PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Tiger Shark Golf will launch its much anticipated PowerPod II Driver at the 2011 PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 27-29, in Orlando, Fla.
The Jim Flood PowerPod II driver is two years in the making and is designed to be the world’s first ever slice proof driver. Flood, who has developed over 50 golf-related products in the past 35 years that have revolutionized the game of golf, is credited with inventing the graphite shaft and founded industry giants Aldila Inc. and Odyssey Golf.
“We’re ready to introduce to the world one of the most unique and high performance driver designs ever produced,” said Dean Dingman, President of Tiger Shark Golf. “The PGA Show has always been the best place to launch important innovations to the golf industry and we can’t wait to have as many people as possible hit the PowerPod II to see what all the buzz is about.”
During the Outdoor Demo Day, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 26, at Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge in Orlando, Tiger Shark Golf will showcase the PowerPod II on the range and their PGA tour popular grips at the short game practice areas.
From Thursday, Jan. 27 through Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Orange County Convention Center, Tiger Shark Golf will exhibit and provide testing opportunities of the PowerPod II Driver on the Show floor and during Indoor Demo Days.
“We are pleased to announce the participation of Tiger Shark Golf at the PGA Merchandise Show,” said PGA Golf Exhibitions Senior Vice President and General Manager Ed Several. “Buyers from around the world can look forward to finding out more about the Tiger Shark Golf brand and their new Jim Flood designed driver.”
About the PGA Merchandise Show
The 2011 PGA Merchandise Show, held January 27-29, in Orlando, Fla., will welcome some 1,000 top golf companies and brands and more than 40,000 industry professionals from around the world to the industry’s 58th annual global summit for the business of golf. Outdoor Demo Day, the world’s largest professional golf testing event, tees off the Show on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Orange County National Golf Center. During Show days, PGA Professionals, retailers and industry leaders will uncover the latest trends, source the newest golf merchandise, test the latest equipment, learn proven business best practices, network among peers and move forward the business of the game. Organized in partnership with The PGA of America as a trade-only event, the 2011 PGA Merchandise Show will be held in the Orange County Convention Center ~ 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Jan. 27-28; and 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 29. For more information, visit www.pgashow.com.
About Tiger Shark Golf
Tiger Shark is the winningest jumbo putter grip company in the history of the PGA Tours with 9 victories. Tiger Shark and SuperStroke combined to be the #1 most played jumbo putter grips on the 2010 PGA Tour. Tiger Shark Golf offers a variety of golf equipment with a specialty in grips, putters, complete sets, drivers, wedges and hybrids. For more information about Tiger Shark or SuperStroke, call 1-800-667-0181 or visit www.tigersharkgolf.com or www.superstrokegrip.com.
Contact:
PGA Merchandise Show:
Sherry Major
(716) 662-3855
smajor@reedexpo.com
Tiger Shark Golf:
Jon Claffey
jclaffey@golfassetsllc.com
