Wednesday, July 28, 2010


Groundbreaking distance fitting systems also unveiled
 
Speedline 4G Ultra-Lite
Speedline 9064LS
PLANO, TEXAS, July 28, 2010 - Going farther than ever before, Adams Golf (NasdaqCM:ADGF) announces their newest groundbreaking lineup of products: Speedline 9064LS and 4G Ultra-Lite drivers. As the fourth generation of aerodynamic technology, both drivers are the longest yet--designed to create less drag and airflow turbulence, thereby increasing club head speed and distance for golfers of all types.

Speedline 9064LS Drivers
The patent-pending aerodynamic shaping of the next-generation Speedline 9064LS driver creates less drag and airflow turbulence during the swing, resulting in faster club head speed and up to 15 yards more distance. Design improvements to the 9064LS include improved aerodynamics, a deeper face and increased MOI for more forgiveness. The new features optimize launch conditions with 15 percent lower spin off the club face, thereby generating even more distance. Coinciding with the launch of the 9064LS driver, the new Aldila RIP graphite shafts--Alpha for lower ball flight and Gamma for higher ball flight--will make their first appearance in the retail market with the Adams Golf Speedline 9064 series.

"As the first company to bring aerodynamic technology to market, we constantly challenge our engineers to refine their groundbreaking designs to give consumers more and more distance," said Chip Brewer, President and CEO of Adams Golf. "I am proud to say that they have definitely delivered with the 9064LS driver. The distances gained with the reduced drag on the Speedline club head will allow golfers of all levels to take their games to the next level."

Speedline drivers have collected 14 professional wins since their introduction and the 9064LS model is already in the bags of several tour players, including Adams Golf staff members Tom Watson, Paul Azinger and Tommy Armour III.

The Speedline 9064LS driver will ship to golf shops beginning August 10 and will offer either the Aldila RIP Alpha or the Aldila RIP Gamma graphite shafts. The suggested retail price (SRP) for the Speedline 9064LS drivers is $479.99.

Available lofts and flexes are as follows:
Right-Hand ~ Gamma shaft ~ 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 (regular and stiff flexes)
Right-Hand ~ Alpha shaft ~ 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 (stiff and x-stiff flexes)
Left-Hand ~ Alpha and Gamma shafts ~ 9.5 (regular, stiff and x-stiff flexes)

Speedline 4G Ultra-Lite Drivers
Providing maximum distance for players who benefit from lightweight materials in their clubs, the industry-leading Speedline 4G Ultra-Lite drivers are the first to combine refined weighting in their construction with true aerodynamic technology to deliver increased yardages off the tee.

Weighing in at only 282 total grams, the exceptional design features of the Speedline 4G Ultra-Lite drivers have resulted in the lightest but longest-hitting driver available to those whose swing speeds gain more distance with a lighter overall club weight. Maximum forgiveness on off-center hits come from a mid-spin and mid-launch off the face. Just as in the entire Speedline series of drivers, an aero-shaped crown creates less drag and less airflow turbulence for increased club head speed. Thus, the 4G Ultra-Lite driver is the first in the industry to combine the proven benefits of aerodynamic shaping with lightweight club construction.

Also critical to the Speedline 4G Ultra-Lite's performance is its 44-gram super premium Mitsubishi Bassara shaft which also helps generate more ball speed to promote more distance.

The Speedline 4G Ultra-Lite is available in two lofts (10 degree and 12 degree) in regular flex. It will begin shipping to golf shops nationwide on August 15 with a SRP of $479.99.

Speedline 9064LS Distance Fitting System
For the first time in the industry, a distance fitting system (DFS) version of the Speedline 9064LS is also available that allows the consumer to adjust for not only face angle and loft but also for club length. With the DFS, the head and shaft length on this special version of the 9064LS is adjustable and the consumer receives a kit with all the tools they need to optimize their driver to meet the demands of different conditions and specific swings.

All DFS versions of the Speedline 9064LS come at a standard length of 45.5 inches and D3 swing weight. However, with the DFS kit, the length, loft and face angle can be adjusted using the specially designed removable spacers and weight inserts. Each DFS kit includes a torque wrench, additional spacers and additional weights-all of which fit into a conveniently designed zippered case. Ultimately the consumer has shaft length options between 45 and 46 inches and loft/face angle options of one degree either way.

"Shaft length may be the most dramatic factor in determining distance," said Tim Reed, Vice President of Research and Development for Adams Golf. "As the first company in the industry to engineer a changeable system not only for loft and lie but also shaft length, we feel we are finally giving consumers the option to truly optimize their drivers for increased distance off the tee. With the advent of this technology, if you are not fitting your driver for shaft length, you're not fitting properly."

The DFS version of the Speedline 9064LS driver will ship to golf shops beginning August 10 and will offer either the Aldila RIP Alpha or the Aldila RIP Gamma graphite shafts. The suggested retail price (SRP) for the DFS version of the Speedline 9032LS driver is $479.99.

Available lofts and flexes are as follows:
Right-Hand ~ Gamma shaft ~ 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 (regular and stiff flexes)
Right-Hand ~ Alpha shaft ~ 8.5, 9.5, 10.5 (stiff and x-stiff flexes)
Left-Hand ~ Alpha and Gamma shafts ~ 9.5 (regular, stiff and x-stiff flexes)

Additional information on the technology behind the entire lineup of Speedline products can be found at www.adamsgolf.com.


Monday, July 19, 2010


Japanese Star -Ryo Ishikawa played with a ZERO (#0) Iron at the British Open.

Just watching the British Open  and TV Asahi ( A Japanese Channel) is going on about how Ryo has a prototype #0 iron in the bag today to combat the winds. Compared to his 3 wood, the 0 iron has 16* of loft and creates a penetrating trajectory with run thanks to an orange colored Tour AD iron shaft to stay out of the wind.

