ACCRA Golf

World #1 is honored with another award!

2011-12-17T08:20:00.000-08:00

Kingston, Ontario – ACCRA premium golf shafts is proud to be associated with the world’s #1 golfer who has trusted ACCRA Premium Golf Shafts in his driver and 3 wood for several years.
ACCRA golf shafts have been the golf shafts of choice by PGA and European PGA Tour players during more than 50 Championships since our introduction in 2004. ACCRA has been a part of Major Championship wins, WGC victories, Ryder Cups, President Cups and so many exciting championships. Yet this year has been something special! ACCRA premium golf shafts has been fortunate to be the shaft of choice for several years by the World’s number #1 golfer and recently crowned PGA Tour Player of the Year.
2011 has been a season to remember! One player has dominated golf with consistency…… The WGC–Accenture Match Play Championship, the BMW PGA Championship, the Barclays Scottish Open, and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic at Disney makes up an impressive list of victories, but maybe more extraordinary is the long list of top 10’s. This has resulted in the PGA Money leader, European Order of Merit and Money leader, and now PGA Tour player of the Year.
“We have always considered the PGA Tour a great proving ground for testing new products and getting feedback that may help in the design of future shafts. The opportunity to get instant feedback from the world’s best golfer certainly adds credibility to our current shafts and new shaft models ” says Gawain Robertson (ACCRA co-founder) “The world’s best golfer has switched his 3 woo several times in the past 5 years yet has constantly requested and ACCRA shaft to be a part of all 3 woods that he tests. This has also been the same with his driver during the past 2+ years. We at ACCRA remain honored of our association with one of the true gentlemen of the game.” continued Mr. Robertson.

“ACCRA shafts are only available through the world’s very best professional club fitters.” said Dave Makarucha (ACCRA co-founder) “To have the best golfer in the world using two shafts that are not available through mass retail and are always properly fit to the golfer to ensure optimal performance is an extremely unique situation. We at ACCRA pride ourselves of our dedication to the Club Fitting trade and truly believe that all golfers will benefit from this experience.” Continued Mr. Makarucha.

World #1 locks up PGA Tour Money Title with a win at Disney using ACCRA golf shafts

2011-12-14T10:43:00.000-08:00

Kingston, Ontario – ACCRA premium golf shafts is proud to be associated with the world’s #1 golfer who trusts ACCRA Premium Golf Shafts in his driver and 3 wood.
2011 has been a season to remember! One player has dominated golf with consistency…… The WGC –Accenture Match Play Championship, the BMW PGA Championship, the Barclays Scottish Open, and now a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic at Disney makes up an impressive list of victories, but maybe more extraordinary is the long list of top 10’s.
Currently the world’s #1 player (OWGR) is also #1 on the PGA Tour money list, and is currently #1 on the European PGA Tour rankings, this is a remarkable achievement and ACCRA golf is honored that he has chosen to trust his game with ACCRA premium golf shafts, custom fit to his TaylorMade R11 driver and his TaylorMade R9 three wood.
The 32 year old Englishman has trusted ACCRA shafts for more than 5 years, but Sunday’s final round was something special. A final round 64 that included 10 birdies (6 in a row on the back nine!), catapulted him from a 5 shot deficit to a 2 shot victory in spectacular fashion. A Sunday driving distance average of 286 yards while hitting 70% of the fairways certainly set up his precision iron play and unbelievable putting that solidified victory and a place in history.
“The PGA Tour is the best play to test current shafts at the highest level and to develop new concepts that are used for future designs. The instant feedback that we receive enables ACCRA to develop the most technologically advanced shafts in the industry” says Gawain Robertson (ACCRA co-founder) “When the best golfer in the world uses 2 ACCRA shafts it certainly gives our product and technology instant credibility,” continued Mr. Robertson.

“ACCRA is dedicated to developing shafts for all levels of discerning golfers and the #1 ranked golfer in the world is no different. He went through a fitting process that is similar to what any golfer would experience when visiting a certified ACCRA fitter.” said Dave Makarucha (ACCRA co-founder)
ACCRA premium graphite shafts are available through “Certified ACCRA Fitters”. For product information or to locate a Certified ACCRA Fitter near you, please visit www.accragolf.com. If you are interested in becoming a dealer, please contact PGMC at (888) 389-3149.
ACCRA Shafts are crafted using the highest modulus and most technologically advanced materials available. ACCRA engineers “create the best” without any compromises. The recent success of ACCRA’s latest introduction gives remarkable credibility to the technologies utilized in all ACCRA shafts. All ACCRA trademarks are owned by Premium Golf management Corp (PGMC).

2011-08-30T11:30:00.000-07:00

Champions Tour Champion trusts ACCRA

ACCRA wins at the 2011 Barclay’s Scottish Open

2011-07-11T08:24:00.000-07:00

Kingston, Ontario – ACCRA premium golf shafts continues it’s winning ways with yet another victory on a major worldwide Tour.
The #1 ranked player in the world continued his winning ways against a stellar field in the last, and most important, tune up for the seasons third major Championship. With the 2011 Open Championship starting next week the world #1 has now won his last 2 events that he has competed in on the European PGA Tour. His 4 shot victory at the Barclay’s Scottish Open this week solidified his position as the best golfer in the world according to the Official World Rankings.
The 32 year old Englishman from Hemel Hempstead averaged more than 290 yards off the tee and hit more than 83% of the fairways in regulation on his way to victory at Castle Stuart Golf Links. The World number one has relied on an ACCRA shaft in his three wood a number of years now and was custom fit to an ACCRA shaft in his driver 2 years ago at the BMW Championship. Since that time he ascended to the top of the world golf rankings, won a Ryder Cup, won a WGC event, and become the most dominant player in the world. The combination of ACCRA and TaylorMade R11 technology has been a winning combination.
“ACCRA uses the PGA Tour for testing new product using the best players in the world. This gives instant feedback and enables ACCRA to develop the most technologically advanced shafts in the industry” says Gawain Robertson (ACCRA co-founder) “When the best golfer in the world uses 2 ACCRA shafts it certainly sends a message to the golfing public that we are doing some right!” continued Mr. Robertson.

“ACCRA is dedicated to developing shafts for all levels of discerning golfers and the #1 ranked golfer in the world is no different. He went through a fitting process that is similar to what any golfer would experience when visiting a certified ACCRA fitter.” said Dave Makarucha (ACCRA co-founder)
ACCRA premium graphite shafts are available through “Certified ACCRA Fitters”. For product information or to locate a Certified ACCRA Fitter near you, please visit www.accragolf.com. If you are interested in becoming a dealer, please contact PGMC at (888) 389-3149.

World #1 uses 2 ACCRA shafts for his climb to the top

2011-06-01T04:37:00.000-07:00

Kingston, Ontario, Canada– ACCRA premium golf shafts continues its winning ways with yet another victory on a major worldwide Tour - but this time it was a little special!

The world’s new #1 ranked player, a 33 year old Englishman from Hemel Hempstead, won the prestigious BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth over the weekend. It was his third win on a major Tour in the past 12 months, including the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play.

Consistent play by the perennial Ryder Cup team member has vaulted him to the top of the golfing world. He is now the #1 ranked golfer on the Official World Golf Rankings after knocking off the former #1 golfer in a thrilling playoff at the difficult Wentworth Golf Club.

The Northwestern University graduate has trusted ACCRA golf shafts in his 3 wood for more than five years. Even during several changes in equipment, he remained loyal to ACCRA golf shafts. It was in the fall of 2009 that he switched to a TaylorMade driver custom fit with an ACCRA premium golf shaft, that he truly began his climb up the world golf rankings. He currently uses a TaylorMade R11 driver and as always, with his ACCRA shaft.

“It is always thrilling to see your product help a great golfer achieve success at the highest level, but this is beyond our wildest expectations!” stated Gawain Robertson (ACCRA- Co-Founder). “We are honored that the #1 golfer in the world has trusted ACCRA golf shafts during his ascent to the top of the world rankings,” continued Mr. Robertson.

ACCRA shafts have always been designed to enable the world’s best club fitters to have multiple options to ensure that discerning golfers of all levels can be properly fit to maximize launch conditions for increase distance and accuracy.

“This victory and overall outcome justifies what ACCRA is all about. Finding a shaft that is perfectly matched to your swing characteristics is what club fitting is all about.” stated Dave Makarucha (ACCRA – Co-Founder) “When the new #1 golfer in the world chose ACCRA, he new that these shafts were matched to his swing and that there was no reason to change. Mike Biviano, ACCRA’s Tour representative, ensures PGA Tour players are fit properly. ACCRA certified club fitters offer the same fitting experience to all levels of golfers, ensuring that any golfer can benefit from properly fit equipment.” continued Mr. Makarucha.

