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I built an 11 degree Snake Eyes AerMet CMF driver head from Golfsmith, with a Harrison SL50 5.5 shaft and a Golf Pride Softie grip, into the best driver I have ever used. I tend to be a straight but not long driver of the ball. I have tried many, many drivers including other Snake Eyes products and although I have found them good and an improvement, I have never seen the distance increases that I have seen in this club. "Normally" I shoot about 195 - 210 yds with my driver (carry and roll). Occasionally longer with other drivers, my longest previously being about 220. With the Snake Eyes AerMet I have reached 245 twice, by measure, and now regularly get it about 210 - 220, a real gain of about 15 yards on average, and an even bigger bonus for the sweet spot. What I have learned with this club is the importance of hitting the sweet spot and hence to not swing too hard. Both 245 drives were relaxed swings, well into the round, when I was loose but not tired, just relaxed. I think the Harrison shaft is a critical part of this driver''s success -- the SL50 is a bit tough to find (I got mine from GSA in Alabama), but it is very light and for me just the right torque as long as it is not overswung. It also looks good with AerMet head (the shaft is silver). I use the Softie grips in part to remind myself of the "other" swing key of importance to me, namely to relax the grip. The only downside to this head is the sound...it''s odd really -- if you hit the sweet spot it sounds less tinny, indeed it has a nice solid ring to it, than if you miss and get it on the edges. I have built many clubs and I think the Harrison SL50 shaft is particularly important to the success of this club. PS -- The Harrison shaft also works well in what I think are the best fairway wood heads around -- the Golfworks Maltby TroubleOuts. The 13 degree head gets me another 190 yards off the fairway, and straight, and so together with the AerMet have finally allowed me to reach most greens in regulation, at least distance wise.

Customer Service

Fine.

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Snake Eyes Elasteel, BIAM GT2000, Goldwin Senior, Yonex ADX 2.0, TiThunder, Cleveland QuadPro, Cobra, Dunlop GTi, Browning Ti, etc.

I just took this driver out last night and it is hot. The ball truly jumps off the face with great trajectory and roll. A nice easy swing is all thats needed and I easily outdrove my previous best. Unfortunately, I sliced a lot, but that is my fault, not the driver's. I will have to work on that.

I have golfsmith irons too and I think they make high quality products at extremely reasonable prices. The superstores also have all the OEM clubs there for comparison. I found this club a lot easier to hit than the ERC II. I think they give comparable distance, but obviously in a much different price range. I don't have the extra $375 to throw around for a club I can't use in tourney play. I still have my Steelhead for that. Great looking club in the bag and at address, too.

I want to make one final comment on the sound of the club. It is awesome! I don't know why so many like the sound of Ti. Steel has a more solid and confident sound. When you hit it right is just feels great. I hit the Ti Fire Forged and just don't like the tingy sound or feel.

This club is definitely worth a test.

Customer Service

Fairly quick service at Golfsmith. I had a guy I know actually put it together.

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ERC II, SE Fire Forged, Steelhead Driver

I hit this driver an easy 30 yards farther then anything else. With the UST shaft this has a more of a boring ball flight. I swing really hard 115+ and the ball really comes off hot. I use the natrual golf swing so I never really miss the sweet spot! I just wished the guy at Golfsmith didn't charge me so much for it. I can now get the same set up for about 125.00.

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I have the Snake Eyes AerMet CMF 9 degree driver with an Aldila HM-40 Gold UL S-flex shaft cut to 45.5" (great looking club!) As others have mentioned, there is a definite difference in the sound of the head. A little lower pitched than the traditional "ping" of a Ti head. But this club really hits well - especially if you catch the sweetspot. But I found that even off center hits will carry well. I noticed an immediate improvement in quality of my drives (which may have more to do with the custom length and swing weight) and am hoping this will help to "keep it in the fairway" off the tee. This is a great club - especialy at the price - and I would recommend it to anyone.

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Bought this and fitted it with DGS300 steel as that is what I have in my 3 wood. This club is long of the sweetspot but not so long anywhere else. It all comes down to the question of - how often do you nail it in the middle? IF you do often then this club will give you big yards. I am finding a smaller head is better for finding thye sweetspot - strange but true.

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This club is very long and forgiving, but lacks a bit in feel and sound. It is very similar to the Callaway ERC in sound - kind of like a hollow cow bell at impact. The feel is somewhat hard and muted as well, but hey - when the ball is out there 300 yards in the middle of the fairway, who cares?
On a side note, Golfsmith makes some very nice Ti heads equally as long and forgiving as the AerMet that sound and feel like traditional titanium should. This particular head is made out of a high strength steel, hence the different feel and sound.

Customer Service

By far the best in the business.

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Cobra Gravity Back, Titleist 975D, Callaway GBB, Taylor Made Ti Burner