Rifle Flighted Goes Wire-to-Wire at China Masters

(Sept 7th 2005) TORRINGTON, Conn. — Premium Rifle® Flighted steel shafts by Royal Precision took top honors for the second consecutive week on the world stage, winning the Volkswagen China Masters and setting a new course record in Beijing. Playing irons that have been upgraded with Rifle Flighted shafts, this year’s champion led the tournament wire-to-wire and fired an 8-under-par 64 on Sunday to win a six-stroke victory.

“With 13 tournament wins in the past 10 weeks, premium Rifle shafts are not only the No. 1 stepless shaft on the market, but they are clearly the hottest steel shafts in golf today,” says John Lauchnor, president and CEO of Royal Precision. “The sophisticated engineering and patented internal ‘rifling’ that goes into every Rifle shaft has proven time and time again to provide a level of consistency, accuracy and performance that is unmatched by any other steel shaft, and we’re extremely pleased that Rifle shafts continue to make a winning difference in pro events all around the world.”

Only Rifle-branded steel shafts incorporate four different technologies to enhance performance: Frequency Matching that perfectly matches a set of clubs through electronic calibration; Stepless Design Technology that eliminates energy-robbing ‘steps’ found on most other steel shafts, providing greater accuracy and a smooth, yet solid, feel at impact; Patented Internal ‘Rifling’ that transfers energy more efficiently than other steel shafts, reduces vibration and increases distance; and advanced Flighted Technology that produces variable ball trajectories for different clubs within a single set.

Well-known as the world’s most advanced steel shafts, Rifle shafts are currently the hottest steel shafts on the international scene, collecting eight victories in the past nine weeks. In the 10 weeks since the first of July, Rifle shafts have won the PGA Championship, B.C. Open, The International and Deutsche Bank Championship on the PGA Tour; the Xerox Classic on the Nationwide Tour; as well as international venues such as the Scottish Open, Japan Golf Championship, Players Championship of Europe, Aiful Cup, Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, JLPGA-New Caterpillar, the BMW International Open and the China Masters.

For more information on premium Rifle steel shafts or other Royal Precision products, please call 800.811.2795 or visit www.royalprecision.com.

Headquartered in Torrington, Conn. , Royal Precision Inc. is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-quality, innovative golf club shafts, including the Rifle shaft which features Royal Precision's "Frequency Coefficient Matching" technology designed to provide consistent flex characteristics to all the clubs in a golfer's bag. For more information, call 800-811-2795 or visit the Royal Precision website at www.royalprecision.com.

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