All ACCRA shafts are available exclusively through the very best club fitters in the world. “We deal with club fitters on a daily basis and ensuring that they have the best product to perfectly fit golfers worldwide is what we are all about,” says Christine Fraser (ACCRA/PGMC) “The difference with ACCRA is that golfers of all abilities receive the same service and product as the Tour players. We don’t have special, different shafts for Tour player. When you are fit by a professional club fitter, you can be assured that you are getting the same shafts from the same inventory as the world’s best players.”

ACCRA wins at The Players Championship

2011-05-18T10:34:00.000-07:00

Kingston, Ontario – ACCRA premium golf shafts recorded a third victory of the 2011 PGA Tour season this past week at the 2011 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

When a player steps on the 18th tee at TPC Sawgrass with a chance to win “the fifth Major”, he had better have total confidence in his golf clubs. When the eventual Champion pulled his club of choice on the most difficult driving hole at Sawgrass, he chose a Ping three wood custom fitted using an ACCRA DyMatch S3-85 M5 fairway wood shaft. The 41 year old South Korean moved into 6th place in the FedEx Cup standings with the victory.

Players using ACCRA shafts now stand 2nd, 6th and 10th in the Fedex Cup rankings. Two victories back to back at the Northern Trust Open at Riviera and the WGC Accenture Match Play, have certainly proven that players using ACCRA shafts are winning at big events.

“We are very proud of our accomplishments on Tour in 2011” said Mike Biviano (ACCRA PGA Tour Rep.) “We have always considered the PGA Tour a great proving ground for our shafts. When a player trusts our shaft during one of the most important shots of his career, it gives great credibility to our philosophies and designs” continued Mr. Biviano. “When PGA Tour winners are using ACCRA, we know that we have done something right!”

ACCRA shafts are fit to discerning golfers of all levels by the worlds best Club Fitters, the Players Championship winner was no different.

“A visit to Compu Golf Center in Plano Texas led to the addition of an ACCRA shaft to the Champions bag. Custom fit using the most technologically advanced methods is common for all ACCRA Fitters. In this case, Bill Choung the owner of Compu Golf Center, provided the intense analysis and testing and the recipient won on the world’s biggest golf stage.” Commented Dave Makarucha (co-Founder ACCRA Golf) “We are proud of the work of all ACCRA club fitters, in this case, the world can see the performance benefits of being properly fit to a set of clubs. A special thanks to the team at Compu Golf Center for their role in this huge victory.”

ACCRA premium golf shafts are available in all weight categories and all flexes, enabling professional club fitters to find the perfect shaft to optimize ball flight characteristics for any player. ACCRA DyMatch is specifically designed with the professional club fitter in mind. For more information on ACCRA DyMatch please visit a certified ACCRA club fitter near you.

ACCRA Golf on Facebook

2011-05-01T19:16:00.000-07:00

ACCRA premium golf shafts will give away 5 new ACCRA golf shafts to 5 lucky winners during the month of May 2011. All you have to do is sign on to the ACCRA Golf facebook page and click the "Like" icon. Then post on the site including 2 details. 1. Please let us know the Accra shaft that interests you the most. 2. post the certified ACCRA Fitter that is closest to you, that you would like to have fit you for your free ACCRA Shaft.
ACCRA officials will select at least 1 winner each week during May. Each luck winner will be fit to the ACCRA shaft of their choice or fit for by an ACCRA certified fitter.
Please visit the "Accra Golf" facebook page to take advantage of this great offer.
Team ACCRA

Another Accra Success Story

2011-02-15T08:09:00.000-08:00

Sean:
Interesting story I forgot to tell you. Remember the young girl with the sweet swing that was in the studio with Kay when you were there? She was having the darndest time with her hybrid keeping it straight. She was hitting her 4 hybrid low with a hook and couldn't get it airborne. I put her in a S1 70 M3 dymatch shaft with the wishon 331 5 hybrid. She hit 11 shots pure in the center of the face, and 140 yds carry. NOt bad for a 12 year old girl. She swings it 72 mph and has a nice long leverage. Her dad was like, WOW! We will be selling her new clubs in a short while. Dad is totally convinced. That's why having a pro and clubfitter work together is a win-win for both parties. TC

Tony Curro
Tru-Fit Custom Clubs
29 Lawrence Avenue
Latham, New York 12110
(518) 469-7729
www.tru-fitclubs.com

Arnold Palmer on Re-Gripping Clubs

2011-01-01T20:14:00.000-08:00

Check out Mr. Palmer's Golf club, now look closely at the shaft..... yes, that would be one of his Accra's

Matt McQuillan qualifies for the PGA Tour

2010-12-13T13:21:00.000-08:00

Kingston, Ontario - All of us at ACCRA golf and our friends from the local golfing community wish to congratulate Matt McQuillan for his tremendous tenacity and perseverance in qualifying for the 2011 PGA Tour.
Matt grew up and played his junior golf in the home town of ACCRA's corporate head offices. A stellar junior career in the late 1990's lead him to a collage career at Oklahoma State and Georgia. Matt then joined the Canadian Tour where he began to see some of his efforts pay off, culminating in a Victory at The Telus Edmonton Open in 2005 and several high finishes on the Nationwide Tour.
Unfortunately this success was short lived and matt found himself bouncing around the Canadian, Hooters and e Tours, struggling to make ends meet. In 2008, Matt resorted to working at a local Pizza parlor in an effort to raise funds to keep his dream alive.
Not one to give up, Matt was back playing in every event he could in 2010, and while other PGA Tour wannabes were practicing and playing with fellow Touring Pro's, Matt supported his buddies by playing a weekly game in his hometown with a group of mid handicap fun loving guys.
Armed with some new sponsorship and confidence, Matt began preparing for the 2010 PGA Tour qualifying school. Consistent play through the first and second stage found him in the 6 round final stage and a chance to make his dream a reality.
With a little help from some friends, Matt secured Sergio Garcia's regular caddy Gary Matthews to support him through this grueling event. An 11 under total through 6 rounds found Matt McQuillan with a 2011 PGA Tour Card.

Matt has made several trips to the ACCRA test & fitting studio, where Bob Collins ( Master Club Fitter) outfitted Matt in ACCRA DyMatch wood shafts and a set of KBS tour shafts for his Titleist irons.

On behalf of all of your friends at ACCRA, we wish you an amazing season on the PGA Tour and an outstanding career.

ACCRA introduces new wedge shaft

2010-09-26T09:10:00.000-07:00

Kingston, Ontario – ACCRA premium golf shafts announces the introduction of a revolutionary new shaft designed to help golfers of all levels increase spin with wedges and decrease launch angle.
The hottest topic of conversation in grill rooms across the golfing universe seems to be centered around the new groove rules and how they will affect our ability to create spin.

This has shaft manufactures scrambling to find ways to maximize the spin rates of all wedges.
The fact is that a shaft does not create spin! However that shaft delivers the club head to the golf ball in a specific way. As a shaft design team, we considered a multitude of designs to enable all levels of golfers the ability to create an angle of attack that will maximize the spin potential.
Why graphite? The design capabilities of composite materials to manipulate the center of gravity (CG), zone flex, weight and playability is far more significant than other materials. The benefits of these design features include higher spin rates and lower launch!
The combination of a high CG, responsive tip section that is reinforced using super high modulus materials for stability enables the ACCRA SP wedge shaft to create “serious” spin!!

ACCRA premium graphite shafts are available through “Certified ACCRA Fitters”. For product information or to locate a Certified ACCRA Fitter near you, please visit www.accragolf.com. If you are interested in becoming a dealer, please contact PGMC at (888) 389-3149.
ACCRA Shafts are crafted using the highest modulus and most technologically advanced materials available.
ACCRA has engineers to “create the best” without any compromises. The recent success of ACCRA’s latest introduction gives remarkable credibility to the technologies utilized in all ACCRA shafts. All ACCRA trademarks are owned by PGMC.

ACCRA Places #1 & #2 at the 2010 WGC Bridgestone Championship

2010-08-12T06:01:00.000-07:00

Kingston, Ontario – ACCRA premium golf shafts recorded a one two punch at the 2010 WGC Bridgestone Championship this past weekend. WGC events bring the world’s best players together just a few times each year, to have two players who trust their games to ACCRA succeed under these circumstances is incredible.
While many of the games greatest players fell backwards down the leader board, the eventual Champion and former standout from Oklahoma State recorded a 6 under 64. Now a three time champion on the PGA Tour the Orange California native used a Ping i15 hybrid custom fit with an ACCRA XH85 hybrid shaft to navigate the tight fairways at Firestone Country Club. This victory moved the 28 year old into 2nd place in Ryder Cup points and into the top 10 in FedEx Cup points.
The second place finisher has used his custom fit ACCRA shafts in his Taylor Made 3 wood and Taylor Made 5 wood for all 3 of his previous Tour wins and trusted these clubs for numerous tee shots and crucial approach shots throughout his successful run at Firestone.

