NEWARK, Ohio — To provide its professionals with an advanced education on golf club playability, the Professional Golfers‚ Association (PGA) recently turned to the golf industry’s most complete source for clubmaking and custom fitting — The GolfWorks.  

At the PGA Education Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., The GolfWorks Vice President of Technical Services Britt Lindsey presented a three-hour-long  educational seminar that included an overview of the highly acclaimed Maltby Playability Factor (MPF), proper measuring techniques of iron heads and the history of iron head design and how it relates to the MPF. Attending the  seminar were PGA pros working on continuing education credits, PGA apprentices working on their accreditation and members of the PGA education  staff.

“We’re very happy to welcome the technical expertise offered by The GolfWorks. Their information and presentation was outstanding!” says Manager of PGA Education Don Cook. “The GolfWorks has been a friend of of the PGA for a long time, and we teach their standards to all of our apprentices  and members. Ralph Maltby’s new book offers great overall knowledge on why a golf club plays the way it does, and I think the Playability Factor is the  next step in custom club fitting.”

Released for 2005, The Maltby Playability Factor - Understanding Golf Club Dynamics, Book One: Irons by Ralph Maltby is the product of decades of research and a lifetime of experience with golf club design. For decades, Maltby has analyzed and  designed irons, delving into why certain designs perform so well and are  long-lived, while others seem to fade from the game quickly. Based on his experience, he developed a comprehensive system to select the right iron head  designs for golfers of every playing ability, including tour professionals,  and this new book translates the theory and history of iron design into a practical guide for understanding iron playability.

“The Golfworks has a long relationship with the PGA, dating back to the 1970s,” says Lindsey. “Literally hundreds of PGA club professionals and touring professionals have attended seminars hosted by The GolfWorks research team, and the company’s  founder, Ralph Maltby, has traveled the world providing educational seminars to PGA members on golf club, design, custom fitting and club alteration and  repair.”

For more information on the Maltby Playability Factor or other  products and educational courses offered by The GolfWorks, call 800.848.8358 or visithttp://golfworks.com.