YS-Hybrid 85 Delivers Optimum Distance, Trajectory and Accuracy for Professionals and Amateurs
(SAN DIEGO, California) – Graphite Design — maker of some of the most widely played graphite driver shaft models on the PGA TOUR — today announces that the company’s YS-Hybrid 85 shaft claimed the hybrid shaft model count at the PGA TOUR’s U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, according to the Darrell Survey.
Players negotiating Brown Deer Park Golf Course relied heavily on Graphite Design’s YS-Hybrid 85 model. A total of seven YS-Hybrid 85 shafts were in play at the event while Graphite Design’s Tour AD, Tour GAT and YS-Hybrid 105 were also used in hybrid clubs.
Increasingly, professional golfers have discarded their long irons in favor of more versatile hybrids, and Graphite Design’s hybrid shaft models consistently rank among the most popular on the PGA, Nationwide and Japan Tours.
Graphite Design’s YS-Hybrid 85 is designed to maximize hybrid club launch and spin characteristics and is widely favored by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The shafts’ ultra-high-modulus composition ensures consistently superior performance for advanced players and weekend golfers alike.
"Professionals rely on Graphite Design shafts to get the most from their hybrid clubs, an important component of any golfer’s set," said Akio Karashima, CEO of Graphite Design. "Our hybrid shafts deliver the perfect mix of distance, trajectory and accuracy, the keys to the clubs’ performance."
In 2006, Graphite Design shafts were played by 41 winners of professional tournaments worldwide. Players using Graphite Design shafts amassed more than $90 million in PGA TOUR earnings in 2006 while the company earned more graphite wood-shaft model count victories on the PGA TOUR (16) than any other manufacturer. On the Japan Tour, Graphite Design shafts were in the bags of 18 winners in 2006 while the company extended its win streak in the wood-shaft brand count to 134 consecutive tournaments – an unprecedented string dating to 2002.
Graphite Design is the graphite shaftmaker of choice for Hank Haney, coach to the world’s top-ranked player. The company recently introduced the Tour AD Quattro Tech ultra-premium shaft in the U.S.
and launched its G-TECH combination-flex custom clubmaker series of wood and iron shafts, designed for exceptional playability throughout the bag.
About Graphite Design
Graphite Design, established in Japan in 1989 and in the U.S. in 1997, is one of the world’s three largest golf-club shaft manufacturers. The company made its mark manufacturing high- performance shafts for most of golf’s major OEMs worldwide, including the top four companies by sales volume, and Graphite Design shafts continue to be preferred by top clubmakers worldwide. The company’s mainstay YS shafts, the newly-introduced Pershing shafts and other models are extremely popular among avid and occasional golfers.
Revolutionary technology, design and sourcing the most advanced materials are trademarks in all Graphite Design shafts, making them the highest quality performance shafts on the market. Validating the company’s "AD" logo, all of Graphite Design’s PGA Tour-proven shafts specifically promote "Accuracy and Distance" and these key competitive advantages are helping professional and amateur golfers optimize their games after switching to Graphite Design shafts.
For more information about Graphite Design: 888.707.6132, info@gdintl.com; www.gdintl.com .
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