News release 4/7/08
MOBELY GEARED UP WITH SPECIAL EDITION DRIVER POWERED BY STULZ
New driver helps win the Texas Two Ball
When crunch time comes for 2004 REMax World Long Drive Champion David Mobley, he reaches for his Special Edition Driver Powered by Stulz.
“I might warm up with other drivers, but when the competition begins, out comes my Stulz driver.”
This time it was at City Pointe Driving Range in Dallas Texas in the Texas Two Ball. Mobley and partner Dave Gureckis partnered to win the Gunslinger Division. On a cool breezy day in which the competitors were hitting into a steady 10 mile an hour wind gusting in excess of 15 miles an hour, the longest drives were in the 330 to 340 yard range.
“We were hanging in there,” recalled Mobley, “and on my last ball I got it out there 367-yards. My partner said it might have been the hardest ball he’d seen anyone hit considering the conditions.”
Mobley has been using the Stulz Nano Arrow shaft for the past two years, but this was the first time he’d used the Special Edition Driver Powered by Stulz in competition.
“The head feels really stable,” he said, “and it’s perfectly balanced. Overall the club doesn’t feel heavy, but it hits heavy and I like that solid feeling. Another big plus is my mis-hits are better than with other drivers. I might loose 16 – 18 yards with a mis-hit with my Stulz driver, but it’s nothing like loosing the 30 yards I would with other drivers. I really can’t think of anything I don’t like about the driver. I like the smooth face with the diamond sweet spot. Unlike a lot of drivers where the sweet spot is actually higher on the club face than indicated, the sweet spot is right there in the center of the club face.
Mobley also uses a Special Edition Driver Powered by Stulz when he’s playing.
“I’ve also had the shaft in ‘play’ driver for the past couple of years,” he said, “but I’ve found that the Stulz driver is extremely effective when I’m playing as well. I feel I can really control the ball on the course too.”
Mobley will be heading back to Dallas for the second weekend in May to compete in the Texas Shootout.
“The Texas Shootout has one of the largest purses of the year,” he said, “and I feel good about going into it with a driver I know will perform. We’re getting into the busy part of our competitive schedule and I feel ready for it. I know my partner in the Texas Two Ball (Gureckis) has ordered a driver from Stulz after seeing the way I was hitting it. With his talent he could be really tough with a Stulz driver.”
News release 3/15/08
STULZ GAINING CULT STATUS ON PRO TOURS
Orlando, FL—The pro golfer steps to the tee, takes the driver out of the bag and removes the head cover. Is it the geometric shaped driver named on the head cover? No! It’s the Special Edition Driver Powered by Stulz.
More and more this occurrence is happening and it’s not just the driver either, Our blue headed fairway woods and our new irons are popping out of bags on all professional tours as well.
“While we certainly don’t encourage golfers to violate their endorsement contracts, we realize that the bottom line is that they need the best equipment available and if we can help, we will,” said Stulz Golf Technologies Senior Vice President Gary Diehl. “I also think that being located in Orlando, the home area of so many professional golfers, has piqued their curiosity about us. When they see one of their competitors with our shaft and/or our clubs, they want to see what we’re all about.”
The national media has even picked up on what’s happening with Stulz. In a recent article in Golf World, the writer mentioned a LPGA player teed off with a Stulz 3-wood and wrote that he didn’t even know Stulz made clubs of any type. He knows now.
“We’re proud of the fact that we’re getting noticed for all the right things and it begins with our quality,” said Diehl. “Pros are playing our clubs and shafts only because they provide longer, more accurate shots, not because we’re paying them to play our equipment. We may be a small company, but our equipment is of the highest quality. These are the best golfers in the world and if they believe that Stulz equipment might help them play better, think of the help it would be to a single or double digit handicap amateur.”
So the next time you’re at a professional tournament, remember, never judge a wood by its cover.
News release 2/2/08
STULZ GOLF TECHNOLOGIES UNVEILS DRIVER AND FAIRWAY WOODS
Orlando, FL—Stulz Golf Technologies designers of the Nano Arrow Tri Edge shaft are introducing the Special Edition Driver Powered by Stulz and three fairway woods called the Fairways.
