Golf Galaxy Launches Maltby Putter Fitting System

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Golf Galaxy, Inc. (NASDAQ:GGXY), the interactive golf superstore offering Everything for the Game(R), today announced the launch of the Maltby Putter Fitting System in each of its 56 stores.  The Maltby Putter Fitting System is designed to properly fit and adjust each golfer's putter to his or her individual specifications to help lower his or her score.

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"Putting represents more than 40 percent of a golfer's strokes during any given round, so it's an incredibly important stroke to improve either through equipment changes, technique changes or both," said Ralph Maltby, chief technology officer with Golf Galaxy and the creator of the Matlby Putter Fitting System.  "In putting, you want to remove every variable that can unduly influence the distance the ball travels and the directional control of the putter.  The Maltby Putter Fitting System helps do just that."

There are five fitting variables that can dramatically improve a golfer's putting, including length, lie, loft, swing weight, and putter head design. With the Maltby Putter Fitting System, a certified Golf Galaxy Putter Fitting Expert will now measure the specifications of each of those variables for a golfer and will then customize the putter based on those specifications.

"Having a properly fit putter is the best possible change a golfer can make to their equipment to lower their golf scores," said Maltby.

The Maltby Putter Fitting System compliments Golf Galaxy's other game-improving features and services, including its on-site PGA lessons, GETfit Ball Launch Monitor fittings, and GETfit iron fittings.

About Golf Galaxy

Golf Galaxy, Inc., based in Eden Prairie, Minn., owns and operates golf specialty retail stores.  The company currently operates 56 stores in 23 states and an ecommerce website.  The company's Everything for the Game(R) merchandising strategy offers a comprehensive selection of competitively priced brand name golf equipment, accessories, apparel, golf services, and golf instruction by on-staff certified PGA professionals in a unique interactive store environment.  The GolfWorks, the golf industry's most complete source for golf club components, clubmaking tools and supplies, and technical information, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Golf Galaxy that sells direct to consumers via a catalog and the Internet at http://www.golfworks.com/ .  For more information, visit http://www.golfgalaxy.com/ .

  Contact:  Patty Gibbs, Patty Gibbs & Company, 651-653-7302,
            

            Mick McCormick, Golf Galaxy, 952-918-3304,
            

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