It seems like just yesterday when rising star Mike Dobbyn hit the winning 385 yard drive at the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship. Now with hopeful anticipation of yet another world title, Dobbyn prepares to defend his claim again.    

Making his way up I-15 from Las Vegas to Mesquite, Nevada this week, Mike Dobbyn is optimistic he can walk away with another win. “I think the words which best describe how I’m feeling about my title defense are confident, comfortable and ready,” said Dobbyn. “I’ve worked much harder this year to defend my title than I did last year to win it.” 

Mike Dobbyn, an NFL-sized 6′8″ 300 lb. giant of a man, began playing at age three. He hit his first 150 yard 7 iron at age nine and his first 300 yard drive at age 11. “My swing feels as good as ever, and according to my swing speed monitor, I am at the top of my game,” affirmed Dobbyn. 

“When we first met Mike Dobbyn and saw how good his overall game was, and how solid his golf swing was, we knew he would be a top contender for many years to come,” stated West Coast Trends President, Jeffrey Herold. “When it comes to sheer size, strength and conditioning, no one can argue that Mike is in as good of shape as anyone in this competition, and as an added bonus, he is only 29 years old.” 

“West Coast Trends is very proud to support Mike Dobbyn and we feel he is the perfect personality for promoting our brand,” adds Herold. “Club Glove® is the number one travel bag on all professional tours combined, as well as college golf.” “We are happy to back a player that carries the same confidence and strength as our product line.” 

About West Coast Trends: 
West Coast Trends, Inc., the American owned Huntington Beach, California-based company, designs and markets premium golf travel bags, luggage, stand bags, cart bags, club covers and accessories. These include the Club Glove Last Bag, Burst Proof with Wheels II, Piggy Back II, Club Glove Carry-On, Rolling Duffels, Aficionado IV, and Stiff Arm. Nearly every Touring Golf Professional in the U.S. carries their clubs in a Club Glove travel bag. 
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Club Glove, Last Bag and Scheyden are registered trademarks of West Coast Trends, Inc.

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (August 11, 2008) - West Coast Trends, Inc., makers of the Club Glove, the Number One travel bag in golf, today announced that it settled the patent infringement lawsuit it had filed in Texas against Armor Gear, LLC, and its supplier Uneka Concepts, Inc. 

West Coast Trends owns the invention described in United States Patent No. 7,19,902 entitled “Flexible Travel Bag With Integrated Support to Protect Bag From Wear.” The ‘902 patent is directed to a travel bag, such as for golf, fabricated of a flexible material such as nylon combined with a specialized rigid support. The patented travel bag is sold by West Coast Trends under the trademark Club Glove. In the lawsuit, West Coast Trends had alleged that Armor Gear’s Big Kahuna, Big Kahuna II, and Rolling Sherpa IIz travel bags infringed the ‘902 patent. Mike Adams, with the Winstead law firm and one of the attorneys for West Coast Trends in the lawsuit, said the settlement details are confidential but noted that “the parties have settled the litigation to their mutual satisfaction.” 

“We will continue to protect our patents vigorously,” stated Jeff Herold, President, West Coast Trends, Inc. “There are more companies on our list that we will be contacting soon.” 

About West Coast Trends 
West Coast Trends, Inc., the Huntington Beach, California-based quality golf club protection company, designs and markets premium golf travel bags, luggage, stand bags, cart bags, club covers and accessories. These include the Club Glove Last Bag, Burst Proof with Wheels, Piggy Back II, Club Glove Carry-On, Rolling Duffles, Aficionado IV, Hot Stepper, and Stiff Arm. Nearly every Touring Golf Professional in the U.S. carries their clubs in a Club Glove travel bag.  
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Club Glove, Last Bag and Scheyden are registered trademarks of West Coast Trends, Inc.