PRESS RELEASE: PowerMetal Helps PING Redefine Putter Insert Technology

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Carlsbad, Calif. (January 15, 2010) – With the release of the new PING iN and JAS Series putters, PowerMetal Technologies has once again shot to the forefront of golf equipment innovation. PING’s 10 iN Series putter models, as well as both models in the JAS Series, utilize PowerMetal’s groundbreaking Nanovate™ technology to house incredibly strong yet lightweight inserts capable of replicating the firm impact of steel.

In an increasingly competitive field of putter inserts, the first-of-its-kind Nanovate™ technology has separated PING from the pack. The 17-4 stainless-steel body of each iN model holds a polymer face insert plated with nano-nickel, and  PING’s designers were able to save an impressive 40 grams from the weight of the putter face thanks to PowerMetal’s strong yet lightweight Nanometal Polymer technology.  The resulting weight has been moved deeper into the head and along the perimeter to increase forgiveness and improve roll. Despite the weight lost in the face, the new insert technology allows the putter to retain both a sound and feel similar to steel, offering the best of both worlds.

“Unlike plastic polymer inserts, what we have been able to create with PING is an insert that offers both the feel and durability of a solid metal,” said Andrew Brutlag, PowerMetal Product Development Engineer. “Our Nanometal Polymer technology creates an outer shell about the insert that is incredibly dent, wear, and corrosion resistant.”

Critics have been quick to praise the innovative insert technology within the iN Series models. “With this series, finally new life has been breathed into the archetype,” raves a recent review in Golf Digest’s 2010 Hot List Equipment issue.

Having already influenced golf club technology with their combined effort with Graffaloy to create the EPIC shaft, as well as redefining developments in baseball bat and racquet design, PowerMetal’s Nanovate™ materials continue to provide manufacturers with the opportunity to create game-changing products.  PowerMetal’s technology is capable of altering the molecular structure of metals and alloys into a nanocrystalline structure through a patented electro-deposition process providing tremendous strength improvements at a fraction of the cost.