PACOIMA, Calif. — Harrison Sports received top honors this weekend as its new Mugen Prototype graphite shaft delivered a victory for Rory Sabbatini at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.

Sabbatini, the new Colonial champion, played with a Harrison Mugen prototype graphite shaft in his driver and a Harrison Impulse shaft is his hybrid club. Sabbatini has enjoyed solid performance from his Harrison shafts this season, earning him a fourth career PGA TOUR victory after recently scoring consecutive top-three finishes at the Masters, EDS Byron Nelson Championship and Wachovia Championship.

“We congratulate Rory on a terrific victory,” says Mike Cheng, president of Harrison. “The technology that went into the Mugen shafts is unlike any other golf shaft on the market today. The Mugen line features a lighter weight design, yet it possesses a stronger tip and higher performance capabilities — the combination of which makes the Mugen an ideal choice for many players looking to generate a faster swing speed.”

The Mugen features the fusion of Ultra Thin Ply (UTP) prepreg — a thin, flat sheet of graphite fiber bonded by epoxy resin weighing only 50-70 grams per square meter compared to typical graphite prepreg that can weigh in excess of 150 grams – and satellite-grade graphite fiber. This process allows for a consistent shaft at lighter weights, therefore allowing players to generate higher swing speeds to increase distance.

In addition, single-walled carbon nanotubes are embedded throughout the shaft’s tip section to further strengthen and enhance its durability and performance. The result is a highly stable shaft with low torque to minimize shaft twisting at impact and a significant stiffness contrast between the shaft’s tip and butt to promote a Mid launch/low spin ball flight to maximize distance. The Mugen Prototype shaft is available in 65-, and 75-gram options, with torque ranging from 2.4 degrees to 2.7 degrees.

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