“ACCRA has continued to be a force on Professional Tours around the world, we are proud and honoured that the best players in the world chose ACCRA to help them succeed at the highest level.” Said Sean Bravakis (PGMC-ACCRA) “As important as this is, the fact that the best club fitters in the world also rely on ACCRA to fit discerning golfers of all levels is even more impressive” continued Mr. Bravakis.

ACCRA premium golf shafts are available in all weight categories and all flexes, enabling professional club fitters to find the perfect shaft to optimize ball flight characteristics for any player.

“We have maintained the belief that all shafts should be properly fit by a certified club fitter prior to being purchased” stated Christine Fraser (PGMC-ACCRA), “This is why we have chosen to make ACCRA’s available only through the world’s most accomplished club fitters. Golfer need to test the benefits of upgrading their current shaft to a premium fitted shaft. Professional Club Fitters are the only true experts in this field” continued Ms. Fraser.

ACCRA premium graphite shafts are available through “certified ACCRA Fitters. For product information or to locate a Certified ACCRA Fitter near you, please visit www.accragolf.com. If you are interested in becoming a dealer, please contact PGMC at (888) 389-3149.

ACCRA Shafts are crafted using the highest modulus and most technologically advanced materials available.
ACCRA has engineers to “create the best” without any compromises. The recent success of ACCRA’s latest introduction gives remarkable credibility to the technologies utilized in all ACCRA shafts. All ACCRA trademarks are owned by PGMC.

ACCRA wins at the Alstom Open de France

2010-07-10T12:23:00.000-07:00

Kingston, Ontario – PGMC, the parent company of ACCRA premium golf shafts is proud to announce that the champion of the 2010 Alstom Open de France used an ACCRA shaft in his driver.

The popular Spaniard, whom has trusted ACCRA in different Ping drivers, virtually exclusively, since ACCRA’s introduction more than 6 years ago, has won again! Winning on any major Tour is difficult, but year after year “the Mechanic” strings together multiple victories. His victory at the Omega Championship earlier this season took 75 holes. This past week he triumphed in France on the 1st extra hole with a clutch 10 foot putt. His victory, was set up by a perfect drive using a Ping G15 driver custom fit with an ACCRA shaft, pressuring his two competitors into errant tee sots.
Hitting 76.8% of the fairways is what “the Mechanic” does best, but add to that a 284.5 yard average driving distance for the week and one can see how his weekend totals of 66-67 earned him a trip to the playoff.

This second victory of 2010 moves this resident of Malaga, Spain into 6th place in the Ryder Cup standings and 6th place in the “Race for Dubai”. 17 European Tour victories for this cigar and fine wine aficionado makes for a wonderful career, but as we can all see, he is not even close to being finished yet!

“This has been a great start on PGA Tours around the world for ACCRA branded shafts” stated Mike Biviano (ACCRA- Tour Rep.). “With the new ACCRA DyMatch technology just beginning to gain acceptance and the new DyMatch graphite iron shafts creating a buzz at the Tour level, we are looking to have a great season on Professional Tours around the world” continued Mr. Biviano.

“ACCRA began developing golf shafts with UST-M more than six years and our philosophy is and always will be to make premium products for all levels of discerning golfers. This all begins with developing shafts that the world’s best golfers can succeed with then filtering that technology into shafts for all golfers.” said Gawain Robertson (ACCRA- Partner). “This weeks success continues 6 years of multiple victories on all major tours which, in turn has positioned ACCRA as a global leader in custom fit golf shafts for all golfers ” continued Mr. Robertson.

“ACCRA prides itself on innovative designs using only the highest modulus materials. Developing shafts that are unique in their ability to be fit and built to a specific golfers needs by the best club fitters in the world, has always been our goal.”” says Dave Makarucha (ACCRA - Partner) “We have selected only the most experienced club fitters to represent our products to ensure every ACCRA shaft is perfectly fit to each golfer of all abilities” continued Mr. Makarucha.

ACCRA premium graphite shafts are available through “certified ACCRA Fitters”. For product information or to locate a Certified ACCRA Fitter near you, please visit www.accragolf.com. If you are interested in becoming a dealer, please contact PGMC at (888) 389-3149.

2010-06-21T12:15:00.000-07:00

ACCRA World Tour Series is introduced

Kingston Ontario, Premium Golf Management Co. (PGMC) announces the introduction of a new ACCRA premium golf shaft for 2010.
The ACCRA World Tour Series (WTS) began shipping this past week to international customers worldwide.
“The Accra WTS was designed using input from our fitters across the globe with special emphasis on the needs ad requirement of ACCRA’s Japanese partner Sporty Golf” stated Dave Makarucha (Partner – PGMC) “Listening to our fitters has always been a strength of PGMC/ACCRA, so developing this shaft for international markets, just made sense” continued Mr. Makarucha

ACCRA World Tour Series shafts are available in 50 gram, 60 gram, 70 gram, and 80 gram hybrid models using high modulus materials and a proven innovative design. Engineered to provide maximum ball speeds using “responsive tip technology” that Accra has been used in numerous previous shaft models.

“International markets generally require some different playing characteristics than domestic markets. The use of high modulus materials enables us to develop a lighter line of shafts while continuing to maintain the stability and feel that ACCRA has always been known for” stated Gawain Robertson (Partner –PGMC). “ ACCRA World Tour Series shafts combine the benefits of Classic Accra’s with some of the unique design features of the ACCRA AXIV line to make a powerful light weight line of shafts for all levels of golfers.” Continued Mr. Robertson

ACCRA WTS shafts are available in three distinct weights:
~50 grams for the player looking for a super light weight shaft that still maintains stability. Easy to get in the air, the Tour 50 is a versatile shaft for all levels of golfers.
~60 grams is available in all flexes and remains the most popular of the WTS shafts as it enables the best players to gain stability even with higher club head speeds, and the novice golfer with a great shaft that will reduce side spin with it’s torsionally stable design..
~70 grams for the stronger golfer requiring a shaft that will maintain stability even with the most powerful swings yet excellent as a fairway wood shaft in all flexes.
~ 80 gram Hybrid shaft perfectly designed to compliment the modern utility club combining distance, launch and spin to create distance off the tee and soft landing when used to approach a green.
“The ACCRA WTS series moves the ACCRA brand into a new segment of the market” stated Gawain Robertson (PGMC) “ the success of ACCRA DyMatch and previous models was used as inspiration to bring ACCRA to golfers around the globe using the very best club fitters in the world as our distribution” continued Mr. Robertson.
Available through professional club fitters, WTS allows all international golfers to experience a line of light weight shafts developed using super high modulus materials.

ACCRA golf shafts are used by more than 100 Tour players worldwide and continue to be a leader in the premium aftermarket shaft market. ACCRA shafts are available at certified ACCRA dealers and custom fit to ensure maximum performance.

Madrid Masters Championship

2010-06-02T09:40:00.000-07:00

ACCRA wins at the Madrid Masters
 
Kingston, Ontario – ACCRA premium golf shafts continues it’s winning ways with yet another victory on a major worldwide Tour.
The 32 year old Englishman from Hemel Hempstead, who attended Northwestern University won for the first time in Europe in 6 years. Now in the top 10 in the World Rankings, this 2 time PGA Tour Champion has been “knocking on the door” consistently during the past couple of years, but his remarkable play this year made it obvious that another victory was imminent.
Moving into the top 10 in the world is an important step to realizing the potential that we all saw in this great golfer. With 4 Englishmen in the world top 10, look for a tremendous English influence to this years Ryder Cup matches.
This smooth swinging champion has used an ACCRA XC75 in a number of different 3 woods during the past several years, but recently settled on this shaft in a Taylormade R9. Last year this former World Cup Champion for England changed to a Taylormade R9 driver and found that after extensive testing, that the ACCRA XC65 offered him a great combination of accuracy, power and feel.
“It is great to see a long time ACCRA PGA Tour Pro get back to his winning ways with this big victory” stated Mike Biviano (ACCRA- Tour Rep.). “Each week we have PGA Tour players discovering the benefits of ACCRA DyMatch technology, but it is always great to have a player who has trusted ACCRA for a long period of time play great! This kind of result always creates significant buzz amongst the world’s best players. Look for more players using ACCRA to continue the success that we have achieved on Tour this season” continued Mr. Biviano.
“One of the most important features of all ACCRA shafts is the tolerance levels that we are able to reach. On Tour we continually hear that testing ACCRA is so easy, as a player tests different heads they are confident that each shaft will react identically ” said Gawain Robertson (ACCRA- Partner). “We created ACCRA Tolerance technology as a feature in all ACCRA shafts, this ensures that all shafts are virtually identical in performance.” continued Mr. Robertson.
All ACCRA shafts are available exclusively through the very best club fitters in the world. “We deal with club fitters on a daily basis and ensuring that they have the best product to perfectly fit golfers worldwide is what we are all about” says Christine Fraser (ACCRA/PGMC) “The difference with ACCRA is that Golfers of all abilities receive the same service and product as the Tour players. We don’t have special, different shafts for Tour player. When you are fit by a professional club fitter, you can be assured that you are getting the same shafts from the same inventory as the world’s best players.” continued Ms. Fraser.

