>Hi, John! > >I'll be placing an order in a day or two. A few shafts and one or more >heads. A question to help me with my current musings: > >How would you -- or anybody who who has tried both -- compare the Bang >SRV-II with the SMT Mv2 head? Or have you played both? I'm particularly >concerned with forgivingness, and next with >distance.
Dave: I haven't hit the SRV-II yet, only the Mv2. Just got back from playing a round with a bunch of my new drivers (club count was definitely over 14). Happened to play with a fellow Shoptalker (Chris) and she will keep me honest if I get carried away with my reviews. I hit the Mv2/Pure Energy a ton and really like this driver. My only birdie of the day was on a par five. After a towering blast with this combo that left 150 or so to the pin, I was left with a nearly impossible shot through a bunch of trees. I closed my eyes and, hoping the Hogan Apex golf ball was not the last thing I'd see on this earth, proceeded to somehow hit the ball on the green. Using my Golf Ball Sweet Spot Finder marked ball(you've got to try this thing) I missed my eagle putt by a foot or so and tapped in for birdie. I think our swings are similar...I have a stiff flex, untipped and inserted it about 2" and this works out great for me. I tried the Pure Energy because of the positive feedback from you and Bernie and other shoptalkers and I think this shaft is a winner. The head is very solid, looks great (kind of a black metallic gold), and has a deep face. I had a lot of luck with the new Penley ETAwith a 975J 10.5 deg. driver. Everything is perfect about this club. I'm hitting it a bit high but straight and long. Beautiful blue paint treatment with silver logo looks fantastic and the shaft has that Penley "feel" they're noted for. I had one outstanding blast (and several bad ones) with the mellow yellow/fuji tour 70 combo. I like the head and shaft, going to send it in for a paint job. Also hit a MFS65n S1 "orange crush" with a 9 deg SMT Shinnecock. The MFS65n is a great shaft (like the head, too). My lurking shoptalker pal also tried this (she normally hits a 3 wood off the tee) and hit about a foot behind the ball and still outdrove her 3 wood drive off the same tee. We'll get her set up with the right flex/length and she'll be golden. The MFS65n, ETA, and Pure Energy shafts are my favorites for 2002. If I had to pick one, the MFS65n (either orange or midnight blue) would be my choice. > > >Here's my quandary. I'm playing an all-Clubmaker-Online driver that I'm very >happy with: SRV-II head on a Pure Energy shaft. I'm getting all the length I >need with a VERY forgiving head; if I hit it anywhere near the very big >(very DEEP) face, I don't seem to lose much distance. That's plenty good >enough for me; I shouldn't even be thinking about another driver. :-) > >But being a golfer and a clubmaker... :-D >I still have the Big Titanium head on the AJ Tech shaft. The Big Titanium >head was very nice for its time, but I've learned to love the advantages of >a deep face. I'm thinking about putting the AJ shaft in a different head. >But, if I can't match the forgivingness of my current SRV/SK-PE driver, I >probably shouldn't even bother. Hitting fairways is more important than 10 >extra yards. Try that AJ in the Mv2, I think you'll like it. Deep face, great feel and distance...you'll be conflicted, what to do with all these great drivers. No matter how many drivers/shafts I try, I always go back to the AJ Tech shafts. > >I'm rambling now, but I think you get the idea. > >BTW, the other components of the order are: > * A driver identical to mine for a friend who tried mine and can't live >without one. > * An experiment: I've never liked graphite shafts in anything but a driver. >But I have a utility iron (Infiniti HotShot 21* that serves as my 3-iron) >that is too heavy to fit into my set on a steel shaft. I'm currently using a >lightweight steel shaft, but can't get that shaft stiff enough to fit into >my set's slope -- and it still isn't quite long enough. So let's see if I >can get it to fit my set spec-wise with a graphite shaft -- probably >TT-80 -- and see if I like it that way. > >Thanks for bearing with me, >DaveT > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:42 PM >Subject: ShopTalk: new driver > > >> Off to test my newest Shoptalk combo...SK Fiber Pure Energy with SMT >> Mv2 bore thru. Hit bombs with it yesterday at the driving range. >> Also have a Penley ETA with 975J that I hit straighter and as long as > > the PE/Mv2 in the bag. > > John > > shoptalk > >
