TORRINGTON, Conn. — Winning the international spotlight for the third consecutive week, premium Rifle® steel shafts by Royal Precision produced a 20-under 268 and captured victory at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship on the European Tour. The decisive win followed back-to-back wins on the PGA Tour at the Mercedes Championship and the Sony Open.

Premium Rifle steel shafts continue to develop an amazing success story. Rifle shafts have already been instrumental in seven victories on the PGA and European Tours during the 2006 season, plus three of the Top Five golfers in the world currently play Rifle steel shafts in their irons, according to the Official World Golf Ranking.

“With two PGA Tour wins and five European wins already in a young 2006 season, Rifle steel shafts are achieving unbelievable success on pro tours worldwide,” says Ray Lucas, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Royal Precision. “Unlike other steel shafts on the market today, Rifle shafts feature a patented internal rifling design and stepless technology which give golfers tighter shot dispersion, better control, greater distance and a superior feel.”

Rifle-branded steel shafts combine four advanced technologies to deliver steel shaft performance unmatched in the golf industry. Only Rifle steel shafts offer: Frequency Matching that perfectly matches a set of clubs through electronic calibration; Stepless Design Technology that eliminates the energy-robbing ‘steps’ found on most other steel shafts, and provides greater accuracy and a smooth, yet solid, feel at impact; Patented Internal ‘Rifling’ that transfers energy more efficiently than other steel shafts, reduces vibration and increases distance; and advanced Flighted Technology that features produces variable ball trajectories for different clubs within a single set.