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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.