TRUE TEMPER INTRODUCES TX-TOUR™
Tour Playability. Superlite Design.

Memphis, Tennessee - January 19, 2004 - Further broadening its revolutionary TX-Technology™ line of products, True Temper announces the new TX-Tour™ series. TX-Tour is the first sub-100 gram iron shaft designed for the stronger, low-handicap player.

20% lighter than Dynamic Gold, TX-Tour is the perfect choice for the stronger player in search of a piercing trajectory while seeking the weight advantages of superlite alloy design. “TX-Tour incorporates our proprietary and successful TX-90 technology, but features a stiffer tip design for a more penetrating trajectory and ball flight,” says Scott Hennessy, President / CEO.

Chad Hall, Director of Marketing, states, “Dynamic Gold is the most popular golf shaft of all-time, both on tour and in the consumer marketplace.” He continues, “Our design initiative with TX-Tour was to use our expertise in superlite alloy materials and processes to create a product with similar playing characteristics in a sub-100 gram weight category.”

TX-Tour is available in both tapered and parallel versions and can be found through all major OEM custom programs as well as component distributors. Additional information is available at www.trutemper.com.

True Temper Sports is the leading manufacturer of golf shafts in the world and is consistently the number one shaft on all professional tours globally. The Company markets a complete line of shafts under the True Temper and Grafalloy shaft brands, and sells these brands in over thirty countries throughout the world. True Temper Sports employs over 800 people in ten facilities located in the United States, Europe, Japan, China and Australia.