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2005-08-02
- UST’s IROD® Named No. 1 Utility |
 FORT WORTH,
Texas — The day of the long iron is returning.
Not only was the innovative IROD® Hybrid
graphite shaft by United Sports Technologies® (UST)
the No. 1 Utility wood shaft at the Buick Open — outnumbering
the nearest competitor by a nearly 2-to-1 margin — but
the IROD appears to have sparked a renaissance
in the use of long irons on the PGA Tour.
At this week’s Buick Open, five of the
Top 10 pros played UST-branded shafts, and three
of those were playing 2-irons upgraded with high-modulus
IROD shafts specially designed to re-introduce
golfers to the distance and performance benefits
of long irons.
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Of course, the IROD is well-known as the most
popular hybrid shaft on the PGA and Nationwide
Tours,” says Shawn Mullin, PGA Tour representative
for UST, “but the IROD seems to have single-handedly
brought back the excitement of hitting long irons,
which is exactly what our engineers had in mind.
The IROD long-iron shaft generates a higher trajectory
shot from the most difficult lies, a performance
characteristic absolutely necessary when playing
2-, 3- and 4-irons which have long been often
considered hard-to-hit. However, the IROD has
met one of golf’s most difficult challenges
and delivered spectacular playability.”
Mullin explains that a new carbon fiber technology
combined with UST’s advanced shaft tip
design is at the heart of IROD Hybrid Technology.
Unlike the ‘invisible technologies’ of
many graphite shafts, IROD’s Interlinked
Carbon technology is clearly visible in each
Hybrid shaft model. On the butt section of every
shaft, golfers can easily see the custom-engineered
carbon fiber material that enhances the feel
and stability of the shaft on every shot. As
a part of new Interlinked Carbon technology,
high modulus graphite fibers are specially woven
to provide hoop strength and stiffness. Fibers
running vertically provide stiffness while the
fibers running at 90 degrees prevent the shaft
from deforming or flattening under load.
For more information on UST or UST products,
contact UST Sales and Public Relations Manager
Randy Stuart at 281.250.8465 or visit http://www.ustgolfshaft.com. |
United
Sports Technologies makes graphite golf shafts
for golf consumers and many original equipment
manufacturers, such as Nike, Tommy Armour, Sonartec, Wilson Sporting Goods, Hogan, Spalding, and many
others. UST also produces and distributes such
world-renown graphite shaft brands as Proforce,
ACCRA, PURE Gold, IROD and Harmon Tour Design
which are played in more than 100 tour events
on the PGA, SPGA, Nationwide and European tours.
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, UST operates
four manufacturing facilities throughout the world
and produces more than four million graphite shafts
a year for original equipment manufacturers and
custom clubmakers. For more information about
UST, please visit our website at www.ustgolfshaft.com.
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