Arsenal of Aldila shafts helps drive McGladrey Classic winner to first PGA Tour title

Armed with an array of Aldila’s latest technology, the winner of the McGladrey Classic came from seven strokes down to card a PGA Tour season-low 60 on the final day en route to his first victory on the Tour. The Champ benefitted from Aldila’s RIP’d NV shaft in his driver, the NV in his 3 wood and the RIP Phenom in his hybrid club. With the win, he earned a spot in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, and is exempt on Tour through the 2014 season.

Aldila’s RIP’d NV and Phenom are two of the latest shafts in the RIP arsenal. The RIP’d NV incorporates the best performance attributes from two of Aldila’s most innovative shaft designs -- the ‘perfect feel’ and slim, stable shaft profile of the Aldila NV® and the unprecedented control and accuracy of the Aldila RIP®. The Aldila NV, featuring Micro Laminate technology (MLT®), is the most popular aftermarket shaft in history.

The Phenom incorporates RIP Technology™ with a unique composite construction to create a new and innovative shaft flex profile for maximum distance and control – the Hyperbolic Flex Zone™. RIP Technology repositions the materials and patterns to optimize the performance characteristics of the shaft. The Phenom’s Hyperbolic Flex Zone provides a stiff tip section for optimal launch and spin control, with a very firm butt section for an incredibly stable feel. The center section of the shaft is softer to provide outstanding kick through impact to maximize ball speed.

“Through the use of a Hyperbolic Flex Zone, the RIP Phenom incorporates the same flex, torque and feel properties that have made the original RIP the leading shaft on the PGA Tour, with a flex profile to achieve unparalleled performance and launch characteristics for better players,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “The top players on the PGA Tour continue to trust Aldila’s RIP Technology™ because it provides them with lower torque, increased tip stability and better tip stiffness control.”

“The Hottest Shafts In Golf” also captured the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts at the McGladrey Classic. Aldila had 17 more wood nearly double the amount of hybrid shafts in play than their closest competitor, according to the Darrell Survey. It marked the 38th time this season Aldila has won the wood shaft manufacturer count and the 39th time Aldila has captured the hybrid shaft manufacturer count on the PGA Tour.

Aldila’s (www.aldila.com) patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art and engineering. They are continually on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila, or just graphite?

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ABOUT ALDILA
Aldila is publicly traded on OTCQX with the symbol ALDA and is the world’s premier manufacturer of high performance graphite golf shafts, composite prepreg and carbon fiber arrows. Aldila engineers continually advance and redefine golf shaft technology. Since 1972, Aldila has led the graphite shaft industry with more patented technology, manufacturing and process innovation than any other shaft manufacturer. In 2011, Aldila was the #1 graphite shaft on Tour with more wood and hybrid shafts in play than the next leading competitor, according to the Darrell Survey. For the fourth consecutive year, Aldila was the #1 graphite shaft in play during the FedEx Cup Playoffs. For more information on the RIP® Series, VooDoo®, DVS™, MOI Proto™, VS Proto™, and NV® shafts, visit their Web site at www.aldila.com. Follow what’s new on www.Facebook.com/AldilaGolf.

Aldila’s RIP helps drive Portugal Masters champ to first pro win on European Tour

Benefitting from the distance and accuracy of Aldila’s RIP shaft in his driver, the winner of the Portugal Masters picked up his first professional win on the European Tour. For the tournament he averaged more than 302 yards in driving distance and finished in the Top 15 in distance and accuracy. His first professional win earned him as spot in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. As an amateur he won the 3 Irish Open in 2009 becoming the first European Tour player to win on the Tour as an amateur and a professional.

“The Hottest Shafts In Golf” also captured the wood and hybrid shaft manufacturer counts on the PGA Tour. At the Frys.com Open. Aldila had 18 more wood and 13 more hybrid shafts in play than their closest competitor, according to the Darrell Survey. It marked the 37^th time this season Aldila has won the wood shaft manufacturer count and the 38^th time Aldila has captured the hybrid shaft manufacturer count on the PGA Tour.

Aldila’s leading shaft, the RIP (Reverse Interlaminar Placement), continues to be deadly long and accurate on the Tours. The longest driver at the Miccosukee Championship played Aldila’s RIP Beta 70 shaft in his driver. He turned in driving distances of more than 300 yards each round to finish with a Total Driving Distance average of 312 yards for the tournament. Also, three of the Top Five Most Accurate Drivers at the Miccosukee Championship also played Aldila shafts in their drivers.

On the PGA Tour, three of the Top Five longest drivers at the Frys.com Open played Aldila’s RIP shafts in their drivers as well. Two played Aldila’s latest shaft, the RIP Phenom, and the other the RIP’d NV. Aldila was just as accurate on the PGA Tour with two of the Top Five Most Accurate drivers playing Aldila’s RIP Technology in their drivers.

“RIP Technology repositions the materials and patterns to optimize the performance characteristics of the shaft,” said Stewart Bahl, Aldila’s Marketing Manager. “The Phenom’s Hyperbolic Flex Zone provides a stiff tip section for optimal launch and spin control, with a very firm butt section for an incredibly stable feel. The center section of the shaft is softer to provide outstanding kick through impact to maximize ball speed.

“Through the use of a Hyperbolic Flex Zone, the RIP Phenom incorporates the same flex, torque and feel properties that have made the original RIP the leading shaft on the PGA Tour, with a flex profile to achieve unparalleled performance and launch characteristics for better players,” he said.

Aldila’s (www.aldila.com) patented shaft design technologies provide the perfect balance of applied art and engineering. They are continu­­ally on the leading edge of the golf world through their relentless pursuit of the next best innovation. They do the experimenting so you don’t have to. Pushing success to the edge and redefining how power should feel. Are you playing Aldila, or just graphite?