GRANBURY, Texas — December 17, 2014 – HIRZL, the #1 Long Drive Golf Glove, proudly announces that three extraordinary athletes wore HIRZL Gloves as they secured their 2014 ParaLong Drive World Championship titles.
“HIRZL is extremely proud to be associated with the ParaLong Drive World Championship. This competition provides disabled golfers an opportunity to compete at the highest level possible. It also garners great respect for these impressive athletes,” commented Steve Gray, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at HIRZL.
HIRZL gloves were worn by Anthony Netto who won the “ParaMobile / 2-Arm” division with a 289-yard drive. Netto is paralyzed from the waist down and hits with both arms from a mobile golf card that he personally designed. It allows him to swing a club and play golf.
Bill Davis, another HIRZL enthusiast, won the “Over 55 / Blind & Visually Impaired” division with a 290-yard drive. During qualifications, Davis became the first blind golfer to surpass the 300-yard mark with a 324-yard bomb of a drive. Before losing his eyesight, Davis was a world-class decathlete.
The third HIRZL ParaLong Drive World Championship title was taken by Ivgi Shlomo. He won the “Military / Paralyzed” division with a 225-yard drive. This astonishing golfer was shot in the back during his military service and didn’t start playing golf until he was 55 years of age.
“These three golfers inspire the able and disabled. They keep me in awe and am SO incredibly proud of each of them,” added Gray.
About ParaLong Drive Worlds:
This International event features disabled golfers from seven countries competing at the world-famous Long Drive “Grid” at the Mesquite NV Sports & Event complex. Mesquite has been home to the World Long Drive Championship since 1995 and seen by millions on ESPN and the Golf Channel.
ParaLong Drive is for amputees, paralyzed and blind golfer and is becoming a movement for reaching Paralympic status. Some of the athletes are wounded military members, athletes dealing with the aftermath of a traumatic accident, or are those who have learned to adapt to a deficiency from birth. They may be swinging the club with one arm, a prosthetic leg or from a paramobile cart.
The Mesquite NV Innovation and Technology Summit (MITS) was also a part of the event featuring some of the top entrepreneurs in human performance, such as teen robotics inventor Easton LaChappelle, sports prosthetics expert Bob Radocy, lower limb prosthetics expert Rich Sainz and Stand Up and Play founder Anthony Netto.
About HIRZL:
HIRZL, headquartered in Switzerland, with North American operations based in Granbury, TX, is a leading specialist for high performance sports gloves. HIRZL’s focus is solely on gloves with products specifically designed for golf and cycling, which is in contrast to many sports manufacturers with wide ranges of products spanning equipment, shoes and fashion. HIRZL’s gloves are designed with the latest scientific, technical and ergonomic mechanics data on how sports equipment is used on the hands. The company philosophy is based upon the firm belief that gloves are an essential part of the equipment for many types of sports. When gloves are used in sports, they become the only true link between the hands of the sportsperson and their equipment.
HIRZL Gloves Manufactured for The “Ultimate Glove Experience:”
HIRZL manufactures their high performance gloves with only the finest genuine leather, natural kangaroo or cabretta leather which has been additionally tanned with a propriety technology. The leather is individually stretched by hand and table cut, effectively ensuring the direction of stretch is controlled in each piece. For ventilation comfort a membrane directs the airflow and breathability characteristics to create a micro-environment for the skin to breathe more easily. The stretch fit feature provides a strategically based perfect fit and wearing comfort. All HIRZL gloves are constructed with a 45-degree “Pre-curved finger system” in consideration to the natural curvature of the hand and to avoid bunching effects and guarantee a perfect fit. For addition comfort, a sweat band made with terry towel absorbs sweat and water at the wrist area which also has a warming effect when temperatures are low. Form fit inserts are strategically placed in the palm section of the glove to reduce pleats. A low wrist cut construction provides 360-degrees of unlimited movement.
HIRZL Tour Support:
HIRZL gloves deliver the “Ultimate Glove Experience” and golfers who teach or play professionally rely on the characteristics these high performance gloves produce including legendary teaching professional Dave Pelz. He endorses HIRZL and provides HIRZL gloves at The Dave Pelz Scoring Game Schools. Golfers who compete for distance on the Long Drive of America Tour have elevated HIRZL to the #1 Long Drive Golf Glove of the association. The company has been associated with 11 Remax World Championships in the past three years and in seven divisions.
The HIRZL Professional Staff list is as follows: Bobby Peterson, Bobby Wilson, Chris Ahman, Dan Awe, David Brinker, Dustin Merrill, Eric Lunt, Graden Kirksey, Heather LeMaster, James East, Jeff Crittenden, Jeffrey Z. Williams, Kody Zurek, Kyle Blakely, Liebelei E. Lawrence, Line Vedel, Lynn Ray, Natalie Sheary, Rob Tiettmayer, Sandra Carlbora, Tim Burke, and Tom Garber.
Contact:
Vanessa Price
Read the Greens, GOLF Media
714-544-6515
Tracy Nackel
Read the Greens, GOLF Media
760-420-1602
