Revolutionary Nakashima "HTEC" to Officially Launch at 2006 PGA Show in Orlando, Florida in January
Stockton, CA, December 20, 2005 — Nakashima Golf (www.nakashimagolf.com) today announced the pre-launch of its Nakashima HTEC Driver. Made to Nakashima’s previously established manufacturing standards which utilize only the finest raw materials, Nakashima’s exclusive Super Micro Grain forging process and minimal 2-piece, "pull-face" construction, the HTEC Driver from Nakashima adds a new dimension never before found in OEM (original equipment manufacturer) golf driver technology. The HTEC Driver head has been designed with a completely removable hosel made from CNC milled 7075 Aircraft-Grade Aluminum. This feature allows the Nakashima HTEC head to be quickly and easily assembled with any shaft. The removable hosel is inserted into the Nakashima HTEC head and secured with a screw, which is available in 3 different weights 10, 12 and 14 grams.
Other interchangeable shaft Testing Systems require two adapters, one for the driver hosel and one for the shaft. While the premise is promising, the execution fails to deliver. Testing Systems can only offer an approximation of how the driver head and shaft will ultimately play. The additional fact that many variables change from a testing club to the actual club made is a common complaint with these testing systems. The Nakashima HTEC is completely different in this regard. Unlike other interchangeable shaft Testing Systems introduced previously, the Nakashima HTEC enables golfers to try any head and shaft combination with ease and then buy the actual club tested! This leaves no possible variations between the tested demo and the actual club made. Nakashima Golf will initially offer this to its growing international network of master club builders but plans are in the works to market Nakashima products on an OEM basis in cooperation with many of the top golf shaft manufacturers in the industry.
"While we are proud of all of the products we at Nakashima Golf have introduced over these first two years of our existence, the HTEC Driver with its interchangeable hosel technology is, without a doubt, the most exciting and revolutionary product we have ever designed," Nakashima Golf founder and President John Nakashima began. "I am very pleased with the work of our entire team on this product and we look forward to bringing technology that can truly improve the ability of any golfer to select equipment for their driver that is exactly right for them. The fact that the HTEC Driver performs to our exacting standards will further the cause of this improvement. We encourage all golfers to learn more about our very exciting HTEC technology."
Nakashima Golf Vice-President and technical advisor Ren Nakashima commented on an additional feature of the HTEC. "In designing the HTEC, we felt that it was very important to take into account the needs of the master club builders that we work so closely with. A common belief that finding the spine of the shaft and placing that spine in its proper position when building the club is an essential element of making a higher performing driver. The HTEC body and the aluminum hosel each have twelve splines which help create a secure fit between the HTEC head and the hosel. These splines also enable club builders to place the shaft in one of twelve positions which will give them the ability to place the spine in its optimal position should they so desire."
Nakashima Htec Driver
1 – Nakashima Htec Driver
1 – Hosel
1 – Screw
1 – HTEC Headcover
1- Nakashima Velvet Bag
Specifications
HTEC 460cc
Lofts: 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 and 11.5 degrees
Lie Angle: 57.0 degrees
Construction: Multi-material design featuring separate face, body and hosel
construction
Body: Titanium
Face: Proprietary Super Micro Grain Forged Titanium
Hosel: CNC Milled 7075 Aircraft-Grade Aluminum
Screw: Stainless Steel
C.O.R.: .830 (Maximum Allowable)
Availability
January of 2006
MSRP
$579.99
About Nakashima Golf
Nakashima Golf is a premium golf equipment manufacturer dedicated to providing golfers the finest feel, forgiveness and distance ever available to the golfing public. Company founder and President John Nakashima has committed to using the finest materials available in combination with the most advanced golf equipment manufacturing techniques to achieve Nakashima Golf’s stated goals.
Nakashima Golf’s NP and NX line of drivers, fairway metals, utility metals and irons are currently available through Nakashima’s growing international network of authorized dealers. The new and revolutionary Nakashima HTEC driver with its interchangeable patent pending hosel technology will be available January 26, 2006. For more information on Nakashima Golf products call (800) 455-5514.
Media inquiries or technical questions can be sent to John Nakashima at john@nakashimagolf.com.
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