Ball Still in Orbit; New Space Age Clubs Unveiled
TORONTO – January, 15, 2007 – Last November, millions of people around the world watched Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin tee up during a spacewalk from the International Space Station and whack a ball into orbit with a 5 iron made by Element 21 Golf Company, a publicly traded United States-based corporation.
The ball, which has logged over 21 million miles, is still circling the earth (http://www.e21.ca/golf_ball_tracking/). NASA scientists had predicted that the ball would burn up when it re-entered the earth’s atmosphere soon after the shot.
Also known as E21, the pioneering company’s clubs are made from E21 metal, a patented alloy composed primarily of scandium, a material used in missiles, aerospace applications and the International Space Station itself. E21 metal has the highest strength to weight ratio of any material currently used in golf. Robotic and player testing prove that clubs made from E21 metal offer 25 percent more distance than titanium, 50 percent more than graphite and 70 percent more than steel.
At the 2007 PGA Merchandise Show, the world’s largest exhibition for golf products, E21 will display its full line of space age clubs, including hybrid drivers, irons, wedges, hydrofoil putters, elemental putters and scandium alloy shafts in Booth #1413.
In addition to testing out the full line of E21 products, visitors to the booth will be able to see an authentic space suit, like the one worn by Mikhail Tyurin during his golf shot around the world, as well as a replica of the gold-plated 5-iron and golf ball used in the infamous space shot and other memorabilia from the event. Tyurin will also make a video appearance from the International Space Station.
Element 21 Golf will also be holding a Press Conference during the PGA Merchandise Show on Friday, January 26th in Room 312C.
Many PGA touring professionals have been testing E21 shafts during the off-season and major golf equipment manufacturers have requested sample shafts from E21, which they are evaluating for performance at their testing labs. The clubs conform to USGA rules while delivering unprecedented power and accuracy.
About Element 21 Golf Company:
Element 21 Golf Company is a Delaware company trading on the OTCBB and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) with offices in New Jersey, USA and Toronto, Canada. E21 holds the exclusive right to manufacture golf products using it’s proprietary E21 Scandium Metal Alloy. Simply put, E21 clubs are using next-generation technology that delivers marked improvements in distance, consistency, accuracy and feel over any of the most popular products in the $5.5 billion U.S. golf equipment marketplace.
Based on this superior performance, a number of high profile golf professionals have switched to or have begun testing E21’s Eagle One shafts in recent months.
E21 Scandium Metal Alloy is the secret behind this advanced performance. Originally developed for advanced aeronautics in jet fighters such as the MiG, it is 55% lighter and offers a 25% greater strength-to-weight advantage over Titanium alloys, the current standard in the golf equipment industry. E21 Scandium Metal Alloys allows greater freedom to move more weight to the perimeter of the club face in woods and hybrids than any other metal, resulting in a significantly larger sweet spot than any other club head. Additionally, E21 Scandium Metal Alloy shafts are almost perfectly symmetrical at 99.5-99.9%, compared to 60-78% typical in graphite shafts and 80-85% for steel.
E21 Golf – Better Science. Better Performance.
Forward-Looking Statements.
Statements in this release, other than statements of historical fact, may be regarded, in certain instances, as "forward-looking statements" pursuant to Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, respectively. "Forward-looking statements" are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made, and involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those currently anticipated, including but not limited to delays, difficulties, changed strategies, or unanticipated factors or circumstances affecting E21 and its business. A number of these risks and uncertainties are described in E21’s periodic reports filed with Securities and Exchange Commission. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will ever prove to be accurate and readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. E21 undertakes no obligation to republish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Media members interested in meeting with E21 Golf during the PGA Merchandise Show or testing any of the Element 21 Golf products for an editorial review should contact Joe Wieczorek or Bart Henyan of the Media Group at (847) 956-9090 or e-mail joe@themediagroupinc.com or bart@themediagroupinc.com
Contact:
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Element 21 Golf Company
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Jocelyn Mercer
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Element 21 Golf Company
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Joe Wieczorek
The Media Group, Inc.
(847) 956-9090
E-mail: joe@themediagroupinc.com
