Rogue most popular driver shaft model on tour at 24 consecutive tour events
POWAY, Calif. – Playing Aldila’s Rogue shaft in his driver, the winner of the BMW Championship captured the third leg of the FedExCup playoffs. The win marked the second victory for the Rogue in the FedExCup playoffs this season with the first coming at The Barclays. It is also the Rogue’s ninth win on tour, according to the Darrell Survey.
The BMW Championship winner tied for second in Greens In Regulation with a 76.39 percent average. He finished ninth in driving distance with a 315.9 yard average and was tied for 14th in Driving Accuracy finishing with a 64.29 percent average.
“Winning two of the first three FedExCup events this season is very humbling and gratifying,” said John Oldenburg, Aldila’s Vice President of Engineering and Product Development. “We are extremely pleased that when the top players on tour compete for golf’s biggest prize, they continue to trust Aldila’s leading shaft technology.”
The Rogue shaft was also the leading driver shaft brand model in play at the BMW Championship with four times as many Rogue driver shafts in play than the closest competitor. In fact, for the past 24 events on the PGA Tour, Rogue has been the most popular driver shaft brand model. The Rogue has been the top driver shaft brand model at 31 of 44 events this season.
The Rogue shaft is built on Aldila’s ultra-successful new “Tour” platform using the same tapered tooling and Next Gen Micro-Laminate Technology™ that provide the exceptional performance of the #1 shaft model on Tour – Aldila’s Tour Green and Tour Blue.
“Aldila’s Next Generation Micro Laminate Technology is comprised of ultra-thin layers of premium, low resin aerospace grade materials,” said Oldenburg. “This design evolution eliminates inconsistent shaft performance caused by material variability. Redesigned tooling also raises the shaft balance point, making this the perfect upgrade for today’s modern club head designs.”
According to Oldenburg, by incorporating this new material, Aldila is able to make the shaft stiffer and lower torque without adding weight. At the same time, the placement of the material in top third of the shaft (grip end) allows the shaft manufacturer to slightly counterbalance the shaft to work well with today’s heavier driver heads and the longer length of modern drivers.
“The Hottest Shafts In Golf” tied for the top driver shaft manufacturer at the Chiquita Classic and also won the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts. The Rogue was the number one driver and wood shaft brand model in play at the Chiquita Classic and Aldila had the top three driver and wood shaft brand models in play.
In recognition of the Rogue’s one-year anniversary on Tour, limited edition “tour authentic” Rogue shafts made with the same exotic materials as the Tour models, are now available for consumer purchase. Each shaft will be made in the USA at Aldila’s Research & Development facility in Poway, California and will be serialized with laser customization available to personalize each shaft. The limited edition Rogue shafts are available now through select distributors with a suggested retail price of $799.
Aldila (www.aldila.com) offers patented shaft design technologies that consistently outperform other shafts available. This technology advantage is the reason Aldila is the most popular graphite shaft on the PGA Tour. Tour professionals recognize Aldila’s advanced performance and year after year that there are more Aldila wood and hybrid shafts in play on Tour than any other shaft manufacturer. Whether the Micro Laminate Technology™ first introduced in Aldila NV™, the most popular graphite ever or today’s Next Generation Micro Laminate Technology, Aldila engineers are continually pushing and advancing high performance graphite golf shaft technology well beyond any other manufacturer.
ABOUT ALDILA
Aldila Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Rayon America Inc. Aldila Inc. is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of carbon fiber shafts. Aldila is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of carbon-based composite products and materials used in various end markets. Aldila’s competencies are the development of carbon-based composites and the implementation of manufacturing processes that support the commercialization of these composites. Aldila is a vertically integrated supplier of composites across three primary end markets: carbon-based pre-impregnated composite fibers, graphite golf shafts and archery products.
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About MRA
Mitsubishi Rayon America Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. MRA’s business is centered around MMA (methyl methacrylate) and AN (acrylonitrile) business complexes as basic raw materials and finished products. For more information, visit http://www.mrany.com.
About MRC
Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation. MRC’s business is centered around chemical and plastics, fibers, carbon fibers and composite materials, and aqua businesses. For more information, visit http://www.mrc.co.jp
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