Harrison Shafts Stay Hot as Tour Season Finishes Strong

Press Release

Posted 2002-11-27

Jim Furyk won the Wendy's Three Tour Challenge, Jim Thorpe teamed with John Jacobs to finish second in the Senior PGA Tour division of the Hyundai Team Matches, and Josh Broadway qualified for the PGA Tour Qualifying School finals. Harrison shafts are in the bags of all three. Harrison shafts continue to earn praise among professionals worldwide as they help them achieve greater success in Tour wins and money earned.

All Harrison shafts are American made from premium graphite. The company's patent-pending Integrated Titanium Filament technology imbeds titanium filament into satellite grade graphite in its PRO 2.5 Titanium and Striper Titanium shafts. The design reduces shaft lag, which helps eliminate hooks and slices while adding distance.

Furyk, one of the top 30 money winners on the PGA Tour and winner of the 2002 Memorial, uses a Harrison titanium-reinforced shaft in his 3-wood. Thorpe's woods feature the Harrison PRO 2.5 Titanium shafts. The shafts contain the titanium-reinforced X-6200 graphite, with 2.5-degrees torque and a mid-high flex point. After he won the Senior PGA Tour's Countrywide Tradition, the first Senior Tour major of 2002, Thorpe shared credit with Harrison shafts for his championship. Since joining the Harrison Tour Staff in 2000, he has won five times and recorded 24 top-10 finishes. His earnings are almost triple the amount he won in 25 years on the regular PGA Tour.

"I always tell anyone who asks me that the shaft is the most important part of the golf club," Thorpe said, "and Harrison makes the best shafts in the world." He cites the 10 additional yards per drive he is averaging since switching to Harrison shafts as a key reason for his recent success.

Josh Broadway, recently featured on the Golf Channel, is a cross-handed golfer who reached the 2002 PGA Tour Q-School finals. His woods rely on the Harrison Pro 2.5 Ti Tip shaft, which is distinguished by its distinctive yellow design. The shaft is made from X-7200 graphite with a titanium-reinforced tip. It measures 2.5-degrees torque with a high flex point.

Proven Tour success can be passed onto golfers who purchase golf clubs with Harrison shafts or re-shaft existing clubs with Harrison shafts. The unique Harrison Fitting Matrix guides golf club manufacturers or independent clubmakers in the selection of the shaft that best matches the golfer's swing characteristics and improvement needs.

Whether in the clubs of a tour pro or an average golfer, Harrison shafts are made by hand with the same exacting specifications, and tested, torqued and frequencied by hand in the same high standard. Harrison is the shaft to play, as evidenced by its growing use on professional tours worldwide. Harrison shafts have been in use to win more than 16 tour victories, including two majors, and more than 120 top-10 finishes.