He  tee'ed off with it on hole number one and took it over 250 yards. It'll be interesting to see how the club works for himin the Future.

This Could be the start of a whole new trend.


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Rank

Player Pt.s
Avg.
Tot.
Pts.
# of
Evts.
Pts.
Lost
2008/09
Pts.
Gained
2010
 1   Tiger Woods,  USA   10.14   405.68   40   -246.24   65.23 
 2   Phil Mickelson,  USA   9.38   403.37   43   -173.82   213.99 
 3   Lee Westwood,  Eng   9.15   466.62   51   -150.42   273.95 
 4   Steve Stricker,  USA   7.47   313.69   42   -137.28   150.80 
 5   Jim Furyk,  USA   6.61   304.07   46   -127.18   154.82 
 6   Ernie Els,  Zaf   5.79   330.15   57   -111.27   222.58 
 7   Rory McIlroy,  Nir   5.72   320.33   56   -116.38   159.55 
 8   Paul Casey,  Eng   5.69   250.37   44   -126.98   141.70 
 9   Luke Donald,  Eng   5.55   249.57   45   -65.98   185.59 
 10   Ian Poulter,  Eng   5.38   252.95   47   -115.11   132.11 
 11   Graeme McDowell,  Nir   4.95   262.38   53   -72.26   193.35 
 12   Martin Kaymer,  Deu   4.94   261.75   53   -117.45   146.18 
 13   Anthony Kim,  USA   4.83   222.35   46   -109.13   149.19 
 14   Robert Allenby,  Aus   4.37   253.46   58   -107.31   130.47 
 15   Louis Oosthuizen,  Zaf   4.12   214.38   52   -46.33   178.05 
 16   Retief Goosen,  Zaf   4.10   229.78   56   -110.47   111.90 
 17   Padraig Harrington,  Irl   4.01   212.39   53   -155.43   73.52 
 18   Justin Rose,  Eng   3.99   215.52   54   -53.77   167.31 
 19   Sean O'Hair,  USA   3.87   193.53   50   -98.20   80.87 
 20   Zach Johnson,  USA   3.87   205.04   53   -86.07   102.25 
 21   Camilo Villegas,  Col   3.87   201.05   52 

Wednesday, July 14, 2010


Tiger Woods has been with his Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter for 11 years, but now the two are splitting up. The pair may just need some time apart or the move may become more permanent. Woods is putting a Nike Method into his bag for the Open at St Andrews this week.

The 'Method' putter was used by Stewart Cink during last year's Open victory and by Lucas Glover when he won the US Open. The holy grail of putting is "pure roll".

When most putts are struck the ball will leave the ground for 15 inches and then start to hop. Each month enhanced groove technology is developed to try to minimise that effect.

Woods has always putted brilliantly on the fast greens of Augusta with his Scotty Cameron, but has decided that he needs to change for the slower greens of St Andrews where he has to give the ball a bit more of a hit. So Scotty is out and Nike is in.

The Open 2010: Tiger Woods' new Nike Method putter explained
In the groove: Tiger Woods will be using the Nike Method putter on the slower greens of St Andrews at the Open Photo: NIKE / ACTION IMAGES

 

What Tiger says

"I've always struggled on slower greens (but in my practice rounds here) I haven't had to make that much of an adjustment because the ball is coming off a little bit quicker.

"This putter ... with the new groove technology ... rolls the ball better.

"[The change is] something (caddie) Stevie (Williams) and I have been talking about over the years - what can I do on slower greens?.

"I've always putted well on faster greens ... and can't wait to get to the fastest greens that we play on tour. But this week has been a little bit different.

"Some of my best putting rounds were when the greens were running at 14 or something like that on the stimpmeter [the device used to measure the speed of greens]. These greens aren't up to speed.

"Today one of the guys was out there doing a stimpmeter and it was under 10. I've always experimented with other putters throughout the years but I've never put one in play until now.

"You're going to have some real long putts here no matter how you hit it and you just have to get down in two. So many times you can three putt.

"The two years I've played well here I've lag putted beautifully and I've also hit the ball in the right spots."


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Friday, July 9, 2010


 

Paul Goydos' scorecard Thursday shows birdies for 8 holes on the back nine.


 

Paul Goydos opened with a 12-under-par round.

After four months of rather poor play on the PGA Tour, Paul Goydos managed to turn things around just a bit — he shot a 59.

Out of nowhere.

"Today was a nuclear bomb," Goydos said. "I don't know where it came from. If I knew that, I wouldn't be able to touch it."

But Goydos held merely a one-stroke lead Thursday after an incredible opening round at the John Deere Classic. Defending champion Steve Stricker shot a 60, making for the two lowest scores of all time in a round at a PGA Tour event.

Goydos had eight birdies on the back nine of the par-71 TPC Deere Run course, which was softened by three days of intermittent rain.

Previous PGA Tour rounds of 59 were by Al Geiberger (1977), Chip Beck (1991) and David Duval (1999), all on par-72 courses.

Goydos has missed seven cuts and made 10 this year. He hasn't had a top-40 finish since early May. He led the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February by a stroke with five holes to play, only to tumble out of contention with a quadruple-bogey 9 on No. 14.

"I've been very good at playing poorly now for the last 10 tournaments or so," Goydos said.

Of the 59, Goydos said, "It's almost a mythical number in our game. I've gone from clubbing a ball in the backyard all the way to the moon, and missed all the steps in between."

Goydos hasn't won on the Tour since 2007 and has two victories in 18 years overall. He is ranked 137th in the world.

Goydos ended his round by making a 7-foot putt.

"Standing over that last putt, I was probably as nervous as I've ever been over a putt in my life," he said. "The putt would have gone in a thimble."

 




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