TORRINGTON, Conn. — For the second consecutive week, premium Rifle steel shafts delivered a winning performance amid strong international competition and earned their 13th overseas victory at the Linde German Masters. This week’s German Masters champion played Rifle Flighted shafts in his irons to shoot a 20-under par total of 268 and to move to the top of the Order of Merit.

Featuring award-winning and patented technologies, Rifle-branded shafts are often considered the world’s most advanced steel shafts, and they are a favorite among the world’s best players. In fact, three of the Top Five players, as rated by the Official World Golf Ranking, currently play Rifle shafts.

“Rifle shafts are having fantastic success on Tour this year, and it’s extremely rewarding to see Royal Precision technology winning professional tournaments all around the world,” says John Lauchnor, president and CEO of Royal Precision, which designs and manufactures Rifle shafts. “The professional tours are the ultimate proving grounds for golf shafts, and Rifle shafts are continually demonstrating their superiority in consistency, accuracy and performance.”

Lauchnor explains that Rifle shafts remain the premium choice among steel shafts due to the incorporation of four sophisticated and unique technologies that 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.

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