“These are the first woods to be designed to complement a shaft,” said Stulz Senior Vice President Gary Diehl. “We know we have the best shaft in all of golf and we wanted to maximize its benefits. The combination will have golfer hitting longer, more accurate shots than ever before.
The driver has a 460cc titanium head. Rather than have the square or geometrically shaped head in vogue today, it has a traditional shape. The club head and the shaft are perfectly balanced and a special C-Thru grip developed for Stulz becomes tackier when it’s damp. Because the Tri Edge shaft holds the club head square through impact there was no need to design the club head in either an open or closed position, so it is neutral.
The Special Edition Driver Powered by Stulz is available in lofts of 6, 7.5, 9, 10.5 and 12-degrees. The Nano Arrow Tri Edge shaft comes in five flexes ranging from woman’s to Tour stiff.
“The Fairways feature a low profile compact head with a cambered sole that allows the golfer to hit quality shots from dense rough as well as the tightest of lies,” explained Diehl. “They are the perfect combination of fairway wood and hybrid technology. The club heads are too large to be considered hybrid, but they’re too small to be considered true fairway woods either. Throughout our testing golfers who have tried them, tell us they are the most solid and accurate fairway woods they’ve ever hit.”
The Fairways are available in lofts of 15, 18 and 22-degrees (3, 5 and 7 wood) and with the full range of Stulz Nano Arrow Tri Edge shafts.
Currently the Special Edition Driver Powered by Stulz and the Fairways are offered in right hand models only.
TENNIS HALL OF FAMER IVAN LENDL KNOWS THE VALUE OF PROPER EQUIPMENT
Winter Park, FL—After a Hall of Fame tennis career that included eight Grand Slam titles in his 94 tournament wins, Ivan Lendl used part of his past strategy in planning his second career—golf. And Stulz Golf is a part of that plan.
“Equipment has always been a big part of my game,” says Lendl. “When I played tennis, I always thought the racquet was an extension of my arm. That was very important to me. I had to know how it would react. In golf, it is the same. I’ve found this feeling with the StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft. A shaft has to feel right to me and I like the way this shaft feels. It also appeals to my eye and that helps give me confidence.”
Lendl also found that being custom fit with the StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft can help produce the desired ball flight on a consistent basis.
“Even though I am 46-years old, I still need a very stiff shaft,” explains Lendl, “but I also need more height, particularly with my fairway woods. They have a shaft that fits my needs perfectly.”
The secret of the StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft is a combination of a 12-inch section of the shaft that all but eliminates the torque in the club head at impact, thus providing an extremely solid hit with very little shot dispersion. This factor becomes extremely important given the added torque inherent in the 400 – 460cc driver club heads of today.
The Nano Technology developed by StulzGolf fuses the graphite fibers and resins in such a manner that not only is there tremendous launch power for incredible distance, but there is a level of consistency hard to find in graphite shafts.
“While the StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft has found its way into many bags on all professional tours,” offers StulzGolf National Sales Manager Gary Diehl, “it also powered the winning drive of ReMax World Super Senior Long Drive Champion, Doug Miller. Moreover, this wonderful piece of golf technology can be fit to help the game of golfers of all skill levels.”
JAY SIGEL LOOK TO STULZGOLF FOR IMPROVEMENT Veteran amateur and professional champion looks for better technology and finds it
Winter Park, FL—Following an amateur career that included back-to-back U.S. Amateur championships, three Mid-Amateur championships, a British Open championship as well numerous team victories, Jay Sigel proceeded to capture eight Champions Tour titles.
What is he going to find that’s different and helpful for his game?
The answer is the StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft.
“I’ve tried the shaft and it’s different,” he says. “What I really like about it is the ball flight. A lot of the new clubs are made for the ball to tumble out of the sky. That’s okay if the fairways are hard because the ball will really roll on them. But, what if they’re not hard? What do you do then? You need a club that’s going to be more consistent and that can be accomplished with the correct shaft.”
Sigel is pleased with the overall performance of the StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft.
“I really like the fact that the lefts and rights are greatly reduced with this shaft,” he says. “When I’m playing well, I don’t have to worry about distance, but I’ve noticed that not only haven’t I lost any distance, I’ve gained some. That’s always good to have in reserve.”
