Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc. announced today that the winner of the LPGA 2019 Lotte Championship held at the Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii, was playing a Graphite Design Tour AD VR-5 X-Stiff Flex wood shaft in her Ping G400 9° Driver.
“Congratulations to the winner of the Lotte Championship on her eighth career win. The champion has displayed some impressive Driving Distance and Driving Accuracy stats this year and it is great to see that the Tour AD VR shaft in her Driver is able to contribute to these stats ”, stated Bill McPherson, V.P. of Sales, Pro’s Choice Golf Shafts, Inc.
Brand new for the 2019 season and the latest edition to the Graphite Design Tour AD premium line of golf shafts, the Graphite Design Tour AD VR – designed to “Vanquish all Rivals” is designed and manufactured at the Graphite Design Japan factory headquarters. The new Tour AD VR wood shafts are dark blue with white and silver accents and are finished with a matte clear coat and are available in 40g R2, R1 and S flex, 50g R2, R1, S and X flex, 60g SR, S and X flex, 70g S and X flex and 80g S and X flex.
The Tour AD VR, like the other premium Tour AD wood shafts, utilizes premium, aerospace quality 50t carbon-fiber materials and it has a slightly higher balance point than the other current Tour AD wood shaft profiles. The Tour AD VRshaft also utilizes FTT –Fast Taper Technology, which incorporates a faster taper rate from the grip to the lower mid-section of the shaft, providing the overall feeling of greater club head control at impact and an increase in club head speed
The Tour AD VR shaft profile is firm to stiff starting at the handle, medium/firm in the center section and has a firm tip to promote a mid/high launch angle and low ball spin rates. The Tour AD VR also utilizes TORAYCA ® T1100G carbon-fiber pre-preg with NANOALLOY ® technology in the tip section of the shaft for additional shaft stability, exceptional feel and precise ball control.
See a Graphite Design authorized Golf Club Fitting professional and come to the tee box ready with your new Tour AD VRwood shaft and “Vanquish all Rivals” from tee to green.