RLM Shafts Are Designed With Certified Long Fiber Technology
SMT Golf, Inc., 6-Time RE/MAX World Long Drive Champion, and makers of the winningest component clubheads in the history of the game, has announced the release of a much anticipated new line of golf shafts. After seven months of exhaustive research and testing, Reactive Linear Motion by SMT Golf, offers a truly new breakthrough in shaft technology.
According to Mike Tait, President, SMT Golf , "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 wordsâ?¦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 fibers that were compromised or completely destroyed. I realized that if a graphite fiber has been cut or weakened during the manufacturing process, the remaining fibers 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 fibers intact. This got me thinking of why we choose graphite over steel and the answer was obviously, feel. The more graphite fibers left intact, the better the feel will be.
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 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 Fiber 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 Fiber Technology" is simply what it states. The fibers 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 fibers. The RLM Shafts, utilizing Long Fiber 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 favored by amateur golfers of all levels. In fact, the RLM Shafts actually have approximately 95% of the fibers 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 fibers.
RLM shafts with Long Fiber 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.
Pre-orders of these shafts exceeded our total shaft sales for the past two years by over 200%. Early feedback from Dealers and Customers is that they feel very smooth and have lively tips-exactly what SMT Golf had in mind.
The RLM Shafts (Argent, Basalt and Miridio) are available now. Product specifications can be found at www.smtgolf.com. Customers can order these shafts through SMT directly or through any SMT Clubmaker or Dealer.
Contact:
Kim Warren
SMT Golf, Inc.
Phone 888-693-4001
Fax 630-554-7631
14-C Stonehill Rd.
Oswego, IL 60543