ACCRA introduces new shaft - AC by ACCRA

2010-04-15T17:38:00.000-07:00

Kingston Ontario, Premium Golf Management Co. (PGMC) announces the introduction of a new ACCRA premium golf shaft.
AC by ACCRA is a new line of shafts engineered to provide golfers of all levels, the advanced technology and silky smooth feel that ACCRA has always been known for.
ACCRA engineers have taken most of the best attributes of the original ACCRA classics and combined that with modern shaft design technologies to create a product in weights and flexes to it any level of golfer.

“This shaft may be the most technologically advanced shaft ever offered at this price point” stated Dave Makarucha (PGMC) “ACCRA only manufactures premium quality shafts and the AC by ACCRA is no different, we just wanted to offer ACCRA fitters the opportunity fit ACCRA to all golfers” continued Mr. Makarucha

AC shafts combine torsional strength specifically in the heavier weights with the traditional responsive tip technology that ACCRA engineers pioneered. Creating speed benefits every golfer, AC shafts active tip section increases ball speed without sacrificing accuracy.
AC shafts are available in three distinct weights:
~55 grams for the player strictly looking to create speed and power and requiring less effort to produce higher launch characteristics.
~65 grams is the perfect all around shaft combining speed and stability in all flexes.
~75 grams for the stronger golfer requiring a shaft that will maintain stability even with the most powerful swings yet excellent as a fairway wood shaft in all flexes.
~ 85 gram Hybrid shaft perfectly designed to compliment the modern utility club combining distance, launch and spin to create distance off the tee and soft landing when used to approach a green.
“The AC series by ACCRA moves the ACCRA brand into a new segment of the market” stated Gawain Robertson (PGMC) “ the success of ACCRA DyMatch and previous models was used as inspiration to bring ACCRA to more golfers using the very best club fitters in the world as our distribution” continued Mr. Robertson.
Available through professional club fitters, AC by ACCRA allows all golfers to experience the smooth feeling of power that Tour players experienced for years.

ACCRA golf shafts are used by more than 100 Tour players worldwide and continue to be a leader in the premium aftermarket shaft market. ACCRA shafts are available at certified ACCRA dealers and custom fit to ensure maximum performance.

ACCRA wins at the Omega Dubai Dessert Classic

2010-02-09T13:24:00.000-08:00

Kingston, Ontario – ACCRA premium golf shafts recorded it’s second victory on a major PGA Tour in 2010. Coming off a victory at the Sony Open on the PGA Tour where the winner used 2 ACCRA shafts on his way to his third PGA Tour win (all using ACCRA shafts), this past weekend ACCRA recorded it’s first European PGA Tour Victory at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

Using an ACCRA shaft in his Ping driver, the popular Spaniard known as “the Mechanic” survived a three hole playoff to record his first win of 2010 and place himself in position to compete in another Ryder Cup. Finishing the event in the top 30 of both driving accuracy and distance was a key to winning this event. Known for his incredible short game and accuracy off the tee, his 285+ yard average off the tee (good for 24th in the event) enabled him to take full advantage of his superior iron game.

This same week ACCRA looked for a second victory at the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles California. Firing a final round 66 the Northwestern grad from Hemel Hempstead, England finished solo second and moved into the top 10 in the FedEx Cup standings for 2010. For several years he trusted ACCRA in his three wood, and late last season added an ACCRA to his Taylormade Driver with great success.

“This has been a great start on PGA Tours around the world for ACCRA branded shafts” stated Mike Biviano (ACCRA- Tour Rep.). “With the new ACCRA DyMatch technology just beginning to gain acceptance and the new DyMatch graphite iron shafts creating a buzz at the Tour level, we are looking to have a great season on Professional Tours around the world” continued Mr. Biviano.

“ACCRA introduced the DyMatch concept in 2009 and has just release d the new DyMatch RT, the first golf shaft totally designed dynamically to match driver shafts, fairway wood shafts and hybrid shafts creating identical feel based on a players swing characteristics” said Gawain Robertson (ACCRA- Partner). “Whether it is the best players in the world or the weekend golfer, this combination enables all levels of golfers to improve consistency, distance and accuracy” continued Mr. Robertson.

ACCRA pioneered DyMatch technology using an innovative design method of creating shaft profiles in “finished” clubs. Designing a shaft statically just doesn’t make sense! Creating a fairway wood and hybrid shaft that deflects and twists the same amount as the driver shaft creates identical feel. Only ACCRA DyMatch accomplishes this.

All ACCRA shafts are available exclusively through the very best club fitters in the world. “We believe that shafts must be custom fit to ensure that every golfer receives the greatest benefit from their equipment” says Dave Makarucha (ACCRA - Partner) “we have selected only the most experienced club fitters to represent our products to ensure every ACCRA shaft is perfectly fit to each golfer of all abilities” continued Mr. Makarucha.

ACCRA premium graphite shafts are available through “certified ACCRA Fitters”. For product information or to locate a Certified ACCRA Fitter near you, please visit www.accragolf.com. If you are interested in becoming a dealer, please contact PGMC at (888) 389-3149.

ACCRA Shafts are crafted using the highest modulus and most technologically advanced materials available.
ACCRA has engineers to “create the best” without any compromises. The recent success of ACCRA’s latest introduction gives remarkable credibility to the technologies utilized in all ACCRA shafts. All ACCRA trademarks are owned by PGMC.

Article from Flagstick Golf

2010-02-04T07:14:00.000-08:00

ACCRA Introduces DYMATCH RT Shafts
Posted January 19th 2010 at 1:19 pm by Scott MacLeod

ACCRA Dymatch RT Family
After a year that saw most golf manufacturers and businesses shrinking in size the team at ACCRA golf shafts has a lot to celebrate. In the face of the industry trends the Canadian-based company is coming off a record sales year and looking ahead to a bright 2010. They recently scored another PGA Tour win at the Sony Open where the champion used one of their shafts in his 3-wood.

“We have a strong network of dealers; we believe in their ability to fit golfers and build them clubs so they can play better. We just try to make sure they have the best line of products available to them so that they can do that,” says Gawain Robertson, who guides the company along with partner Dave Makarucha.

To support that statement the company will be revealing some new products in the coming months, most prominently the DYMATCH RT graphite shafts. This line, an extension of the Dymatch shaft products introduced in 2009, will get its first full industry viewing next week at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.

“We are really excited about the DYMATCH RT and what it offers for golfers,” continues Robertson.

For those not familiar with the DYMATCH story, this family of graphite shafts was created using a much different approach than is traditionally seen in the golf shaft business. Rather than build to specs the company chose to address ball flight and performance as the deciding factor in the design of the complete line-up. In essence the shafts are Dynamically Matched, thus the product name.

For the complete DYMATCH development story see this story we ran last year on our Editor’s Desk Blog.

The shafts got a strong reception from the dealers and also on the PGA Tour. Robertson says 7 or 8 players made the moved to use a complete sweep of DYMATCH, a driver, fairway and hybrid while another 11 or 12 used a shaft or two. That was good numbers for a shaft not brought out to the tour until early summer.

This brings us to 2010 and the evolution of this product line.

In keeping with their goal of providing as complete of a product line as their dealers need to fit their customers, ACCRA is adding an RT, or Responsive Tip version of the DYMATCH Shafts.

“ACCRA has been known throughout our 5 ½ years of existence for creating response tip shafts with very low torque,” explains Robertson regarding the introduction. “We have been a leader in that category. We wanted to do something different when we created DYMATCH so we came up with a more stable tipped shaft. The followers of ACCRA really enjoyed the original tour series and the ACCRA Axiv so we wanted to give them the best of both worlds from those shafts.”

