Oswego, IL-- SMT Golf, formerly known as the 4-Time RE/MAX World Long Drive Champions and now commonly referred to as “The Longest Driver On Any PGA Tour” continued its amazing success this past weekend in London where they claimed another World Record Title.

Paul 'St George' Slater, using SMT Golf’s O2 driver, claimed a new world record for the longest golf drive at London City Airport on Saturday in an event hosted by the London Golf Show. Braving difficult weather, which included torrential rain and gusty winds, Slater, 34, from Warrington, fired a drive 720 yards down the runway beating the previous best of 696 yards - set recently by Australian & PGA Tour pro Stuart Appleby.

Slater said: "I knew it was right as soon as I hit it. You know when you've hit a good shot; you get the surge going right up through your body. That's what we do it for really."

Slater, the current RE/MAX European Order of Merit holder and 2004 Scottish long drive champion, remained outwardly calm despite all the acclaim from his fellow Long Drivers of Europe competitors and the gathered spectators.

"This is as excited as I get," he smiled. "But I must admit there was a bit of arm waving and shouting soon afterwards."

The secret of his success, the Bolton club pro insisted, was the same as all golfers. "It's all about practice," he insisted.

But most golfers wouldn't be using the club with which he set the new record.
"I took some loft off the club I was using after the first couple as the ball was losing energy on the runway as it was dropping from a height. This club has 2.5 degrees of loft and the stiffest shaft I've ever used. It's an SMT 02 driver with a 50" Apache shaft. I owe a lot to Mike Tait, from SMT Golf, who has been the only one who stood by me. Without him I would not have achieved this."

SMT Golf makes drivers for players at all skill levels, from Long Drive Champions to scratch golfers to 20 handicappers. Regardless of your skill level, SMT drivers will help you hit the ball further and straighter than anything else on the market right now.

SMT Golf is based in Oswego, Illinois. For more information about SMT Golf or their great lineup of products available for 2005, call 1-888-693-4001 or visit their website at www.SMTGolf.com

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