NEWARK, Ohio – March 12, 2005 – To provide its professionals with an advanced education on golf club playability, the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) recently turned to the golf industry’s most complete source for clubmaking and custom fitting — The GolfWorks.
At the PGA Education Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., The GolfWorks Vice President of Technical Services Britt Lindsey presented a three-hour-long educational seminar that included an overview of the highly acclaimed Maltby Playability Factor (MPF), proper measuring techniques of iron heads and the history of iron head design and how it relates to the MPF. Attending the seminar were PGA pros working on continuing education credits, PGA apprentices working on their accreditation and members of the PGA education staff.
“We’re very happy to welcome the technical expertise offered by The GolfWorks. Their information and presentation was outstanding!” says Manager of PGA Education Don Cook. “The GolfWorks has been a friend of of the PGA for a long time, and we teach their standards to all of our apprentices and members. Ralph Maltby’s new book offers great overall knowledge on why a golf club plays the way it does, and I think the Playability Factor is the next step in custom club fitting.”
Released for 2005, The Maltby Playability Factor - Understanding Golf Club Dynamics, Book One: Irons by Ralph Maltby is the product of decades of research and a lifetime of experience with golf club design. For decades, Maltby has analyzed and designed irons, delving into why certain designs perform so well and are long-lived, while others seem to fade from the game quickly. Based on his experience, he developed a comprehensive system to select the right iron head designs for golfers of every playing ability, including tour professionals, and this new book translates the theory and history of iron design into a practical guide for understanding iron playability.
“The Golfworks has a long relationship with the PGA, dating back to the 1970s,” says Lindsey. “Literally hundreds of PGA club professionals and touring professionals have attended seminars hosted by The GolfWorks research team, and the company’s founder, Ralph Maltby, has traveled the world providing educational seminars to PGA members on golf club, design, custom fitting and club alteration and repair.”
For more information on the Maltby Playability Factor or other products and educational courses offered by The GolfWorks, call 800.848.8358 or visit http://golfworks.com.
The GolfWorks is the golf industry’s most complete source for golf club components, clubmaking tools and supplies and technical information. Located in Newark, Ohio, The GolfWorks is celebrating its 29th year of providing clubmakers and other golf equipment professionals with the finest educational programs in the industry, along with a full line of brand name shafts and grips and a complete complement of proprietary clubhead designs.
For more information or for a GolfWorks catalog, call 800-848-8358 or shop on-line at www.golfworks.com.
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