The end result is a low torque, responsive tip shaft array with the DYMATCH characteristics of dynamically matched products from driver through the hybrid.

Series 1 will be a 55 gram driver shaft, 65 gram fairway wood shaft and a 75 gram hybrid shaft.

Series 2 will include weights of 65, 75, and 85 in the same order while Series 3 will go up another ten grams starting with a driver shaft at 75 grams and working through to a hybrid at 95 grams.

“If you want a stable tip, lower launch shaft the original Dymatch is for you; if you want something that will kick the ball up in the air more with higher spin the RT is what you are looking for,” Gawain adds.

Robertson concludes that their line will be real simple for both the consumer and fitter with all the options they might need. They believe in the DYMATCH system so they wanted to make their best designs available that way. The RT completes that picture.

“Every swing is different and we believe everyone should be fit by a professional with the proper equipment and knowledge to do the job right. The RT just gives us more opportunities to fit more people.”

ACCRA Premium Golf Shaft Company hires PGA Tour Rep.

2009-12-20T09:39:00.000-08:00

Kingston ON - ACCRA Golf Shafts, manufactures of one of the most used golf shafts on the PGA Tour recently announced the hiring of PGA Tour Representative Michael Biviano. Mr. Biviano will represent both ACCRA and KBS Tour steel shafts on the PGA Tour.

"We are extremely excited to add Michael (Biv), to the ACCRA Team. His experience and success on the PGA Tour is second to non." Stated Gawain Robertson (Partner - ACCRA) "Biv adds a whole new dimension to our representation. We look forward to growing our Tour presence targeting top PGA professionals." continued Mr. Robertson.

Biv joins Scotty Garrison (Golf on the Run) and his Professional Tour Services Van, combining to provide PGA Tour players with the best service available.

With over 25 years of sports marketing, R&D, equipment testing and custom building experience, Michael has dedicated his career to improving equipment performance and education, while working with the market’s leading OEMs and the best and most accomplished players in the world.

"Combining both ACCRA and KBS Tour enables Biv to concentrate on top PGA Tour players using a Tour proven steel and graphite product. said Dave Makarucha (Partner - ACCRA) "Our relationship with KBS and FST has been extremely close since the introduction of KBS Tour. The partnership that we have created on Tour is just an extension of the overall business relationship."

New ACCRA DyMatch i Series iron shafts

2009-09-18T20:37:00.000-07:00

ACCRA premium golf shafts is proud to announce the introduction of a revolutionary new graphite composite iron shaft. Appropriately dubbed ACCRA DyMatch i Series, this updated version of the extremely popular ACCRA i Series allows ACCRA professional club fitters to fit golfers to an even greater array of weight options.

Golfers have a wide variety of different swings and fitters require as many options as possible to properly fit players.

The all new ACCRA DyMatch i Series is available in weights from 40 grams up to 90 grams, but the unique aspect of this shaft is it's ability to be transformed to different flexes by an ACCRA certified club fitter. pick a weight, then a flex and then allow your fitter to "dial in" a shaft to meet your specific ball flight requirements.

ACCRA golf shafts and KBS Tour steel shafts are available through certified club fitters, please visit www.accragolf.com or www.kbsshafts.com to locate the nearest dealer to you.

ACCRA Dymatch

2009-04-06T07:42:00.000-07:00

ACCRA introduces revolutionary golf shaft design – ACCRA DYMATCH

PGMC Kingston Ontario – Premium golf shaft manufacturer ACCRA is poised to introduce an entire line of new golf shafts using a revolutionary method of concept and design.

On the heals of 6 months of unprecedented growth, including it’s best month in it’s 5 year history (February 2009), ACCRA is set to begin shipping ACCRA DYMATCH mid March 2009.

"As ACCRA shafts are sold through the very best professional club fitters in the world, all of us on the ACCRA team would like to thank these fitters, worldwide, for their commitment to our brand” stated Dave Makarucha (PGMC Partner). “ Professional fitters scrutinize golf shafts like no other segment of the golf industry, we are honoured that the most knowledgeable golf equipment professionals in the industry have chosen to support the ACCRA brand at such an astounding rate” continued Mr. Makarucha.

“ACCRA certified professional fitters will begin offering the new ACCRA DYMATCH series of shafts, March 15^th. These shafts were designed using the expertise gained from phenomenal success on PGA Tours worldwide and from constant feedback from our professional club fitters whom deal with golfers of all levels on a daily basis.” Said Sean Bravakis (PGMC). “Since ACCRA’s inception, all designs have been created using feedback that we receive during our constant communication with our fitters and loyal consumers. We are proud of the relationships that we have developed with so many golfers using ACCRA. Several years ago, Golf Digest described ACCRA as having a cult like following on Tour, this seems to have extended to club fitters and the general golfing public” continued Mr. Bravakis.

Gawain Robertson, PGMC Partner and ACCRA Tour Rep explains the concept behind DYMATCH “ACCRA DYMATCH was created by the observation that the best players in the world along with discerning amateur golfers, were commonly using different graphite shafts in the driver, fairway woods and hybrids!

Why?

Tour reps and club fitters would "dial in" a player to a driver shaft/head combo....... then had to start all over with the fairway wood and hybrid!
We began analyzing what shafts players were using in their drivers, fairway woods and hybrids and we noticed that the majority of players were using stiffer tip/lower torque shafts in their drivers than in their fairway woods! Now, Tour players, but they "feel" everything and know what works!
So then we took a look at the method that shaft companies uses to create driver an fairway wood shafts.....

We design cool 55, 65, 75 gram shafts using specific profiles, but as we go from 65 to 75 grams (using the same profile) the tip tends to get stiffer and the torque usually gets lower!

Now consider the size and shape of the heads …..driver, fairway woods, and hybrids.
You will notice that the Center of Gravity (CG) moves closer to the point where the shaft enters the club as we move from driver to fairway wood, to hybrid.
Therefore we really don't require a stiffer tip or lower torque to maintain stability in the smaller heads (fairway woods and hybrids).

Shaft companies tend to make the heavier (fairway wood) shafts with firmer tip sections and usually lower torque..... And then tell club fitters and Tour vans to “tip it” up to 2 inches!!!!! This makes little sense, forcing Tour players and custom club fitters to find a softer tipped shaft for their fairway woods, usually from a different company!!!!

ACCRA DYMATCH...... Is just common sense!!!!” Stated Mr. Robertson.

“So we challenged our engineers to design a great driver shaft in 55 grams, 65 grams and 75 grams (all with slightly more stable tip sections than we had done before and butt sections that were easier to "load" than any previous ACCRA), once we test these driver shafts with Tour players and average golfers and know they work......then we measured them dynamically! not statically!

This entailed assembling the shafts into a finished product.

So we took the assembled clubs and then put them through Robot, Canon, strain gauge, and human tests to determined the amount of torque and tip deflection a head receives on center hits at different impact speeds and positions.

Then we challenged our engineers to

design a fairway wood shaft and hybrid shaft to "MATCH" these numbers in "DYNAMIC" form (at length, with a head, grip, and being swung). Honestly who cares if a fairway wood is the same profile as your driver and is 10 grams heavier..... but doesn't "feel" anything like it! Heck that's what's happening on Tour..... players will try the 10 gram heavier version of their driver shaft and inevitably it doesn't work!!

So why not actually design a fairway wood shaft and hybrid shaft that will react identically to a driver shaft when hit in assembled form. this is where we came in!
So 8 revisions and dozens of trials have culminated in the first completely "DYNAMICALLY MATCHED" shaft system ever created!

Series #1 – 55 gram driver shaft, 65 gram fairway wood shaft, 75 gram hybrid.

Series #2 – 65 gram driver shaft, 75 gram fairway wood shaft, 85 gram hybrid.

Series #3 – 75 gram driver shaft, 85 gram fairway wood shaft, 95 gram hybrid.
Bonus 45 gram driver shaft and 98 gram “Tour” shaft.” Continued Mr. Robertson.

During the design and production process, testing of “traditional” driver, fairway wood combinations consistently showed dramatic variances in head twisting and shaft deflection between the driver and fairway woods.

With ACCRA DYMATCH, the reaction of the head through the force of impact remain constant!

ACCRA DYMATCH

2009-03-06T13:13:00.000-08:00

Hey Guys,

Thanks for visiting our blog, not only will we be updating this blog with new Press releases, but also with interesting information from the PGA Tour and stories of ACCRA from around the world!

So, ACCRA DYMATCH is set to be released the week of March 16th.....

Please check out our new website www.accragolf.com to see information and specifications on the new product.

