SAN DIEGO -- House of Forged/Long Drive Team shafts were used for the second year in a row to win this year's 2008 RE/MAX LDA World Long Drive Championship on October 25th with 20-year-old Canadian phenom Jamie Sadlowski winning the $250,000.00 first place money. South African Dewald Gouws, Joe Shuba and Vinny "Pasta Man Ciurluini followed using HOF shafts to gain 2nd, 6th and 7th Places This followed House of Forged dominance last year at the 2007 championship event where Mike Dobbyn got the win with House of Forged also garnering 3rd and 9th Places.

All House of Forged shafts are Made-in-the-USA by Matrix. Robert Kent, the Vice-President of House of Forged, Inc. credits J.C. Beeson and Daniel You of Matrix for their success... "We have a key advantage in that our shafts are Made in the USA by Matrix who have proven themselves to be the Rolls Royce of golf shaft companies with their famous OZIK shaft. MATRIX's advanced Computer Aided Design and Deformation of Energy Analysis (D.E.A.) techniques along with their proprietary Tip Torsion Resitance (T.T.R.) methods serve to minimize energy loss-points in the shaft for a stronger delivery at impact. With proper launch this results in optimum energy-transfer, as demonstrated by higher ball-speed rates, while also reflecting lower ball-spin rates to produce a penetrating ball-flight with less side-to-side dispersion and more role. Every yard counts in professional long-drive, which like auto racing, offers the ultimate test of equipment under to-the-limit conditions. COBRA stood at the top of long-drive this year with their driver heads, and our small family-owned company stood at the top in terms of shaft performance for the second straight year, by clearly defeating several major golf shaft companies who sell millions of shafts per year."

House of Forged offers a full-line of specialized long-drive shafts, as well as standard driver shafts (for the average golfer), which are reasonably priced and which provide increased distance, better ball-flight, and overall consistency. For more information visit: www.whiteshaft.com