New SMT Hollow Body Irons

Jelopster · 2023-03-20T16:20:31+00:00

After SMT seemingly quickly pulled the 479s (maybe due to the face issue @colej experienced?) they’ve now put out the 579s. 455 carpenter steel face with 34...

Taki27

I watched most of the video. Pretty quickly I knew what his opinion was going to be. I take ALL of these videos with a grain of salt, but I like to hear what they think of the sound, turf interaction, etc. I don’t mind hearing if the come out a little lower or higher than they are used to and if an off center hit carries close to what was expected but I could care less what the tester shoots on a hole.

scotts33

YouTubers are about creating content. I believe the majority of G'Buzzers don't put much belief in what YouTubers do or say. It's for entertainment's sake. 😄

Always YMMV! LOL

pellmell

Sneakylong playing since I was 3 years old,

That's hard to believe, he has a terrible swing. I've tried watching his videos but can't get past the first 2 minutes.

Sneakylong

pellmell That's hard to believe, he has a terrible swing. I've tried watching his videos but can't get past the first 2 minutes

I watch a lot of his videos (being he’s local). ‘Terrible swing’ is subjective. How it looks on video means nothing. He can play. Usually plays a draw. Like many good golfers he has his own swing that he can repeat.

Many of his videos are filmed at the Carrollwood course. He’ll play each hole and video all his shots. I like his club review videos. I normally wouldn’t watch this particular video because that type iron isn’t for me.

He gave the iron I play a good review. lol

scotts33

The top click guys/gals on YouTube are called influencer's for a reason. We, G'Buzzers are an intelligent group and YouTubers surely don't influence our purchasing decisions. ☺

SMT

Has anyone sent him a message saying, simply....

"$12 shipped"?

Walterjn

SMT I just did.

@jessyn76
52 seconds ago
If you would like, I'll send you $12.00, you send me those irons. Sound good??

ode

I put no stock into what he says.....a.m. dew and the clown putts through 7 paces (I counted) of fwy. No, that's an easy up and down via a chip and then a putt. No dew it might be different......and he has one mishit after another I don't know how he could give an honest review!

Par4QC

ode he has one mishig after another

Because the damn irons are not forgiving. WTH...how can you not know that?

😆

SMT

ode there did seem to be a few heavy or fat iron shots as well as one drop kick tee shot. It was fun to watch though.

sdandrea1

Remember, ANYONE can upload a YouTube video.

ode

sdandrea1 if you go to WRX, he is seen as credible in the TS2 thread having reviewed the KE4 Max, TS1-IM, and many others with the aforementioned KSig (🤮); also Takomo, the ones from Giga Golf.....most of these are a comparison of the hollow body irons.....and the resulting suggestion that the SMT and KSig are the same/similar. This review would suggest that they are not as the top line, offset, and sole width appear different. Someone from WRX is sending him the Golfworks stuff to review.

pellmell

Sneakylong . How it looks on video means nothing

SMT

Sneakylong I watch a lot of his videos (being he’s local). ‘Terrible swing’ is subjective. How it looks on video means nothing. He can play. Usually plays a draw. Like many good golfers he has his own swing that he can repeat.

Well said.

fatshot

pellmell To me, he looks like he lines up way right, and then pulls everything. I guess it works for him though, so more power to him.

Typhoon

pellmell These guys don’t claim to be pros so you’ll get crappy swings from a lot of them. You can have a shitty swing and do You tube reviews.

Sneakylong

pellmell

Put up Bobby Jones, Ray Floyd, Jim Furyk or Lee Trevino etc.. They all did it their way. How it looks means nothing.

Look at Scottie Scheffler’s footwork. Hows that look on video? If you knew nothing of him would you criticize his swing because of his weird footwork? Show me their score, not how they swing the club.

From what I see Gabe stands further away from the ball takes it back inside and comes in shallow and hits a nice draw and can repeat it to a 5 handicap.

Typhoon

We know that feel and sound are basically relates. So he starts off his first iron shot by saying they felt great, then gets back in the cart to say they sounded terrible at the range. I shut it after that, he’s an idiot.

Spuzz

Typhoon he’s an idiot.

Sums it up nicely for me but after Sneaky approved of him, it was already a slam dunk.

backinit

No wonder he play a draw....to me he's really coming from the inside.

Sneakylong

Typhoon

What’s a crappy swing? Who cares how it looks. Can they shoot a score?

SMT

Walterjn LMAO!

DonM

OTOH if you have to have a tour swing to talk about golf clubs, we might as well shut this place down.

LogicalOne

I want what I’m about to say, come off as a compliment to @SMT . 😊

When I see this design, along with some others that I feel are probably foundry models, it makes me feel like Mike is not really involved. I think Mike's time is focused where it needs to be.

SMT

LogicalOne True, but there will be a driver coming up that will be all me.

ode

Sneakylong I think his swing looks fine and repeatable....it's the rest of it that's questionable. 1 range session and a round is squat in the grand scheme of things....not saying he is clueless but for someone reviewing equipment he sure checks some of those boxes.

SMT

Sneakylong Floyd and Trevino have swings that I have historically treasured. Trevino got me into golf.

pellmell

Sneakylong Look at Scottie Scheffler’s footwork. Hows that look on video? If you knew nothing of him would you criticize his swing because of his weird footwork?

No, because I know what to look for objectively in a fundamentally sound swing, which all the players you mentioned have.

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