Dave/Dan: I'll have all of the updated info on the new heads as soon as it's available and I'll send it along to the group. Info on the smt heads at http://clubmaker-online.com/smtgolf.com Prices should be about the same as direct at $69 each. John
>Dave, > >Mike (can't recall his last name), the owner of SMT posts regularly on a >couple other golf-related sites and has offered special introductory deals >to the members. The reports back have generally been very favorable to the >quality, feel and finish of the SMT heads. The heads reported most on have >been the Baltusral, the Shinnecock, and the Carnoustie. > >I have a 9.5º Baltusral and can tell you it is one of the most solid feeling >heads I've hit, but most definitely has a fade bias, despite setting up very >closed. It also hit the ball lower than most large headed Ti drivers of >that loft, probably much like the SRV II, seems to. The reports I've seen >from others confirms this. > >The Carnoustie has been reported as having the lowest trajectory of them all >and is the least forgiving of the line (and the smallest at 300cc). The >Shinnecock has been reported as the easiest to hit, with no fade bias, the >highest ballflight of the three, and the most forgiving due to it's size and >longer heel to toe dimension. The MV2 hasn't had much reported, that I >recall. I don't know if the closed face on the MV2 is due to the reports on >"fade bias" or just due to the larger head volume and perhaps increased heel >to toe length. > >I would say that the Shinnecock is a safest bet for you, but Mike has been >pretty prompt and will likely give you and answer if you ask for advice via >email. > >Mike says they will soon have some new models available, that include at >least a 370cc and a 455cc model. They are supposedly made using a new >"Vacuum Forged" technology (which will make them more expensive, as I >recall) and a patent applied for face design. Bodies are made in Japan, >sent to Taiwan for production & finishing and shipped to Hong Kong for >delivery. I think he is supposed to have samples in his hands by Tuesday >the 13th, but I don't know when they will be available for sale. > >Dan >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Tutelman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:09 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: ShopTalk: new driver >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Dan Neubecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:31 AM >> >> >> > Based solely on comments I have read in various forums, I >> would say that >> the >> > SMT Shinnecock has gotten by far the best overall reviews >> in their line. >> > Most of the SMT heads are reported to have a fade bias. >> >> Thanks for the heads-up, Dan. >> My swing tends to have a fade bias as well, which is perhaps >> why I find the >> SRV-II so forgiving. I don't need a fade bias in the clubhead as well. >> >> Anybody have any specific info on the MV2? John, do you have > > any insight > > into any directional bias for the head? > > > > I just looked at the specs on the web site, and maybe have a > > theory about > > the reviews Dan reports: of the three original SMT heads (Shinnecock, >> Baltusrol, and Carnoustie), the Shinnecock has the most >> closed face angle. >> The MV2 is a newer model, with an even more closed face >> angle, so maybe the >> reports Dan cites are specifically for the original three heads. Dan? >> >> Thanks. >> DaveT >> >> >> >>