ACCRA DYMATCH Article - 2009 PGA Show

2009-03-05T16:08:00.000-08:00

By Scott McLeod - Editor FlagStck Magazine (flagstickeditorsdesk.blogspot.com)

Dynamic Possibilities: ACCRA Unveils Their New Shaft Concept

Ten months ago the shaft business was a different place for the principals behind ACCRA golf. By that point it had only been a few years since Canadians Dave Makarucha and Gawain Robertson had taken a distribution deal for a shaft sub-brand and grew it into nothing less than a solid and well-recognized product. Tour and consumer success compelled them to eventually acquire the brand from United Sports Technology, but even with their fresh line of ACCRA AXIV shafts selling well it was no time to rest.

On the PGA Tour, the barometer for golf equipment success, ACCRA was making a strong move. With Robertson working the tee line among the world’s best players they had more than a hundred shafts in play and the wins were piling up, but there was more work to be done.

Most golf companies would have been content with this level of success but the ACCRA gang was on a mission. From the start of their business they had committed to building the best shafts they could, without compromise, and the search for their next product was on. This time though, it was not a new material or simply a design change that had their full attention, it was an entirely new concept for how golf shafts would be fitted, tested, and eventually, purchased.

So it was on a day last March that the idea for the latest ACCRA shaft concept – DYMATCH came to fruition. They will debut this week at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.

“A year ago, we (Premium Golf Management Company) acquired all rights to ACCRA,” Robertson told me recently on cool, snowy day in his hometown of Kingston, Ontario. “With that we also took on all the costs for marketing and running a golf shaft company. Until then we had shared a tour rep with UST so last year one thing we took over was running the tour for our product. So in going out on tour as our own company we were able to get to use the tour for things that were beneficial for the company. One of those is to be able to test products using best players in the world.”

That situation lead to some interesting discoveries. “We got to learn and watch what was going on out on tour and DYMATCH is a direct derivative of what we learned in our first year.”

Robertson said one of his earliest observations on the PGA Tour was just how few players were using the same shaft in their driver as they were in their fairway woods or hybrids. He began to wonder just why was this was the case.

In starting to research the situation they soon discovered that most tour players were using softer-tipped fairway wood shafts than the ones they were using in their drivers. Most players didn’t really know this was the case; they were simply doing it based on performance alone.

The ACCRA team began to look at how golf clubs were designed and the impact it has on shafts. It was fairly easy to see that in a driver the center of gravity was much further from the axis of where the shaft and hosel met than in a fairway wood or hybrid. Thus, to achieve the same feel you actually needed a more stable tip section as the center of gravity moved further away from the axis.

But this was just one factor in the DYMATCH concept, another great concern came from working out on tour. Out there one of the major issues with OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) reps was just how many club heads they would go through to fit a player. Similarly, the same goes for shaft manufacturers and the number of shafts they would burn through to get a player in tune. These are tight economic times after all.

“With us we might get a guy dialled in with an ACCRA XE75 in his driver and you think “Perfect, we’ll give him an 85 for his fairway wood and he will be all set.” But what happens is the OEM ends up building 4 or 5 fairway clubs with different shafts because they don’t know if it will actually work. We started to look at that and wonder how we could fix it. How can we get a player a guaranteed better fit while also making it cheaper and easier to do so on tour? We wanted to develop a product that consistently matched from driver, to fairway, to hybrid, in a series of shafts.”

And this, says Robertson, is where it got interesting. Until now most manufacturers have been designing shafts statically – creating them based on specs and profiles that they want to achieve. Then they take them out and test them. From a base gram weight shaft they usually make a heavier one and a lighter one. That is the simple way of doing it. They assume that because the first shaft worked well that the other ones will work well. They test them and make sure they do as much as possible.

For the DYMATCH they took a very different approach. “When we challenged our engineers on this project we told them that we didn’t care what the specs were, we didn’t want them to hit specs, just make a shaft that worked well. We wanted them to create a 55, 65, and 75 gram “kick-ass driver shaft” with certain general profiles – basically a little more stable tip section and little softer butt section – slightly different from ACCRA shafts of the past but appropriate for the clubs out there today. After we did that we did our normal testing then we did a whole range of dynamic testing.”

For those tests, rather than focusing on the 46 inch uncut, raw shaft they put their attention on a normal length (45 inch) driver shaft fit into a modern, high MOI clubhead and with a grip, just as it would be played. They subjected it to a battery of tests for frequency, EI (Energy Inertia) profile, tip and mid flexes followed by a series of cannon and robot testing. They then used a ballistic camera to measure what happened with the club and shaft as it made contact with a golf ball at different speeds.

With driver measurements in hand they then looked to create a three wood shaft the replicated the dynamics of their driver tests, without concern for the static specifications. “The goal was to not to see that the shaft matched at the full uninstalled length, but to ensure the shaft was working the same in a real golf swing.”

It took twelve different versions to get the first three wood shaft.In designing it “backwards” to create the right dynamic end product, each test was essentially a shot in the dark that got fine tuned with each subsequent trial.

Robertson says he believes that with a greater availability of testing devices like launch monitors that the industry will slowly move more toward dynamic trials like they have been doing.“You already see it out on tour with players finding a ball that suits them and then building their equipment around it. That is opposite of what they used to do.”

He says their live player testing including both amateur and pro golfers but they feel that being able to get shafts that match is even more critical for the non-tour level golfer. “For amateurs you are taking away another variable in their swing. Tour players can adjust but why should you when you don’t have to?”

In the end the man from ACCRA says it is results that matter, not specs. They have created a dynamically matched set of shafts not meant to replace their other products but simply supplementing them. “Every shaft does something different for every player. This product line is not for everyone but for those that it fits, they can choose a driver and be guaranteed that the three wood and hybrid will perform the same. Once you find a driver shaft that works for you, average player, tour player, video, cannon, and strain gauge testing has all told us that the fairway shaft will match and perform with the same feel and launch conditions.”

The DYMATCH shafts provide a slightly lower ball flight than past ACCRA shafts, working well with the low center of gravity/high MOI club heads of today.

There are three lines of DYMATCH shafts, Series #1, #2, and #3, providing different weights and performance characteristics.The shafts start at 45 grams and go up to 98 grams with the lighter shafts providing slightly higher launch angles. They all feature innovative new graphics and paint schemes in the familiar copper, blue, and red ACCRA theme (see photo).

After the unveiling this week at the PGA Merchandise Show the next major milestone for the shafts will be getting them into the bags of tour players at the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles.A couple weeks after that, likely at the end of February, they will be available to consumers through a network of more than 350 authorized dealers around the world.

Almost a year in development, getting ACCRA DYMATCH to market has been quite the process. “A lot of time and effort has been put into these shafts but I think it worked out very well,” concludes Robertson. We are excited for golfers to be able see what a difference it can make to their golf games.”

Ron Chalmers Joins ACCRA

2009-01-18T21:04:00.000-08:00

ACCRA hires industry veteran Ron Chalmers

PGMC (Kingston Ontario)– ACCRA Premium Golf shafts is excited to announce that an agreement has been finalized with industry veteran Ron Chalmers to aid in all aspects of growing the ACCRA brand and to specialize in international growth to new markets.

Mr. Chalmers began his golf career 40 years ago. After several years as a Golf Professional, Mr. Chalmers began as VP of Manufacturing and design for Sounder Golf, eventually becoming Sounder’s President for 4 years until it was sold. He then became President of Merit Golf where he over saw their growth for 6 years until it was sold.
Mr. Chalmers then moved into the golf shaft industry as Director of Sales Marketing for Brunswick Golf. It is there that he initiated introducing the Rifle golf shaft to the market place. When Brunswick was sold to private investors, Mr. Chalmers became president of FM Precision. It was during this time that FM Precision purchased Royal grips and became Royal Precision. Mr. Chalmers then became Executive VP responsible for production at the Torrington factory. It was during this time that the Project X shaft was introduced. After 12 years with Precision Mr Chalmers retired.
For the past four years, Mr. Chalmers has been a consultant as International Sales Director for Lamkin grips and currently works with Tiger Cub Junior golf clubs as a consultant.

“Ron Chalmers has been very influential and committed to clubfitters for years and is certain to help ACCRA open up markets and expand our distribution.” Stated Dave Makarucha (ACCRA/PGMC – Partner) “ His experience is second to none in the golf industry and we are thrilled to have him as part of our team.” Continued Mr. Makarucha.

Mr. Chalmers will be attending the 2009 PGA Show in Orlando with PGMC where he will be available to discuss opportunities with club fitters with regards to ACCRA in international markets. He will also be attending the ACCRA Golf Day at Windermere CC during the show. This is the largest gathering of Premium Club Fitters each year. This year the event will feature a “panel” discussion on the golf industry and how the “fitting” portion of the industry will be affected by the economic climate worldwide.

