[6bmike]

I doubt you got the same results but I get your opinion. I don’t have a problem with improvement of swing trainers and welcome it, but I do have a problem with people who knock of patents that someone has worked hard and spend a lot of time and money for.

The Smart Stick is not the only swing trainer to knock off one of mine. David Leadbetter has done the same with his swing setter but his advertizing has sold many of mine, so that is a good thing. This is my livelihood and I have no problem with competition and I really don’t worry about knockoffs as they are poor imitations of the real deal and are here today and gone tomorrow.

I am going on 13 years of successful development of positive transfer swing trainers and have seen many try and fail. It takes more than just looking like the product as there are many things one does not see for the balance and feel of the swing trainer that make it an effective positive transfer swing trainer. The smart stick will have a short marketing success and then you will not hear about it. This is what happens with most training aids. I have seen many come and go.

As for supporting it even if it was not a knock off, mine is superior as you can hit balls with it and it cost effective for the golfer.

On fgi you called LBG members a bunch of star war freaks when some had more machine knowledge then you. Now you single out individuals. Tom is a stand up guy- knows a lot about the golf stroke and a pleasure to be with. I'd buy his any product he develops- not yours. btw- everyone that came into the teaching center loved his smart stick and enjoyed talking WITH him.