The secret of the StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft is a combination of a 12-inch section of the shaft just above the kick point that all but eliminates the torque in the club head at impact, thus providing an extremely solid hit with very little shot dispersion. This factor becomes extremely important given the added torque inherent in the 400 – 460cc driver club heads of today.
The Nano Technology developed by StulzGolf fuses the graphite fibers and resins in such a manner that not only is there tremendous launch power for incredible distance, but there is a consistency hard to find in graphite shafts.
“The kick point is in a different location and it feels more stable,” Sigel explains. “The shaft is triple-spined and that has to be more stable with the three edges. I don’t believe a round shaft could be as stable as this shaft and stability is very important.”
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StulzGolf is dedicated to improving the golf experience of golfers at all skill levels by using the most sophisticated technology available. The Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft conforms to the USGA Rules of Golf.. For more information, please visit www.stulzgolf.com, or contact Gary Diehl at 407-599-0356
JOE BRALY: INNOVATOR, INVENTOR AND HEALER
To follow in Joe Braly’s footsteps, one has to be prepared for a journey that will have more turns than a corkscrew and an opportunity for success around every corner. It has been a journey that has challenged Braly with being an innovator, inventor and a healer.
He has been a scientist in the Air Force where he first applied the physics that would lead to his best known career. He has healed dog’s legs as a veterinarian and he has helped golfers of all skill levels better negotiate a dogleg with his innovative shafts that have set the standard in the golf industry for decades.
“My golf career really started when I made a set of clubs for Deane Beman when he was playing on Tour in the mid-70s,” explains Braly. “He thought we should start a small company and see what happens. We did well at first, but Deane had to sell his interest in the company when he became the commissioner of the PGA Tour.”
This company was best known for their Console sand wedges, but that was hardly their only innovation. In reality, they were years ahead of their time as history would later prove.
“During that time,” recalls Braly, “we made the first set of titanium irons. They had an oversized head because of the difference in the mass of titanium in relation to that of steel. It was the first set of titanium irons and oversized perimeter weighted irons after the Pings.”
Although it’s hard to believe today, back then, about all they did on driving ranges on Tour was hit balls. There weren’t any club companies with vans that rival research and development labs at the home base as there are today. Leave it to Braly to change all that. He had changed his focus from clubs to shafts. He had an approach to their development that he had started while in the service. He found that this technique transferred well to golf shafts and after a couple of years of testing decided to put it out on golf’s ultimate testing ground—the PGA Tour.
“During my time in the service, we had worked on various testing of materials for flight,” explains Braly, “and I thought that a part of the process might be transferable to golf equipment. I built some devices that would measure stiffness in shafts. Then I remodeled a mobile home and went on Tour to show these guys how important frequency matching was for their consistency from club to club.”
When Braly started testing clubs on Tour he found the results to be nothing short of amazing.
“It was really something to see,” he says. “Pros were telling me that they hit one club better than any club in their bag. The reason was that shaft was more flexible than all the others. The stiffness in the shafts were all over the lot and I was able to show the pros this so they could see for themselves what a difference there was. After six months about 55 percent of the players were using our frequency matched shafts.”
At the time, Braly had a small company called Precision Shaft. Once word of his frequency matching hit the street, Precision Shaft became an industry leader. Braly managed to hold on to the company for another 12 years before selling to Brunswick. However, the master stayed on to watch his innovations grow as he worked as a consultant.
Like all great artists, Braly had his favorite medium which remains a favorite today.
“I’ve found that graphite is harder to work with than steel,” he says, “and that’s because there are properties in steel where you can make the weight set the stiffness. The difference with graphite is the different flexes are set by the wrap that’s put on it. The way the fiber is laid down determines the stiffness.”
Among Braly’s inventive credits are the Featherweight irons and the J Driver that came out of Japan and was an oversized driver made for Jumbo Ozaki. These innovations proved to be ahead of their time as the materials couldn’t keep up with the technology.
“The problem with the Featherweight irons was they had stepped shafts,” he says, “and these steps had stress levels and the materials we were using had too much breakage. It was an outstanding replacement for graphite. Raymond Floyd used them for six tournaments on Tour and Calvin Peete used them as well.”
