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NEWS
For Immediate Release February 2007
Contact: Barry J. Palm, Executive Director
800-548-6094
barry@proclubmakers.org
Professional CLUBMAKERS’ Society Annual Membership Conference Set For March 8-11 in Louisville
Louisville, KY – The Professional CLUBMAKERS’ Society, an international, independent, professional organization of more than 1,100 golf equipment professionals worldwide, will conduct its Annual Membership Conference March 8-11, 2007 in Louisville, KY. The Galt House on the Ohio River is the headquarters hotel.
The newest golf technology, developing trends in the industry, and PCS tutorials on clubmaking and clubfitting at more than 30 specialized workshops are scheduled for the PCS Annual Membership Conference.
Keynote speakers at the event include Joseph Beditz, Ph.D., president & CEO of the National Golf Foundation; Ron Garl, member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects; and Andrew Wood of Legendary Marketing
The PCS is accepting registrations on-line at www.proclubmakers.org or by calling Carol Huff at the PCS at 800-548-6094. PGA of America members may register on-site as well for a special one-day pass available for Saturday, March 10 that includes an exclusive Q/A session with Tom Wishon, of America’s foremost clubmakers and author of several leading books on clubmaking, access to the PCS exhibit hall, session tutorials, and admittance to the PCS annual awards banquet featuring the best people in clubmaking worldwide.
Founded in 1989, the PCS mission to is foster, promote and elevate the profession of custom fitting, assembly and repair of golf3/17/08 9:42dependent professional assoc3/17/08 9:31nbsp; The PCS offers a full range of member benefits and educational services.
To learn more, visit www.proclubmakers.org or call 800-548-6094.
To see the conference schedule, please click here: PCS 2007 Annual Membership Conference Schedule
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Press
Release
October 7 , 2006
DALE
MOSER, Owner of Dale’s
Custom Clubs in Berkeley
Springs, recently
added the professional
certification of “Class
A” Clubfitter
to his previous certification
as a “Class
A” Clubmaker. These
certifications are
awarded by the Professional
Clubmakers Society
following rigorous
written and practical
exams.
Moser
builds clubs uniquely
fitted to your stature,
strength, swing speed,
and swing pattern
to help you achieve
more success and enjoyment
on the golf course. Custom
clubfitting and clubmaking
is the alternative
to buying golf clubs
off the rack that
may not fit your game.
Moser
works with golfers
by appointment only
in his high tech fitting
studio. He can
be reached at 304-582-2367
or through his website: dalescustomclubs.com.
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Moser attends clubmaking symposium
The Morgan Messenger
March 15 , 2006
Dale Moser, a PCS (Professional Clubmakers' Society) Golf Equipment Professional, from Berkeley Springs, attended the annual PCS International Symposium and Expo, in Louisville, Ky., March 2 - March 5. PCS is the largest independent society of professional golf clubmakers in the world, and it conducts the most extensive certification process in the industry.
As a member of the PCS, Moser is a recognized expert in golf clubmaking.
The changing golf industry is driving more and more golfers to seek a PCS Golf Equipment Professional when purchasing new or retrofitting current golf equipment. This segment of the industry represents more than 40 percent of all shafts, grips and clubheads manufactured today.
Moser is a PCS Certified "Class A" Clubmaker whose custom club business is Dale's Custom Clubs, Berkeley Springs, 304-582-2367.
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Dale
Moser elected to
Professional Clubmakers
board of directors
The
Morgan Messenger
February 8, 2006
 The
Professional
Clubmakers Society
(PCS), headquartered
in Louisville, Ky.
has announced
that Dale Moser,
the owner of Dale’s
Custom Clubs in
Berkeley Springs,
has been elected
to a three year
term on the board
of directors of
the professional
organization.
Moser holds certification
from the PCS as
a “Class
A” Clubmaker,
the only clubmaker
in West Virginia
with that certification.
The PCS is an international
society serving the
needs of custom clubfitters,
clubmakers and club
repairers worldwide.
The society was founded
in 1989 and has grown
steadily in size and
stature over the years
to become the most recognized
organization in the
world representing professional
clubmakers and clubfitters.
In October of last year,
Moser was honored by
the other major clubmakers
organization, The Golf
Clubmakers Association,
as their 2005-2006 West
Virginia Clubmaker of
the Year.
Moser serves his customers
by appointment only
at his home-based shop
near Cacapon State Park.
He can be reached at
304-582-2367.
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Dale
Moser honored
The
Morgan Messenger
October 19, 2005
Dale
Moser of Dale’s
Custom Clubs
in Berkeley
Springs was
honored on Saturday,
October 8 as
the 2005-2006
West Virginia
Clubmaker of
the Year at
the annual conference
of the Golf
Clubmakers Association,
International
in Austin, Texas.
Moser opened his customer
clubfitting, clubmaking
and club repair business
in a home-based shop
near Cacapon Resort
State Park in 2004.
