KBS Wins The 2011 Players Championship

BOULDER, CO (May 16^th, 2011)

Trusting the trajectory and shot control of KBS Tour™ shafts, this week’s top finisher at The Players Championship claimed the biggest victory of his career vaulting him into the world’s official top 20 players. This week’s victory marks another milestone for the KBS brand celebrating 16 world-class players relying on its KBS Tour shafts in one of golf’s most premiere fields.  KBS Tour shafts proudly congratulate this week’s winner and celebrate his achievement.

KBS NOTES:

-          WITB:  3-PW: KBS Tour™ X 130g

-          STATS:  Final Score -13 | Total Shots 275 | 70% GIR | 19 Birdies

-          FIELD: 16 players in Full sets

Since being introduced in 2008 worldwide, KBS Tour™ shafts continue blazing a trail on Tour trusted by numerous players within the world's top 100. This season, KBS Tour shafts have already delivered 4 victories worldwide along with 5 runner up finishes. Last year, KBS Tour shafts completed an outstanding year with 15 tournament victories, eight achieved on the PGA Tour.

According to Rob Cheng, Director of Global Operations for KBS, “This weekend’s achievement is yet another highlight for the KBS Tour brand as we continue to develop inroads on Tour and promote our advanced shaft technology. The KBS team is very excited for the win and following the introduction of the new KBS C-Taper shaft, the timing is perfect.”

Just last week, KBS introduced their brand-new C-Taper shaft incorporating a similar design concept taken from the KBS Tour shaft optimized for a lower trajectory and reduced spin. The all-new C-Taper shaft is based on feedback taken from Tour professionals worldwide complementing the performance of the popular and already tour-winning KBS Tour shaft.

KBS Tour™ designs are based on optimal shaft geometry to improve club performance. As explained by renowned shaft designer Kim Braly, “KBS Tour designs incorporate a unique distribution of stiffness along the center-line maximizing energy transfer and load into the club head. When properly fitted, each shaft within our product line should enhance player feel and shot dispersion with maximum total distance."

Formalized in 2007, KBS Tour shafts are the premiere brand of steel golf shafts designed and manufactured by FEMCO Steel Technology (FST) headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. Since 1949, FEMCO has remained committed to providing the highest quality steel products and services worldwide.

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Contact:

Eric Hubbell - KBS Tour shafts

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C-Taper Product TECH | SPECS | FITTING

For all those interested in reading about the KBS C-Taper shaft technology, specifications, and product information for the brand-new C-Taper shaft; we will have it up on the website soon! We've posted some information below for those that can't wait and our early adopters who've already placed a pre-order. Hope this helps!

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TECHNOLOGY:

- STIFF TIP: The KBS C-Taper shaft incorporates a Stiff Tip enhancing the Recalculated MOI Taper Design for maximum torsion and flex. The added stability near the club head minimizes spin and delivers a piercing ball flight.  

- MOI-ADVANCED TAPER: The taper section in the all-new CT shaft modifies the formula for outer diameter and wall thickness proportionality, increasing the OD nearer the tip. This unique balance of mass and taper maintains optimized energy transfer for maximum feel and distance; however the flexural design will impart a low piercing trajectory with reduced spin. 

- IMPROVED ACCURACY & CONTROL:  Combining an expanded butt design and shallow taper rate, the KBS C-Taper incorporates a firmer flexural design for tight shot dispersion without sacrificing responsive feel. 

WEIGHT AND CPM-MATCHING:  KBS shafts incorporate principles of progressive CPM Matching and precision weight sorting for exceptional playability and feel through every set.




SPECIFICATIONS:

SHAFT FLEX	WT.	LENGTH	TORQUE	BALL FLIGHT	BUTT FREQUENCY	SWING SPEED FIT
Regular	110g	discrete	2.05	LOW	5.5	D: 90mph | 5i: 80mph
R+	115g	discrete	2	LOW	6	D: 95mph | 5i: 85mph
Stiff	120g	discrete	1.95	LOW	6.5	D: 100mph | 5i: 90mph
S+	125g	discrete	1.9	LOW	7	D: 105mph | 5i: 95mph
X-Stiff	130g	discrete	1.85	LOW	7.5	D: 110 mph | 5i: 100mph

FITTING:
The all-new KBS C-Taper shaft will be slightly more stiff flex and player fitting than a comparable flex in the KBS Tour shaft. For our swing speed fit, we've kept the numbers approximately the same because the range is not far off. Fitter's should expect to fit the target player (high ball hitters, high spin, fast tempo, etc.) into a comparable flex with the possibility of a soft-step.