Improved Durability, New Sizes and Shaft Design for Tour’s No. 1 Performance Tee
Ocean Isle, NC, April 30, 2008 – Evolve Golf, Inc
News Summary
- Evolve Golf announces a new version of its popular Epoch – the No. 1 performance tee on Tour – combining a slimmer shaft and new lengths for easier insertion into the ground with an enhanced construction that is up to 10 times more durable than wooden tees.
- The Epoch is now available in 3-¼” and 2-¾” heights as well as a 1-½” version designed specifically for use with fairway woods, irons and today’s must-have hybrids.
- A part of 99 major Tour wins since its 2004 debut, including an impressive 27 PGA Tour victories, Epoch is the only tee with radius posts that span the width of a golf ball dimple. This patented design creates the lowest coefficient of friction of any tee, eliminating deflection at impact and increasing ball speed and control off the tee leading to significant improvements in distance and accuracy. Since the enhanced version was introduced early this season on the PGA Tour, no player to try the tee in competition has stopped using it.
- In addition to its performance advantages, the Epoch also furthers Evolve Golf’s mission to be a completely sustainable company. Epoch tees are made entirely from recycled and renewable materials that are substantially more resilient than tees made from wood, corn or bamboo. As a result, one Epoch tee can last an entire round or more.
- Retailing at just $6.95 per 50-pack, the Epoch tee is highly affordable and provides the greatest price-to-performance benefit of any golf technology introduced the past 25 years. A player stands to see far greater dollar-for-dollar distance and accuracy improvement with Epoch than with any other piece of equipment in the bag.
Quotes
Attributed to: BJ Maloy, Founder & CEO, Evolve Golf, Inc.
“The Epoch’s new, more durable design is great for both golfers and courses,” says BJ Maloy, Evolve Golf Founder and CEO. “The average person uses five to seven wooden tees each round, which wastes resources, increases costs for the golf facility and creates an unsightly mess around teeing areas. Our product helps players perform better and significantly reduces the amount of tees needed to play a round of golf.”
Attributed to: John Lavelle, Superintendent of Diamond Creek GC
“Since switching over to Evolve’s tees there’s been a noticeable reduction in tee litter,” says John Lavelle, Superintendent of Diamond Creek GC in Banner Elk, NC. “It’s rare that we see a broken tee anymore, and if we do it’s a wood tee.”
About Evolve Golf
Evolve Golf is the leading manufacturer of sustainable performance golf tees. Available at more than 2,200 marquee private clubs, daily-fee facilities, off-course and online retailers worldwide. Evolve Golf first developed a breakthrough prototype in late 2003. Its Epoch performance tee was launched on the PGA Tour in 2004 and quickly gained a devoted following.
The Epoch has been scientifically proven via a series of rigorous independent robotic tests combined with extensive player testing at a wide range of swing speeds to provide a three- to 12-yard increase in distance and four- to nine-yard improvement in accuracy.
Additional information at: www.evolvegolf.com.
I am still trying to get my club to stock this wonderful tee. One question…does it harm the club faces in any way?
The Epoch will not mark a metal club face in anyway. Please feel free to have your club contact me for samples bjmaloy@evolvegolf.com.
What retail store is carrying your new tees?
thanks for your time…….Dallas
Golfsmith, Edwin Watts, and Golf Galaxy all have Evolve’s Epoch product line in stock. You can also ask your local golf shop to carry the Epoch.
We will be launching a new store locator soon.
Please let me know if you have any trouble finding the Epoch.
what size tee is used for a large head driver?
You really can’t go wrong with either a length of 2-3/4″ or 3-1/4″ for 460cc drivers. A good rule of thumb is to tee the ball so that ½ the ball is above the top edge of the club.
There are certain playing conditions where you will be better served by a 3-1/4″ length. For example, taller grass heights and certain types of grass will require you to insert the tee into the ground a little further than you might expect.
I will be sharing my thoughts on perfect tee height and the importance of consistent tee height in the months ahead.
I am planning on traveling around Western Australia and doing some Golf are your tees available in the resorts? or should I be prepared in advance?
The nice thing about the Epoch is that you only need a few… put a couple in the bag and you should be good to go for several rounds. Evolve Golf is just getting going in Australia. Please feel free to send an email to our distriburtor in Australia, trevor @ golfnational . com . au. I am sure they would be happy to direct you to the right spot.
Safe travels… -bj
do you have a retail store for epoch tee in France?Thank you
Not yet. We are working on it. Do you have a favorite store in mind?