In his first full year
in business he said
he had significant growth
providing his unique
services in the popular
Eastern Panhandle travel
and recreation area.
In addition to being
a member of Golf Clubmakers
Association, International,
Moser belongs to the
Professional Clubmakers
Society, where he holds
their “Class A” Clubmaker
certification, the only
clubmaker in West Virginia
to be so certified.
He can be reached at
304-582-2367.
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Dale
Moser knows his
golf club stuff
The
Morgan Messenger
September
22, 2004
by Kate Evans
If
you’d
like to improve
your golf
game, Berkeley
Springs golf
clubmaker
Dale Moser
can create
a set of irons
uniquely suited
to your swing
and physical
build.
Moser
recently
opened
Dale’s
Custom Clubs, a
new business that
he runs out of his
home near Ca-capon
State Park. Moser
does custom golf
clubmaking and clubfitting
as well as golf
club repairs, regripping,
and reshafting.
Moser has been a
golf clubmaker for
six years and has
been a member of
the Professional
Clubmakers’ Society since
2002. He is the
only Certified “Class
A” Clubmaker
in West Virginia.
Moser passed rigorous
written and bench
skills tests to
earn that distinction.
He has also attended
seminars and received
considerable training
and on-the-job experience.
Moser has been a
golfer all his adult
life. He took up
clubmaking as a
hobby after attending
a clubmaking school
in Texas and started
making and repairing
clubs for himself
and friends.
Moser decided that when
he retired from corporate
life that he would make
his clubmaking a full-time
business. Moser retired
about a year ago and he
and his wife Marilyn moved
here in June.
Analyzes
swing
At
Dale’s Custom
Clubs, Moser works
with customers one-on-one
to “figure out
what is the best equipment
for any given golfer.” In
his fitting shop,
Moser analyzes a golfer’s
swing pattern,
speed, tempo,
and other
swing characteristics
through the
use of a computer
program that
is hooked
up to a golf
tee.
Moser
looks
for whether their swing
speed is
fast or slow
or whether they
hit the
ball straight
or crooked.
If the golfer
tends to
slice the
ball to the
left, a
club face
that tends
to the left
will help
them hit
the ball
more squarely,
he said.
Grip
and shaft important
He
also measures
their height,
wrist to ground
distance,
and hand size.
It is important
to ensure
the club’s
grip size
is right for
the hand size,
he said.
Moser can
adjust the
thickness
of the grip
to make sure
it is comfortable
in the hands
of a golfer.
“Probably 80% of golfers
are playing with a grip that
is the wrong size,” said
Moser.
Moser keeps a number of
grips in his shop for customers
to try. Grips can be smooth
or rough for more traction,
whatever feels best for
the golfer.
“Feel is extremely important
in golf. So much is feel and
confidence in the equipment
you’re using,” said
Moser.
If a golfer had quick, rapid
swing, Moser would give
him a stiffer golf club
shaft since they would be
putting a lot of pressure
on the club at that tempo.
Moser
may give
seniors and
women lighter
golf club
shafts to compensate
for lower swing
speeds. Some
seniors are still
using the
golf clubs
they used
when they
played when
they were
in their
30’s
and 40’s,
but they
may have
lost swing speed,
said Moser.
Loft
and lie angles
One
of the first
things Moser
does is measure
the golfer’s
current clubs
for the loft
and lie angles. That’s
how the golf clubs
sit on the ground
and angle up to the
golfer. Sometimes
he finds the clubs
are way too upright
or too forward. “That
may be contributing
to their
problems,” said
Moser.
In
his clubmaking shop,
Moser selects the
best club head,
shaft, and grip to better
a golfer’s
swing.
Ready-made
clubs from
a store rack
often don’t
deliver a
proper fit.
Golfers may
need heavier,
longer, lighter,
or shorter clubs,
said Moser.
If equipment is the primary
issue in their game, Moser
can build a new set of clubs
or make adjustments to their
current clubs. If swing
is the biggest problem,
Moser will recommend that
golfers spend time with
a professional golf instructor
to see if their swing can
be improved.
“There is only so much
that I can do with the equipment,” said
Moser.
Year-round
Swing
analysis can
be done at Moser’s shop
year-round at his
computerized golf
tee and indoor putting
green. If Moser and
his customer want
to see the ball’s
flight, they
can head to
the Cacapon
State Park
golf course,
which is only
minutes away.
Moser enjoys
his work as
a clubmaker.
“The real thrill of
doing what I do is the thrill
of seeing a golfer improve
his performance on the golf
course and enjoy his golf
game more,” said
Moser.
To those who think
their golf game
could benefit by
customized golf
clubs, Moser said, “Come
in. We’ll talk about
your game and what kinds
of problems you have on
the golf course. We’ll
look at your equipment
and talk about changes
that might be of
benefit to use.”
Call Dale’s
Custom Clubs
at 304-582-2367
to make an
appointment
or e-mail
Dale Moser
at dalescstmclubs@aol
.com.
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