Additional sizes, styles highlight new look for industry-leading golf clubs
ATLANTA – U.S. Kids Golf will add four new sizes to its Ultralight line, the leading line of equipment in junior golf.
With these additions, U.S. Kids Golf features more precise fitting than any line of products from other manufacturers, advancing its’ position of providing the best-fitting, best-performing clubs for young golfers.
“Maintaining the correct proportion of club length to player height is critical to player development and enjoyment of the game,” said Dan Van Horn, Founder/President of U.S. Kids Golf. “Our research indicates that the length of the driver should be two-thirds of the player’s height. With these additions, our Ultralight line now ensures that young players will receive the same level of fitting that adults receive.”
The 2012 Ultralight line will now offer nine sizes for young golfers beginning at 39 inches tall and increasing in three-inch increments.
Importantly, U.S. Kids Golf is the only company to offer progressiveness in areas other than length. This includes adjusting grip size and weight, club weight, shaft stiffness and driver loft as the player grows.
“Swing plane consistency and the ability to develop swing speed over time are all vital to improvement and retention for young golfers,” said Van Horn. “With the expansion to our Ultralight system, we know that teachers and coaches will be benefitted when their students use clubs that enable them to improve.”
To assist golf professionals and retailers in the fitting process, U.S. Kids Golf will debut a new wooden fitting display that comes complete with all nine sizes of Ultralight drivers and a removable “Fit Stick” to properly measure young golfers.
U.S. Kids Golf, the first to offer pink clubs and bags for girls, includes optional pink clubs and bags for five of its nine sizes in the updated line: 39″, 42″, 45″, 48″ and 51″. Another important upgrade is in the design of the stand bags which will offer a grip handle to ease lifting for the seven largest sizes: 45″, 48″, 51″, 54″, 57″, 60″ and 63″.
For experienced golfers seeking higher performance, U.S. Kids Golf’s TOUR SERIES line features slightly heavier and longer and stiffer shafts. TOUR SERIES is played by more of the world’s best junior tournament golfers than any other brand.
Additionally, 2012 will mark the beginning of the new U.S. Kids Golf TradeUP program. Retailers will now be able to return outgrown products from consumers to U.S. Kids Golf for credit towards future purchases. Visit the U.S. Kids Golf website for further details.
About U.S. Kids Golf
U.S. Kids Golf, LLC is based in Atlanta, Ga., and manufactures equipment and related golf products designed for kids. It was created in 1997 when Founder/CEO Dan Van Horn found that his children were losing their interest in golf due to not having the proper equipment. In addition to more than 4,000 golf shops and retail locations in the U.S., the company’s products also are available in over 75 countries worldwide.
The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, a Georgia non-profit recognized as a 501(c)(3) charity, was created in 2001 and provides services that include competition and instruction. The Foundation organizes more than 600 golf tournaments for kids each year, including Local Tours in more than 40 cities, ten Qualifiers across the nation, six Regional Championships, a European Championship and the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship and Teen World Championship, which are held each year in Pinehurst, N.C.
In partnership with the PGA of America, the Foundation also supports the U.S. Kids Golf Family Course program, which provides guidelines that help courses make the game easier to learn and more fun for kids and their families.
For more information, call 1-888-387-5437 or visit www.uskidsgolf.com.
Contact:
Andy Sadler
1-888-387-5437 ext. 108
asadler@uskidsgolf.com
