Forum: Club Making & Components

Does anyone know if there exists a SMT distributor here in Ottawa? I was particularly looking into the SMT Solitaire model of fairway wood / hybrid. If anyone has used SMT heads or even the Solitaire, any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks, amac

Just call me an idiot with the Golf Channel and a credit card...(just kidding). I recently ordered a 56 degree Momentus Sand Wedge both as a training tool for my chipping and pitching, but also to play on the course (USGA approved). My problem is that (being 6'4"), it is two inches shorter than...

Anyone out there have an opinion on either of these driver heads? I currently use an SMT HP 420 driver, and really like it. I have become a big supporter of SMT heads. As a driver junkie, I'd like to get either the 455 DB or the Spectrum and try it out with a different shaft combination...

Hi all, I was looking into a few of the SMT driver heads on their website, and I noticed that the DB 455 has a lie angle of 56 degrees, while the Spectrum's is 58 degrees. This is not a SMT question, though. I have a natural draw tendancy off the tee, and would not need a driver to add to...

Does anyone have any experience with this company's products? Furthermore, they have just released the Quadratic driver, which mimics (for lack of a better word) the Cally FTi. I was wondering if anyone was planning on saving some $$$ and trying this one instead of the big bucks for the FTi...

Does anyone know of a good place to go in the Ottawa area to have a long putter built? I've tried many combinations from Golfworks, but this time I would like to go to another clubfitter in the area to get it done. Any advise would be appreciated.

Hi all, Here's a newbie question for you. Is it possible to insert a 335 tip driver shaft in a head suited for a 350 tip shaft? If so, will the 'adjustments' necessary alter the shaft characteristics at all? If it matters, the affected clubhead is a Callaway FT-5. Any advise would be...

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone on these boards knew if SMT Golf is still around. I play with their driver, 3 wood, and hybrid and love them. That said, they have not released a new driver head in 3 or 4 years, and I can't seem to access their discussion forum from their website any...

Hi all, I have used several SMT drivers in the past. I was just wondering if there was a Canadian distributor for the above driver. I believe that it is a partnership between SMT and Diamond Golf. Anyway, if anyone has any information on whether this is available in Canada (without duty...

I am sure now that my lie angles on my Pings are a little off. The set needs to be adjusted 1* upright to blue dot specs. Where is the best, quickest, and reasonably priced place to get this done.:listen:

Maybe some of you shaft guru's can help me..... Just picked up a Cleveland Launcher with stock gold stiff shaft. What are the specs for this shaft? Its a little early but I think I'm hitting it quite high. Its a 10.5* head. I am thinking I should try a lower trajectory shaft. My 975J has a...

I have a ping isi iron that has come loose from the shaft. Can anyone help me to replace it this week? I live in Munster and work in Vanier so I can drop it off anytime any place along that route. Thanks Andy

Where can I find Bang O Matic or Ashton 3 (15*) fairway wood head only here in the Ottawa are? Blair...

The stock shaft in my Hogan Apex Edge forged irons is a Royal Precision #3 regular shaft that is frequency matched. I tested both #7 at 304cpms and E (aka PW) at 313cpms so approximately a 4cpm increase the shorter the iron - not too bad for OEM I guess. Would upgrading to a Rifle 4.5 or...

Just wondering if i take a 45 inch L-flex shaft and shortening it by an inch do you think that would be compatible to a ladies flex. Or do you think that would firm it up to much. I guess i am asking what swing speed you think i would be at after taking the inch off. The club i am looking at is...

If i have a 10 degree loft on a driver head can it be altered to an 11 degree loft. Also what sort of shaft would you recommend for a lady to help with her ball trajectory of the tee. Are there shafts out there that help you get the ball up in the air. I would like to keep the shaft price under...

Can anyone play with a uniflex shaft no matter what there swing speed is? I was thinking of buying a Callaway club with a uniflex shaft but don't no enough about them. Right now all my clubs are stiff shaft.

Saw your post on the Neufinder forum about same length irons. I have always wanted to try a set of irons where all clubs are the same length, so I am going to make a set tomorrow. I have from 4 to PW of a Dynacraft Tour Caliber Forged set that I used several years ago All irons will be the...

Just wondering if you have been able to adapt your FA to create a frequency profile of an entire shaft, or are you waiting for the NF4 plans to come out? My guess is that with the FA that we have the V blocks would require an angle of about 145* instead of 90* in order to clamp the thinner...

I measured the frequency of 9 graphite wood shafts today, at 5" intervals from the tip, starting at 10", and using a 550 g tip weight(a drill chuck). Two shafts, the SK Fiber Lite Revolution S and the Aldila One, Low launch S 75, produced some interesting numbers. Both shafts had almost...

Golfsmith has redesigned their Tour Cavity Forged irons and have included a significant amount of bounce on each of the soles. Even if the lofts are strengthened, some of the bounce will still remain. ...

Golfsmith has redesigned their Tour Cavity Forged irons and have included a significant amount of bounce on each of the soles. Even if the lofts are strengthened, some of the bounce will still remain. ...

With the demise of GolfQuip, who distrubuted components from Dynacraft, please be aware that Dynacraft products will be distributed by Bob Londry at SG Distributing Co., in Kingston, for 2006. www.sgdistributing.com I have been getting some components from Bob for years and he is most...

I know that there are a few SMT and Wishon users on this site. Mike Tait has designed two new driver heads for 2006 that look interesting, and Tom has added some other choices to his array as well. The INDIO, a 430 cc head, is based on the slightly smaller Babylon's structure, but with some...

Golfworks has been sold to Golf Galaxy. According to the report, this includes the Ontario branch here on Industrial, Avenue. Golf Galaxy is the American equivalent of Golftown. It will be interesting to see what the implications are. Probably nothing, as I believe GT and GG are independent...

Am I correct in assuming that if a set of irons is MOI matched and I measure the clubs using a period counter, like the one Tom Wishon sells, that the actual time per cycle for each club is the same?

Has anyone received their catalogue, yet?

I emailed a couple of questions to Tom Wishon Golf Technology yesterday and amazingly, I got a response from Tom Wishon himself. Among other things he indicated that he knew that the cost of shipping, taxes, etc., of his equipment to Canada was very high and that he was going to institute some...

Picked up GOLF magazine yesterday and was shocked to read a brief article by "Dr." Tom Mase, where he stated that "components or knockoffs"..."don't perform as well as name brand clubs." He states that OEM's do a lot of R&D, implying that component companies do not, and they make driver head with...

Is there anyone in the Ottawa area who re-chromes/re-grooves iron heads? I know that one can send heads to Golfworks in the U.S. to be refinished, but hoping there is someone close by who can do this.

I picked up a R11 in Vegas for 119.00 left handed last in the store sale price. It came with a stiff shaft and i wanted a reg shaft so i purchased that as well. But i tend to slice the ball to the left was thinking of taking the stiff shaft and cutting it down to 44 Inches from 45.5 to help square...

Are there performance issues with putting a .335 tip shaft into a .350 hosel? Do you purchase a ferrule for this installation and do you recommend someplace to have this done? Has anyone ever done this before?