TRUE TEMPER UNVEILS 1999 PRODUCT LINE

Orlando, FL - January 29, 1999 - Today at the 1999 PGA Merchandise Show, True Temper Sports unveiled its 1999 product line. This new product line features brands under the True Temper, Grafalloy and True Temper Titanium names.

Leading the way is Dynamic Gold Lite®. This revolutionary shaft features the performance benefits of Dynamic Gold® in an ultra lightweight design. Dynamic Gold Lite weighs in at 109 grams versus Dynamic Gold’s 127 grams. Dynamic Gold Lite is available with or without SensiCore® vibration damping technology. (For more information, please see news release on Dynamic Gold Lite.)

Golfers who prefer graphite should try the new Grafalloy ProLogic™ irons. These new lightweight irons are manufactured utilizing state-of-the-art processes that produce the most consistent set of graphite iron shafts in golf. Each shaft is individually designed to optimize the performance of every club in the set and held to a nominal of +/- 2 CPM (cycles per minute) of stiffness to produce a consistent frequency distribution throughout the set. The result is more consistent feel and shot making, similar to steel, but with the lightweight properties of graphite. (For more information, please see news release on Grafalloy ProLogic Irons.)

In 1999, True Temper introduced SensiCore Graphite Flight Trajectory Series™, the first graphite shaft product line to utilize SensiCore® vibration damping technology. True Temper is expanding its SensiCore offering in 1999 to include the tour tested EI-70®, Dynamic Gold® Graphite, TrueLite™ and TrueLite™ 55, solidifying True Temper’s position as the #1 premium graphite supplier in golf.

Other additions to the graphite line include redesigned versions of both Release™ and TT Lite® graphite. The new TT Lite XL weighs in at 75 grams for woods and 74 grams for irons. It is an extremely versatile shaft for custom fitting and the extra-long design allows for clubs to be built substantially longer than standard length. The new Release graphite is the perfect choice for golfers with slower swings. The low-flex design provides a higher trajectory and longer distance. This 70 gram shaft is available in both men’s and ladies’ flexes.

True Temper is also introducing its first ever titanium product line in 1999. The True Temper Titanium Series will offer golfers outstanding playability and feel. These shafts deliver the most sought after benefits of steel and graphite, resulting in a combination of feel, strength, playability, and lightweight that is unique to the titanium material. (For more information, please see news release on the True Temper Titanium product line.)

True Temper Sports is the leading manufacturer of golf shafts in the world and is consistently the number one shaft on Tour. The Company markets a complete line of shafts under the True Temper, Grafalloy, and True Temper Titanium shaft brands, and sells these brands in over thirty countries throughout the world. True Temper Sports employs over 700 people in seven facilities located in the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia.