Here is the manufacturer's background to developing this awesome shaft
line!
Having been a guest at several different shaft factories overseas and
spending a few days each year watching how they produce shafts, it
became curious to me, why there were more than a few shafts made with
the same mandrel. The answer is simple. Shaft mandrels cost a lot of
money. In other words…the playing characteristics of so many shafts are
determined by the sanding procedure of the shaft tip and shaft butt
sections that were programmed into the computer by the manufacturer.
Looking at these sanded shafts under a microscope, there were many
graphite fibres that were compromised or completely destroyed. I
realized that if a graphite fibres has been cut or weakened during the
manufacturing process, the remaining fibres cannot transfer 100% of the
energy to the clubhead.
According to my factory, many of the shafts currently on the market
contain roughly 35% of the original fibres intact. This got me thinking
of why we choose graphite over steel and the answer was, feel. The more
graphite fibres left intact, the better the feel.
I came up with the name RLM, which stands for Reactive Linear Motion, a
phrase often used to define torque. I wanted to somehow get back to
common sense. I wanted to get shafts back to actually using the
materials that we put into them.
After talking with the real designers at the factory about my feelings
and ideas, we decided upon a shaft design that really, simply removes
much of the human element from the process. The RLM Series shafts are
made from what I am referring to as “Long Fibre Technology”. The shafts
are filament wound, as I didn’t want there to be a spine in the shafts.
I am truly convinced that filament wound shafts are far superior in
their overall performance to their table rolled cousins. I firmly
believe that filament wound shafts are more consistent.
“Long Fibre Technology” is simply what it states. The fibres that go
into the creation of these shafts are processed less than current shafts
that you will find on the market. This was achieved by focusing not on
the finished product, but on the mandrel that was used to wind the
fibres. The RLM Shafts, utilizing Long Fibre Technology, are made to a
constant taper from butt to tip. They require less sanding to produce
the feel of a lively tip, which is very much favoured by amateur golfers
of all levels. In fact, the RLM Shafts actually have approximately 95%
of the fibres still intact. What this means is that the energy you
deliver to the ball through the shaft is deployed through graphite
fibers, instead of epoxy resins. The feel that you receive from impact
is also delivered through the same full strand graphite fibres.
RLM shafts with Long Fibre Technology simply feel good. They produce a
shot that is easier to get in the air. And the longer the ball is in the
air, the further it will go. They are affordable. They come with an
unbelievable lifetime warranty against breakage. And they are made to
satisfy the largest variety of individual swings.
With the
RLM shafts, you are finally getting what you pay for.
Here is a comment
recently taken from a Golf Forum!
WOW!
I took 6 drivers out with RLMs and 6 similar drivers with similar
shaft flexes that would be close to fitting today's customer, (A flex,
high loft).
When we got down to three possibilities, all three were RLMs. They
blew everything else there out of the water. He consistently hit the
ball 15 - 20 yards farther than anything else I had with the SMTs.
He ended up purchasing a 12 degree 455 DB with a Miridio A Flex.
I took a couple of other drivers out with me shafted up with a Basalt
and an Argent and let anyone who wanted to hit them. That resulted in
two reshaft jobs.
Nice job Michael Tait!!
Also From SMT -
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FEATURES
- .335 tip
- 3.3 torque
- 61 -68 grams
- A - X Flex Available
- Mid Flex
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Optimal trajectory filament wound and low torque will appeal to the
vast majority of players. Very classy pewter color will be the perfect
match to any color head that you would use.
This is not the shaft to use if you are looking for a playing length
over 46". The Competition shaft will hit the ball slightly higher than
the Inception shaft, and will feel slightly softer.
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Please check with us for Availability and
Price of all SMT golf shafts
Each SMT head and shaft is ranked by developer as he designed each
product and hope to share my personal findings and feelings based upon
both the robotic testing and the real world results of each product to
help you make better buying and fitting decisions.
SHAFT FEEL ( softest to hardest )
Miridio
Basalt
Phantom
Argent
Competition
Inception
Ultimate
SHAFT TRAJECTORY ( lowest to highest )
Inception
Ultimate
Competition
Argent
Phantom
Basalt
Miridio
SHAFT CHOICE FOR ACCURACY ( most accurate to least accurate )
Inception
Ultimate
Competition
Argent
Basalt
Miridio
Phantom
SMT CLUBHEAD FEEL (softest to hardest )
Indio
455
Encore
Nemesis
Spectrum
CLUBHEAD FORGIVENESS ( most to least )
455
Indio
Encore
Nemesis
Spectrum
CLUBHEAD SIZE ( smallest to largest )
Spectrum
Nemesis
Indio
Encore
455
CLUBHEAD TRAJECTORY (loft for loft, lowest to highest )
Encore
Spectrum
Nemesis
455
Indio
CLUBHEAD WORKABILITY (most workable to least workable )
Spectrum
Nemesis
Indio
Encore
455
SPIN PROFILE ( least spin to most spin )
Encore
Nemesis
Spectrum
455
Indio
