TORONTO – April 25, 2007, — Element 21 Golf Company ("e21") (OTC BB: EGLF & Frankfurt (FWB): BJQ) the manufacturer of advanced Scandium Alloy golf equipment, announced today that in recently conducted independent driver testing by Golf Laboratories in San Diego (www.golflabs.com), their new EMC² Scandium Driver far exceeded their original expectations and outperformed what’s considered to be three of the industry leading drivers that it tested against.
USGA regulations have managed to limit the distance a golf ball can be hit by placing strict guidelines on club manufacturers in terms of club head size, maximum spring-like trampoline effect, and COR. It appears that most golf equipment manufacturers have reached a plateau in terms of distance, and while it still remains a factor, it appears that improving accuracy has now become the major focus in the performance of a driver.
While the new EMC² Scandium driver outperformed all 3 top drivers it tested against in relation to distance, its pinpoint accuracy, even on off-center hits seems to be what has caught the attention of every major manufacturer in the golf industry. Amazingly, in off-center heel and toe hits the EMC² driver recorded an average Carry Dispersion of 8 feet beating the competition by 263% 288% and 338% respectively. A dispersion figure of under10 feet is simply unheard of in the golf industry. In terms of distance, the longest drive of the day was recorded by the EMC² driver at 274 yards with the longest drive from one of the competitors a shocking 29 yards shortly than e21. All tests were conducted at the Golf Laboratories in San Diego with a robot swing speed of 100 mph, the average speed of most recreational golfers.
Less than 10 feet on off center hits means that the average golfer, with a less than perfect swing, can now afford to be just thatâ?¦less than perfectâ?¦because the forgiveness of the EMC² Scandium Driver from e21 will keep them in more fairways than any other driver on the market. Information on the drivers’ availability in the market will be provided shortly.
"Club manufacturers have reached the peak of distance performance due to strict USGA regulations," commented Bill Dey, Chief Operating Officer of e21 Golf. "We can only make a driver so "Hot". The Scandium Driven Technology of our new EMC² driver has allowed us to take the next step in driver performance. The EMC² driver is longer than what is considered to be the industry’s top three drivers but is exceptionally accurate even on miss-hits. With limitations on the COR and trampoline effect, we have moved to the next step in club design and development. With Scandium, we can do things we only dreamed of doing with steel or titanium. Independent test results like this prove it."
The e21 EMC² driver has been tested by the USGA and the test model has been found to conform to the rules of golf. To date, all e21 golf equipment made from e21 Sc ScandiumTM Alloy conform to the rules of golf per USGA.
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.
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