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Ryder Cup week brings back fond memories for 1965 U.S. team member Tommy Jacobs by Steve Pajak
The 1965 Ryder Cup Team from left: Arnold Palmer and next to him Tommy Jacobs, Gene Littler, Dave Marr, Tony Lema, Julius Boros, Don January, Johnny Pott, Ken Venturi and Billy Casper Ryder Cup week brings back fond memories for 1965 U.S. team member Tommy Jacobs By Steve Pajak The Sacramento Bee Tommy Jacobs will…
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Sneak Peek – Player Testing Day With Tommy Jacobs and Roger Fredericks
Until our blog about the player testing we did with Tommy and Roger get posted, we did a fun little teaser trailer featuring Tommy, Roger and “The Big C” – enjoy 🙂
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7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Torrey Pines
A couple years back it almost looked like the Farmers Insurance Open was going to have a new winner – not a golfer, but Mother Nature, with her temperamental storm and gusts of winds hard enough to knock over dozens of trees onto the course Sunday evening. The severe conditions closed the tournament to the…
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Demo Day at the St. Germain Golf Course
We had a great day out at the St. Germain golf course last Saturday. A lot of people showed up for the demo day and got to try out Penley with their favorite club head. The reps over at well known club company were kind enough to give us a fair amount of launch monitor…
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Penley Shafts Introduces New QMIT Design & Manufacturing Process for Golf Shafts
Penley Shafts’ QMIT Shaft Building Process Yields Better Consistency, Control and Playability through a Proprietary Design Process that Revolutionizes Feel San Diego, CA June 23, 2015 – Penley Research and Development (Penley Golf Shafts), the golf industry’s premier shaft manufacturer, is pleased to announce QMIT, their newest advanced golf shaft design and manufacturing process. This…
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Latest Tech Developments by Penley – ‘QMIT’
by Carter Penley The new QMIT project being developed by Carter Penley with the invaluable feedback from Staff Advisor Tommy Jacobs. Tommy is in the process of completing the first round of player testing and spec development. The feedback so far from Tommy has been encouraging and his design/development suggestions are most helpful and in…
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LDA Player of the Month – Dustin Merrill
https://www.longdrivers.com/player-of-the-month/dustin-merrill LDA PLAYER OF THE MONTH Dustin Merrill [one_half padding=”3px 3px 3px 3px”] Division: Open Age: 12/27/1982 Residence: Fredericktown, MO Occupation: Patent Engineer – Armstrong Teasdale LLP Family: Larry (father), Lori (mother), Lindsey (sister) Height: 6’5” Weight: Driver: Acropolis Ares 5 deg Shaft: Penley Sponsors: Acropolis Golf, Penley Golf, TRIONZ [/one_half] [one_half_last padding=”3px 3px 3px…
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Penley Hybrid Heater 2 Shaft Introduced by Golf Gear Select
Penley Hybrid Heater 2 Shaft Introduced Mar 20, 2010 by Golf Gear Select Penley Research & Development (formerly Penley Sports) recently reemerged with the introduction of the Penley ET2. The ET2 is an upgraded version of the popular ETA and produced rave reviews. In fact, the Penley ET2 made our our Top 10 Driver Shafts…
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News from the Tour – Mayakoba – and the Final Results
Last week our Tour Rep Mark Gerent went to the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico. Many excellent players were out for this event, such as John Daly, Joe Durant, Cameron Beckman, Heath Slocum and many more. Being the only shaft representative at Mayakoba, Mark had the chance to work with many players- some of which…
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Penley – Once Again a Leader in the Golf Shaft Industry
by Golf Gear Select Not long ago, if you were a serious golfer and somebody mentioned the name Penley, your thoughts probably shifted to that of high end, high quality golf shafts. Or, maybe you thought of the ever-Penley presence at the Long Drive Championships. Maybe even you thought of John Daly winning the Buick…