BOULDER, CO (September 19th, 2011) — Trusting the low piercing trajectory and exceptional shot control of the all-new KBS C-TAPER™ shaft, this week’s winner at The BMW Championship exhibited masterful play emerging victorious and securing his shot at The FedEx Cup Title. This year’s BMW Champion claimed one of the biggest wins of his career vaulting him to 3rd on the 2011 FedEx Cup points list heading into the Tour Championship and among the top 20 players in the world according to OWGR*. This week’s victory at The BMW Championship is highlighted further by several other top 10 finishers, including a 3rd place finish, trusting shafts from the KBS Tour Series. This coming week, KBS will be closely watching six of the thirty players competing at the Tour Championship who will rely on KBS Tour designs.
KBS INSIDE-THE-ROPES:
-WITB BMW CHAMPION: 3-LW: KBS C-TAPER™ X 130g
-BMW FIELD: 11 players trusting KBS
– TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD: 6 players trusting KBS
– BMW NOTES: KBS C-Taper shafts finished T3 in GIR and 1st in Birdies en route to a -13 winning score
Technology behind the KBS Tour Series incorporates an efficient shaft design with the purpose of delivering more energy into the club head, for maximum distance, while offering a firm total shaft design, for tightening shot dispersion. Designed as an integrated product line, each shaft in the KBS Tour Series incorporates a unique calculation of taper rate and section balance to promote a different trajectory and ball spin for maximum fitting options. As a full catalog, the KBS Tour Series offers a simple set of steel shaft designs for fitting a wide range of golfers, including many of the best Tour players in the world.
As explained by renowned shaft designer Kim Braly, “This week’s victory highlights the advanced performance several of the world’s top golfers are experiencing in trusting our product line. The KBS Tour Series has been available on the market just 3 years and already we’ve racked up over 40 Tour wins including WGC events and the Players Championship earlier this year. Heading into the Tour Championship with 6 players trusting KBS and having a shot at the FedEx Cup prize is remarkable. I’m proud of the strides we’re making and remain committed to delivering the most impactful steel shaft series ever introduced into the golf market.”
According to Rob Cheng, Director of Global Operations, “The BMW victory highlights an exciting all-new storyline for the KBS Tour Series as we head into the season’s final tournament. With six players trusting the KBS steel shafts at the Tour championship, where only 30 players compete, our team couldn’t be happier. Buzz around the new KBS C-Taper continues to grow for good reason as highlighted by this week’s champion and the multiple wins in it’s first season of availability.”
Since their introduction in 2008 worldwide, KBS Tour shafts continue to blaze a trail on Tour trusted by numerous players within the world’s top 10 rankings and nearly 40 Tour professionals on the PGA Tour. Trusted every week at top-level professional events, KBS Tour shafts have now delivered 7 victories on the PGA and European Tour in 2011. Recent achievements for the KBS brand include winning the 2011 Players Championship, The Memorial Tournament, and The WGC – Bridgestone. Expect more stories to come.
Formalized in 2007, KBS Tour shafts are the premiere brand of steel golf shafts designed and manufactured by FEMCO Steel Technology (FST) headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. Since 1949, FEMCO has remained committed to providing the highest quality steel products and services worldwide.
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