Category: Media

  • Features- The Craft of Shafts – Penley News Archive

    Golfweek October 5, 2004 By James Achenbach All golfers want to know more about shafts. To provide insight into shaft selection and performance, Golfweek talked with several knowledgeable individuals in the golf industry. Many of their comments are included in this examination of steel and graphite shafts. The question-and-answer format also includes general reflections on the…

  • Family’s fire burns bright at Vulcan – Penley News Archives

    By Mike Mazur –  Golfweek Staff September 28, 2004 2:25 p.m. For nearly 60 years, the Hansberger family business has revolved around golf equipment. Gary Hansberger is determined to keep that tradition alive at Vulcan Golf. Building upon the foundation that earned his father and uncles industry acclaim, and tapping his own knowledge of club…

  • Roll-wrapped golf club shafts feature sophisticated prepreg layup – Penley News Archive

     Roll-wrapped golf shafts are produced through advanced laminate software program. Author: Sara Black Posted on: 9/1/2004  High-Performance Composites Most of the 100 million golfers worldwide would agree that their clubs are a vital part of the game. But what they might not realize is how a composite club shaft can be infinitely tailored to match a player’s…

  • Equipment scoop from the tours- Penley Press Release Archive

    By E. Michael Johnson | Golf World – ESPN Golf May 6th, 2004 Equipment scoop from the tours: Big Bang Theory: Scott Smith used a combination of a Bang Golf Bang-O-Matic driver and Pinnacle golf ball when he ripped a record-setting 539-yard drive at last week’s Long Drivers of America event in Albuquerque. Smith’s driver featured a…

  • A Quick Chat With Scott Smith – Penley News Archive

    Sunday, February 29, 2004 A quick chat with … Scott Smith By Colleen Kane The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati native Scott Smith often drew comments on the golf course about the distance of his drives – so when he saw an ad in a magazine for a long drive competition, he entered it. It changed his…

  • The Wire Feb 18 2004 – Penley Press Release Archive

    The Wire – a publication of the Golf Press Association February 18, 2004 • Volume 6, No. 33 The winner of last week’s Buick Invitational using a Penley ETA 75 shaft in his driver and fairway wood, Penley IMS iron shafts in his wedges, and a Penley Mon-Y putter shaft.

  • The Wire Nov 17 2003 – Penley Press Release Archive

    The Wire – a publication of the Golf Press Association November 17, 2003 • Volume 5, No. 98 San Diego-based shaft manufacturer, Penley Golf Shafts, announces that PGA Tour money list winner Vijay Singh used the company’s Penley Stealth 70 shaft. … In 2004 Penley Golf Shafts will add the ETA 75 and ETA 55…

  • Off The Fringe – 10.29.2003 – Penley

    Off The Fringe Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Volume II, Issue 17 Fringe Clippings Well sure, but if I had a lucky roll… Twenty-five-year-old Clayton Burger is the new longest man in golf. Burger recently took first prize in the ReMax World Long Drive Contest in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was Burger’s first appearance in the…

  • The Wire Oct 28 2003 – Penley Press Release Archive

    The Wire – a publication of the Golf Press Association October 28, 2003 • Volume 5, No. 84 San Diego-based shaft maker Penley Golf Shafts‘ Penley Stealth 70 Shaft was used by Vijay Singh in his win at last week’s Funai Classic. …

  • The Wire July 30 2003 – Penley Press Release Archive

    The Wire – a publication of the Golf Press Association July 30, 2003 • Volume 5, No. 21 Brian Pavlet and Penley Golf Shafts, the San Diego-based graphite shaft manufacturer, captured first place at the Pinnacle Long Drivers of America Tour event in Sacramento Sunday. … Penley Golf Shafts came out on top in the…