If you would like to meet Ron, please stop by the ACCRA tent on the indoor range during the PGA Show, or contact PGMC about attending the ACCRA Golf Day at Windermere CC.

“We at ACCRA/PGMC have had the opportunity to know Mr. Chalmers for quite some time now, our relationship with Royal Precision and Lamkin allowed us the insight to understand his position in the industry.” Stated Gawain Robertson (ACCRA/PGMC - Partner) “We are extremely fortunate to have an industry icon now on our team and we know that this will enable us to grow yet stay committed to our long term philosophies that have positioned ACCRA as the technological leader in the industry.” Continued Mr. Robertson

ACCRA wins 4th PGA Tour event in 6 weeks!

2008-11-15T09:08:00.000-08:00

PGMC (Kingston Ontario) – In one of the most exciting finishes of the 2008 PGA Tour season a 32 year old from Amarillo TX over came numerous adversities to clinch his second PGA Tour victory with a clutch birdie on the 72^nd hole of the Ginn sur Mer Classic. This graduate of Texas A&M relied on TaylorMade 3 and 5 woods custom fit with ACCRA AXIV XE 80 shafts to provide him with unparalleled distance and accuracy to navigate around the difficult Conservatory Course in Palm Coast Florida in blustery conditions.

This TaylorMade staffer has led the Tour in Birdies and Par Breakers for most of the year and certainly relied on his strong fairway wood play to bolster this important statistic. Winning his second PGA Tour event vaulted him into 73 spot on the PGA money list and an invitation to a number of golf’s biggest events.

ACCRA also placed second in the same event when a 39 year old Henderson State graduate also birdied the final hole to solidify his second 2^nd place finish of the season. Hitting 86% of the fairways in those conditions was a major key to his success while using a new Cleveland Launcher that he only recently put in play using the same ACCRA AXIV XT 60 that he has used all year. This has been a wonderful year for this Hope Arizona native whom now stands 31^st on the PGA money list.

ACCRA shafts have now been used to win more than $40,000,000 on the 2008 PGA Tour that has included 6 victories and more than 185 top 20 finishes. This combined with 4 victories and more than 60 top 20 finishes on the European Tour has made 2008 a banner year around the world for Touring Professionals trusting their game with ACCRA premium golf shafts.

“This has been an incredible run for players relying on ACCRA shafts in 2008. 4 wins in six weeks is just not something that you expect” Stated Gawain Robertson (ACCRA Tour Rep. & Partner PGMC) “ACCRA AXIV shafts have been used by many of the top golfers in the world this season, including 4 Ryder Cuppers, 10 PGA & Euro PGA Tour winners, and more than 100 Tour players worldwide, what a year! I believe this certainly solidifies our position as one of the hottest shafts anywhere, if not the hottest!” continued Mr. Robertson.

ACCRA shafts are approaching their 5^th anniversary and in a short time have proven to be innovators in technology and consistency. The original ACCRA remains popular on Tour and with the serious golfer due to it’s extreme torque to tip deflection ratio. Truly a leader in this “high launch / low spin technology, many shafts have been introduced to compete with this, yet ACCRA remains the leader in this technology. The ACCRA with AXIV Technology, brought an innovative 4 material weave in a single ply to the PGA and Euro Tours along with a shaft designed for the North American and European markets. Other companies have also introduced 4 AXIV weaves since then yet the ACCRA AXIV continues to lead on Tour and with the best Professional Club Fitters in the world.

“When we set out to create ACCRA, we promised to create the very best shafts on the market, manufactured to the tightest possible tolerances” said Dave Makarucha (Partner – PGMC) “The success we’ve achieved in such a short time with more than 350 of the worlds best club fitters trusting ACCRA and so many top PGA Tour players relying on ACCRA is quite amazing. Our club fitters demand the best, they test everything and will not fit any golfer with shafts and equipment that will not help their game or does not live up to their high expectations of quality”. Continued Mr. Makarucha.

ACCRA is proud to be represented by more than 350 of the very best professional club fitters around the world, each of these fitters also has access to the now extremely popular KB Tour steel shafts, the highly innovative Kanata Scandium shafts), Lamkin grips and UST Golf Shafts. PGMC (ACCRA) is proud to make all of these fine products available through ACCRA professional club fitters. For a list of where you can find any of the excellent products please visit www.accragolf.com and see our dealer listing.

ACCRA Wins Justin Timberlake's Las Vegas PGA Tournament

2008-11-15T09:02:00.000-08:00

ACCRA premium golf shafts wins again at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

PGMC (Kingston Ontario)– For the third time in just four weeks a player using a club custom fit with an upgraded ACCRA premium golf shaft has won on the PGA Tour.

Just weeks after a second place finish at the Viking Classic, this NC State grad finished strong, firing a 4 under 68 en route to winning his first PGA Tour event. This victory moved him from 138^th on the Tour money list to 75^th, ensuring him full exempt status on the 2009 PGA Tour.

Coming from a great lineage of golf sure doesn’t hurt, the JT Champion’s father is a long-time NY club professional, while his grandfather won six PGA Tour titles, Finishing second to Ben Hogan in the 1948 PGA Championship. Within that family, you also have a 15 time PGA Tour winner, including the 1952 PGA Championship, 5 other PGA Tour members and a 2 time US Amateur and British Amateur champion. Not bad!

ACCRA is excited that this deserving champion chose to have his Titleist 906 F2 13 degree 3 wood custom fit with an ACCRA XC 75 shaft.

“This is an important time of year for Tour professionals, whether it be fighting to maintain one’s playing status or trying to gain exemptions into the big events of 2009, players are working harder than ever to find the very best equipment to put them over the top” stated Gawain Robertson (ACCRA – Tour representative/Partner) “ We are always excited when a PGA Tour player chooses to custom fit their equipment with ACCRA products, and when success follows we are equally thrilled” continued Robertson.

PGA Tour players using ACCRA premium shafts have racked up almost $40,000,000 in 2008, that has included 6 victories and more than 180 top 20 finishes. This combined with 4 victories on the European Tour has made 2008 a banner year around the world for Touring Professionals trusting their game with ACCRA premium golf shafts.

ACCRA is proud to be represented by more than 350 of the very best professional club fitters around the world, each of these fitters also has access to the now extremely popular KBS Tour steel shafts, the highly innovative Kanata Scandium shafts, and UST Golf Shafts. PGMC (ACCRA) is proud to make all of these fine products available through ACCRA professional club fitters. For a list of where you can find any of the excellent products please visit www.accragolf.com and see our dealer listing.

ACCRA premium graphite shafts are available through “certified ACCRA Fitters”. For product information or to locate a Certified ACCRA Fitter near you, please visit www.accragolf.com. If you are interested in becoming a dealer, please contact PGMC at (888) 389-3149.

ACCRA shafts are also available as a custom upgrade through the world’s finest golf club manufactures Callaway, Ping, Titleist, Cobra, and Adams.

ACCRA Shafts are crafted using the highest modulus and most technologically advanced materials available.

ACCRA has challenged Mamiya and UST engineers to “create the best” without any compromises. The recent success of ACCRA’s latest introduction gives remarkable credibility to the technologies utilized in all ACCRA shafts. All ACCRA trademarks are owned by PGMC.

ACCRA Press Release October 10th 2008 - Turning Stone

2008-10-14T06:19:00.000-07:00

ACCRA AXIV wins at the Turning Stone Championship

PGMC – A PGA Tour rookie using an ACCRA premium golf shaft topped a strong PGA Tour field that included 8 different 2008 PGA Tour champions and 6 former Major champions this past week chalking up 2 wins in a row for players using ACCRA shafts.

This Columbia South Carolina native birdied his final two holes to snatch his first victory and the $1,008,000 first prize. On Friday (second round) he switched to a TaylorMade Tour Burner 3 wood, custom fit with an ACCRA AXIV XE 80 golf shaft and continued to rely this combination throughout the weekend.

The 7,482 – yard Atunyote Golf Club at Turning Stone Resort in Verona N.Y. played long and tough in the cool and damp conditions and this 24 year old “bomber” took advantage of his length especially on the tough par 5’s.

ACCRA shafts have now been used to win more than $36,000,000 on the 2008 PGA Tour that has included 5 victories and more than 180 top 20 finishes. This combined with 4 victories and more than 60 top 20 finishes on the European Tour has made 2008 a banner year around the world for Touring Professionals trusting their game with ACCRA premium golf shafts.

