LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Professional CLUBMAKERS' Society (PCS) has announced two PGA apprentices completed a one-day Clubmaking and Repair Skills Training School at the PCS International Headquarters, the Elmore Just Clubmakers Cottage, in Louisville, Ky., June 27. Grant Sturgeon, Assistant Professional, Louisville Country Club, and Pat Flowers, Persimmon Ridge Golf Course, Louisville, each received certificates of achievement from PCS and in-service points for clubmaking from the PGA of America.
PCS Executive Technical Director Bob Dodds announced the success of the one-day Clubmaking and Repair Skills Training School led PCS to schedule a training class at the PGA Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 28-29, 2005. The school will be held in two sessions from 1-5 p.m. each day. A "show-special" fee of $100 (The normal fee is $125.) will be charged. The class will be limited to the first 12 who register.
To register or for more information on the PCS one-day Clubmaking and Repair Skills Training School please contact PCS Executive Technical Director Bob Dodds (800/548-6094) or PCS Certification Coordinator Glen Torstrick (800/548-6094, glen@proclubmakers.org).
Dodds and PCS Advanced Professional "Class A" Clubmakers Jerry Hoefling, Sr. and Les Moore will be the instructors. Hoefling was the 2004 PCS Clubmaker of the Year, honored for his achievement by the 1,100-member PCS, which is the largest organization of independent professional clubmakers in the world. Dodds, Hoefling and Moore all have completed the PCS' extensive clubmaking, club-repair and club-fitting certification process. They are the only clubmaker certifications that combine written and hands-on skill exams.
The objectives of the one-day Clubmaking and Repair Skills Training School are to familiarize attendees with state-of-the-art clubmaking and repair skills techniques and to relate those techniques to improved customer service. The process will help PGA apprentices assemble their Level 1 Golf Club Design and Repair Self-Study Manual. The school also will cover how to apply selected golf club specification to complement various swing characteristics noted in teaching/fitting sessions.
The course will review the latest club-repair techniques, the fitting process, innovations in shaft and grip technology, shaft frequency and flex determination, spine-alignment techniques, shop repair flow, and special repairs to the latest OEM drivers such as Ping, Callaway, TaylorMade and Titleist. Each attendee will learn to adjust the loft and lie of irons and putters, using their own clubs for hands-on adjustments. One attendee will re-shaft a driver with a premium-grade graphite shaft such as Aldila or UST. Each attendee should bring a driver and putter to use in the demonstrations. Each attendee will receive a certificate of achievement following completion of the school.
Joachim Lange (502/459-1609) and Jason Elbert (502/633-7332) are current PGA apprentices who may be contacted as references for the PCS one-day Clubmaking and Repair Skills Training School.
In addition to the one-day school, the PCS also offers an Advanced Fitting School. Combining classroom instruction with hands-on practical demonstrations, the PCS Advanced Fitting School guides clubmakers through all steps necessary to measure and fit golfers and select components matched to the golfer's swing and ability. PCS members provide Tour Fitting for Any Golfer. Attendees also receive a CD filled with 15 minute summaries of different fitting processes demonstrated by some of the world's best club-fitting experts. The next PCS Advanced Fitting Schools are scheduled for the PCS Headquarters, located next to Persimmon Ridge Golf Course, Louisville, Ky., Oct. 3-5 and Dec. 7-9, 2005.
The PCS, an independent professional society of more than 1,100 clubmakers, is the largest independent professional association of golf clubmakers in the world. It offers three certification exams that combine a written portion with a hands-on skills test, which is the most rigorous, continually updated certification process in the clubmaking industry.
PCS members pledge adherence to a strict Code of Ethics that prohibits knowingly selling or representing counterfeit components or golf clubs. As independent Golf Equipment Professionals®, PCS members can recommend any combination of components that best fit an individual golfer's swing. PCS members' expertise provides customers with Tour Fitting for Any Golfer.
PCS offers a full range of member benefits and educational services, which are described in more detail on its website, www.proclubmakers.org. To obtain a list of PCS certified clubmakers, please use the Clubmaker Locator Service on the PCS website, or call PCS at 800/548-6094.
Media Contact:
Bob Dodds
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