Using Aldila’s NV the winner of the World Golf Championships- Accenture Match Play Championship captured his first PGA Tour title by winning his sixth match in five days and his first title on American soil. The victory launches him in to fourth place in the FedEx Cup Standings and into fifth place in the Official World Golf Rankings. In fact, Aldila shaft is no stranger to the top of the FedEx Cup standings this year as five of the Top 10 players currently use their shafts including the leader. Across the PGA Tour, “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” maintained their stronghold as the #1 shaft on Tour by winning the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. They also won the hybrid count at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship by a 2-to-1 margin over the next leading shaft manufacturer, according to the Darrell Survey. “It’s great to see that when given the opportunity, the best players in the world are continuously choosing Aldila shaft for performance they can count on and feel other shaft companies just can’t touch,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “From the incredible touch and feel that the NV delivers to the lower torque and increased tip stability of the RIP, Aldila shaft offers the widest range of performance shafts in the market today to fit the widest range of players.”

Relying on the accuracy, reliability and increased distance of Aldila’s VooDoo in his Driver the winner of the Panama Claro Championship broke the tournament scoring record by five strokes to finish with a 15-under 265, including a course record 8- under 62 on Saturday, to claim his fourth Nationwide Tour victory. The VooDoo’s patent-pending S-Core TechnologyTM is designed to maximize energy transfer to the golf ball, yielding unparalleled distance and accuracy with each swing. “The VooDoo is designed with a high modulus carbon stabilization rib that runs the length of the shaft, which keeps it more concentric, preventing shaft ovaling, deformation and wasted energy during the golf swing,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “Because the shaft’s symmetry is maintained throughout the swing, it loads and unloads more consistently, enabling players to more reliably deliver the club head to the ball every swing. S-core Technology increases the VooDoo’s hoop stiffness by 80 percent over conventional graphite and as much as 60 percent over competitors’ attempts at cross-sectional stabilization.” The VooDoo is one of the main reasons the “The Hottest Shafts In Golf” also won the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the PGA Tour’s Waste Management Phoenix Open, according to the Darrell Survey. Aldila had nearly twice as many hybrid shafts in play as the next leading competitor. Aldila also won the hybrid shaft count at the Nationwide Tour’s Panama Claro Championship to remain the #1 Shaft on Tour. Aldila is the leading name in graphite golf shafts: It won golf’s Grand Slam in 2009, being the most used wood and hybrid shafts at every Major on the PGA Tour. For two years it has been the most played wood and hybrid shaft at every FedEx Cup Playoff event.

Relying on the accuracy, stability and increased distance of Aldila’s VooDoo shaft featuring S-core Technology in his driver, the winner of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona dominated the field eliminating six straight opponents in five days to capture his second PGA Tour victory of the season. “What sets the VooDoo apart from the competition is its patent pending S-core Technology (stabilized core) designed to maximize distance and provide outstanding accuracy,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “The real ‘magic’ is the high modulus carbon stabilization rib running the length of the shaft. The innovative rib structure keeps the shaft more concentric, preventing shaft ovaling, deformation and wasted energy during the golf swing. The Aldila VooDoo simply helps generate consistently straight and long shots with feel competitor shafts can’t match.” “The Hottest Shafts in Golf” were also instrumental for the winner of the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun as he posted his second PGA Tour victory using Aldila’s NV shaft. He shot a 13-under 267 (66-64-69-68) to win by two strokes. With more and more Tour players choosing the VooDoo, Aldila continues to be the primary woods and hybrids shafts of choice. At both the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship and Mayakoba Classic, Aldila was the leading woods and hybrids shaft manufacturer, according to the Darrell Survey.