“2 wins in a row is great, but the cool aspect about this victory is that this player switched back to his TaylorMade 3 wood with an ACCRA AXIV shaft after the first round and used it to make some key shots throughout the final two days on his way to victory.” Stated Gawain Robertson (ACCRA Tour Rep.) “ACCRA AXIV shafts provide unparalleled feel and stability even for one of the longest hitters on the PGA Tour” continued Mr. Robertson.

ACCRA is proud to be represented by more than 350 of the very best professional club fitters around the world, each of these fitters also has access to the now extremely popular KB Tour steel shafts (used by the champion of this past weeks Memorial Tournament), the highly innovative e21 Scandium shafts (as seen on the Golf Channel), Royal grips (Used by the world’s #2 player and 2008 Colonial Champion) and UST Golf Shafts (used by many of the world’s finest players). PGMC (ACCRA) is proud to make all of these fine products available through ACCRA professional club fitters. For a list of where you can find any of the excellent products please visit www.accragolf.com and see our dealer listing.

ACCRA premium graphite shafts are available through “certified ACCRA Fitters”. For product information or to locate a Certified ACCRA Fitter near you, please visit www.accragolf.com. If you are interested in becoming a dealer, please contact PGMC at (888) 389-3149.

ACCRA shafts are also available as a custom upgrade through the world’s finest golf club manufactures Callaway, Ping, Titleist, Cobra, Adams and Exotics.

ACCRA Shafts are crafted using the highest modulus and most technologically advanced materials available.

ACCRA at the US Open - Video of Stewart Cink

2008-06-17T16:00:00.000-07:00

ACCRA at the US Open - Video of Tiger practicing on Wednesday

2008-06-16T20:36:00.000-07:00

Accra's presence was quite evident at the 2008 US Open at Torrey pines, with more than 25 shafts in play amoungst the best players in the world. While working with players all week, we took a few moments to enjoy watching Tiger (and his throng of 100 photogaraphers) hit a few balls.

There are a few interesting notes.....He was notiably limping.....check out the faiway wood shots from the rough, they wer

2008-06-02T14:05:00.000-07:00

ACCRA AXIV places second at 2008 Memorial Tournament

PGMC – ACCRA premium golf shafts posted a second place finish at the 2008 Memorial Tournament in Dublin Ohio. On the difficult Muirfield Village golf course where accuracy is at a premium, a former Masters champion from Sarnia Canada fired a total score of 6 under par to place a close second. He had his TaylorMade 3 wood fitted with an upgraded ACCRA AXIV XE 80 shaft to help provide the accuracy and distance required to mange his game around the severely rolling fairways at Muirfield.

ACCRA AXIV shafts also posted a 6^th place finish at the same event, continuing a long run of success this season on Professional Tours around the world.

“ACCRA and ACCRA AXIV shafts have been used by more than 100 Golf Professionals on all major Tours worldwide proving the value of an upgraded premium shaft.” States Gawain Robertson (ACCRA- Partner and Tour Rep.) “The fact that so many of the best players in the world have chosen ACCRA just give credibility to the performance and design of ACCRA products” continued Mr. Robertson.

All this success just highlights an exciting year for ACCRA as introductions of a new ACCRA AXIV hybrid shaft and super light weight ACCRA AXIV XT 50’s recently were introduced.

“The most exciting aspect of all this success is the fact that most ACCRA shafts are actually designed for the average golfer” stated Dave Makarucha (PGMC-Partner) “ the fact is that we are extremely strong in the super Light weight segment of the market with the ACCRA T40, ACCRA T50 and recently introduced XT50. These shafts provide all levels of golfers with the technology that is used in a Tour players shaft, but in a weight that allows the amateur golfer to develop greater club head speed without sacrificing accuracy” continued Mr. Makarucha.

The use of super high modulus carbon and the addition of AXIV material enables ACCRA to offer all levels of golfers power, stability and most importantly extreme “feel”.

“Only a certified ACCRA club fitter can accurately determined which ACCRA shaft is best for each unique golf swing, we certainly recommend that all golfers take the time to get properly fitted to a premium shaft to ensure that they maximize their potential” States Sean Bravakis (PGMC). “ACCRA Certified fitters all use technologically advance methods to ensure that every ACCRA shaft is perfectly fit and installed to maximize launch conditions” continued Mr. Bravakis.

ACCRA shafts are also available as a custom upgrade through the world’s finest golf club manufactures Callaway, Ping, Titleist, Cobra, and Adams.

ACCRA Shafts are crafted using the highest modulus and most technologically advanced materials available.

2008-06-02T14:04:00.000-07:00

ACCRA AXIV wins at the BMW PGA Championship

Kingston, Ontario – ACCRA premium golf shafts recorded another victory on the European Tour this past weekend. The famous West Course at Wentworth was the host to one of Europe biggest events, and when it was all said and done the veteran Spaniard known as “the Mechanic” proved to be the best. As the first Tour player to adopt ACCRA AXIV technology in his Ping driver a year ago, he has climbed to #1 on the European Order of Merit with more than 1,300,000 Euros.

A closing 65 powered another long-time ACCRA player to a third place finish in the same event. Giving the ACCRA AXIV XC series of shafts a win and a third at this prestigious event.

“ACCRA AXIV shafts have achieved unprecedented success on all Professional Tours around the world since their introduction a year ago” stated Gawain Robertson (ACCRA- Partner and Tour Rep.). “Now with the #1 player on the European Order of Merit along with the #3 player on the PGA Tour using ACCRA AXIV, we couldn’t be more excited” continued Mr. Robertson.

“ACCRA AXIV technology enables our engineers to use 4 different modulus of carbon fibers in 4 different directions all in 1 single ply of material. This provides golfers with the ultimate in stability and most importantly feel” said David Makarucha (ACCRA- Partner). “Whether it is the best players in the world or the weekend golfer, this combination enables all levels of golfers to improve distance and accuracy” continued Mr. Makarucha.

ACCRA pioneered AXIV technology in the North American and European markets and continues to add new weight categories to this successful line of shafts.

All ACCRA shafts are available exclusively through the very best club fitters in the world. “We believe that shafts must be custom fit to ensure that every golfer receives the greatest benefit from their equipment” says Sean Bravakis (ACCRA) “we have selected only the most experienced club fitters to represent our products to ensure every ACCRA and ACCRA AXIV shaft is perfectly fit to each golfer of all abilities” continued Mr. Bravakis.

ACCRA shafts are also available as a custom upgrade through the world’s finest golf club manufactures Callaway, Ping, Titleist, Cobra, and Adams.

ACCRA Shafts are crafted using the highest modulus and most technologically advanced materials available.

ACCRA continues success on the 2008 Top 3 finish at Augusta

2008-04-14T20:13:00.000-07:00

PGMC - ONTARIO, Canada —ACCRA is proud to announce that ACCRA premium golf shafts continued it’s 2008 PGA Tour success with a third place finish at the years first major Championship. Two other top 20 finishes rounded out a very successful week for ACCRA premium golf shafts.

The Georgia Tech grad and perennial contender continued his stellar play in 2008 with another Top 3 finish, this time at a Major. The finish moved him up to 6^th in the FedEx Cup standings, 5^th in PGA Tour official money and 14^th place in the World Golf Rankings.

“His Nike SQ Sumo SQD Tour driver, Nike SQ Sumo 3 wood and Nike SQ Sumo 5 wood all were custom fitted with a bright Red ACCRA XE80 featuring AXIV 4 Axis weave technology. Another ACCRA AXIV XE80 and an ACCRA AXIV XT60 also found there way into the top 20 making for another successful week for ACCRA on Tour,” Stated Gawain Robertson (ACCRA Tour Rep/Partner). “ACCRA golf shafts feature the industries most advanced materials along with the innovative AXIV 4 Axis weave that reduces deformation and increases feel throughout the swing. Week after week Tour players rely on shafts engineered by ACCRA to give them the ultimate combination of stability and power.” Continued Robertson.

“ACCRA is now available through more than 300 of the worlds best club fitters, we have always believed that the best way to choose a head/shaft combination is to go through a proper fitting process. All ACCRA fitters have the ability to measure all aspects of your swing and the capability to properly fit any golfer to a head/shaft combination that will maximize their potential,” stated Dave Makarucha (Managing Partner ACCRA). “ACCRA continues to examine new a innovative ways of developing the best possible golf shaft, this has always been our goal,” continued Mr. Makarucha.

ACCRA introduced proprietary AXIV weave to the PGA Tour and to Professional Club Fitters around the world in 2007. The combination of this technologically advanced material and superior manufacturing processes enhances ACCRA’s reputation as a leader in innovative golf shaft design.