Today, the remedy could have been easily found by using another Braly invention, the Rifle Shaft that has no steps.
As for the J Driver, there were other problems.
“Out of 600 heads we found only 16 that passed our test for the mass properties we needed,” explains Braly, “so we had some big problems.”
As Braly looks at the golf industry today, he sees a lot less insurmountable problems than when he was making what seemed to be annual breakthroughs. In fact, he sees major innovation in the industry particularly in the Stulzgolf Nano technology introduced in the Triangular shaft.
“Swinging a golf club is a process,” says Braly, “and you have to feel this process when the club is over your shoulder. You have to add enough force to put energy into the club that will provide speed and power at impact. In addition and most importantly, the club head has to be square at impact. This Triangular shaft keeps the club head square throughout the swing and the design and technology put into this shaft allows the golfer to build the maximum power that his/her swing can generate.”
While Braly sees the future of the golf industry as being “bright and rosy,” there are a few things he sees will have to be worked out in the future.
“The PGA Tour is the showcase of golf,” he says, “and there are some rules that would be better served if they were different. But there are ways around this that are already being used. For instance, the PGA Tour has the “one ball rule,” but this isn’t really a rule. It’s a condition of play. They (the USGA) got into it seven or eight years ago by limiting the COR (coefficient of restitution) and the size of the club head. From a business standpoint, I’m afraid that when the USGA tells me how to run my business, I have a problem. They can make other changes, like the length of the rough and the width of a fairway. However, if they think just lengthening the courses is the answer they’re doing a disservice to half the field who are three or four clubs behind the bombers.”
One might think that listening to Braly would have a lot of merit. Thus far, his track record says that he speaks with experience and wisdom.
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THE STULZGOLF NANO ARROW TRI-EDGE SHAFT DELIVERS FOR LONG DRIVERS
Winter Park, FL—The StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft has found its way into the bags of 2004 REMAX World Long Drive champion David Mobley as well as nationally know long driver John Downey and for different reasons.
“This shaft is the most responsive, stable shaft I’ve ever hit,” said Mobley. “In fact, I’ve put it in my ‘play’ driver. This shaft coupled with my Callaway FT3 head gives me a great sense of security. Now, instead of hitting a 3-iron off the tee on a tight hole, I tee it low and hit the driver and keep it in play. I feel like I can’t miss a fairway.”
This feeling of security has played a big part in a life-changing revelation for Mobley.
“It got me thinking about going playing competitive tournament golf again,” he said. “I’ve decided to give it a try. I played a bit this past summer and developed a good wedge game. The parts of my game that were lacking in the past are there now. One of the main reasons I feel I can be successful is the confidence this shaft gives me.”
Downey not only benefits from the accuracy he gains from the StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft, the shaft gives him added confidence when he needs the added distance as well.
“To me 90 percent of the game is the shaft,” says Downey. “The shaft is the engine of the club. I’ve found that I’m a lot more consistent with this shaft. Instead of keeping two or three balls in the grid, I’m hitting three, four and five in there. That’s a big difference. I know I can hit it 380 yards in the middle of the grid with this shaft.”
StulzGolf National Sales Manager, Gary Diehl feels that the benefits of the Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft apply to the recreational amateur as well as professionals on all levels.
“What golfer doesn’t want to hit the ball longer and straighter?” he asked. “If this shaft can be as much a positive factor for golfers with the swing speed of the professional long driver, think of the benefits every golfer would get with our properly fitted shaft. We know we can make the game a lot more enjoyable for every golfer.”
The secret of the StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft lies in the 12-inch section of the shaft at what is traditionally the kick point of the shaft. This section of the shaft is triangular to reduce torque that allows for more solid contact, thus more consistent distance and a square clubface and more accurate shots.
The wood shaft is available in five different gram weights with numerous flexes in each weight. The StulzGolf Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft is also available for hybrids and irons.
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StulzGolf is dedicated to improving the golf experience of golfers at all skill levels by using the most sophisticated technology available. The Nano Arrow Tri-Edge shaft conforms to the USGA Rules of Golf.. For more information, please visit www.stulzgolf.com, or contact Gary Diehl at 407-599-0356.
