Most golfers in these forums have a low opinion on component clubs and believe only the OEM's can put out a good driver. I was one of these.
Now I will have to say BAH!! The SMT 455 DB is one of the nicest drivers I've seen anyone hit. Here's the story.
I was asked to sub in my companies fall league and shoot with a friend who is a high 30's to low 40's golfer for 9 holes. He does hit the ball farther then anyone I've ever golfed with and straight. He has a very nice swing, almost textbook. He has to use a 7 degree loft driver and a low launch (high flex point) shaft.
He wanted a new 460 cc driver but bought and tried my 10.5 Launcher and sold it. He hit it much to high.
Our foursome was not a bad group. We had one guy who is near scratch and is now the owner of my Launcher Comp with the Graf Comp NT shaft. He injured his back severely so now has lost alot of swingspeed. He hits the Launcher farther then any other driver he's owned in the last few years, about 250-260 right down the middle. And like I said, he's scratch.
Then there's another guy who's a low to mid 40's shooter, much like me. He hits a Titty 983 nice and straight down the middle about 250-260.
I'm hitting my Tour Edge Exotics with the Accuflex Evolution Lite shaft straight down the middle about 250-260 average and one or two 290 yard bombs per nine holes (again today).
Greens were just aerated so that cost us all about five strokes chasing the bouncing ball so today's scores were not low even though we all played good.
My buddy with the SMT 455 DB just got it this morning. It's a 7 degree with a "regular" flex Accuflex Evolution shaft. He got regular flex (even though his swingspeed is easily over 110-115) because the shaft goes so deep in this SMT head it ups the stiffness to the next flex. This club is PRETTY. That orange-yellow-gold (depending on sunlight) shaft is really nice, prettier even then my green-blue-purple change Evo Lite.
He had never swung it so hit his old driver on the first couple holes and not particularly well. Then he pulled this one and hit his first drive about 290 and pushed it a little right. Still got a par. He said he was a little tentative and didn't come around good on it. All I can say is, the last three holes he used that driver on were monster hits. On a 340 yard par 4, slight dogleg left with huge trees 3/4 down the fairway on the left his drive CLEARED the trees and we suspected might be on the green. It was. About 5 feet from the pin.
I will have an SMT driver soon. I might never buy another OEM driver but you know me. Might need one of those square Callys, LOL.
WBL
Now I will have to say BAH!! The SMT 455 DB is one of the nicest drivers I've seen anyone hit. Here's the story.
I was asked to sub in my companies fall league and shoot with a friend who is a high 30's to low 40's golfer for 9 holes. He does hit the ball farther then anyone I've ever golfed with and straight. He has a very nice swing, almost textbook. He has to use a 7 degree loft driver and a low launch (high flex point) shaft.
He wanted a new 460 cc driver but bought and tried my 10.5 Launcher and sold it. He hit it much to high.
Our foursome was not a bad group. We had one guy who is near scratch and is now the owner of my Launcher Comp with the Graf Comp NT shaft. He injured his back severely so now has lost alot of swingspeed. He hits the Launcher farther then any other driver he's owned in the last few years, about 250-260 right down the middle. And like I said, he's scratch.
Then there's another guy who's a low to mid 40's shooter, much like me. He hits a Titty 983 nice and straight down the middle about 250-260.
I'm hitting my Tour Edge Exotics with the Accuflex Evolution Lite shaft straight down the middle about 250-260 average and one or two 290 yard bombs per nine holes (again today).
Greens were just aerated so that cost us all about five strokes chasing the bouncing ball so today's scores were not low even though we all played good.
My buddy with the SMT 455 DB just got it this morning. It's a 7 degree with a "regular" flex Accuflex Evolution shaft. He got regular flex (even though his swingspeed is easily over 110-115) because the shaft goes so deep in this SMT head it ups the stiffness to the next flex. This club is PRETTY. That orange-yellow-gold (depending on sunlight) shaft is really nice, prettier even then my green-blue-purple change Evo Lite.
He had never swung it so hit his old driver on the first couple holes and not particularly well. Then he pulled this one and hit his first drive about 290 and pushed it a little right. Still got a par. He said he was a little tentative and didn't come around good on it. All I can say is, the last three holes he used that driver on were monster hits. On a 340 yard par 4, slight dogleg left with huge trees 3/4 down the fairway on the left his drive CLEARED the trees and we suspected might be on the green. It was. About 5 feet from the pin.
I will have an SMT driver soon. I might never buy another OEM driver but you know me. Might need one of those square Callys, LOL.
WBL