Well, I guess that if I hole 10% of my six-footers, and after purchasing a miracle
tool I'm able to hole 30%, well, that's a 200% improvement.
Don't discount the two apples effect, anyway.
Ciao,
Marcello
"John Kaufman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>What's a 200% improvement? Is that the same as a 200% discount on a pair of shoes?
>
>Happy New Year,
>John K
> �----- Original Message -----
> �From: Al Taylor
> �To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> �Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 11:06 AM
> �Subject: ShopTalk: SST, Weiss, and Talalmonti
>
>
> �I received this from a friend, who is also a shoptalkee, and thought some of you
>would be interested. �I hope he doesn't mind my posting this here.
>
> �Al
>
>
> �For Immediate Release: Contact: Philip Talamonti
> �tel: 936.271.1771
>
>
> �TEXAS COURT RULES in Philip Talamonti versus SST & Richard Weiss
>
>
> �The Woodlands, TX - December 30, 2002 - An order was entered this past week by a
>Texas State Court Judge in a 2001 lawsuit filed by Philip Talamonti against Richard
>Weiss and Strategic Shaft Technologies, LC. Among other things, the Court's order
>states that Advanced Shaft Dynamics, Ltd. and its principal, Philip Talamonti, may
>compete directly with SST in all markets. ASD will now expand its service offering to
>include providing ASD's PEAK PERFORMANCE LOCATING(TM) process as a retrofit option
>using a players existing golf shafts. ASD had already been performing its golf shaft
>analysis and orientation process on new golf shafts for assembly (both steel and
>graphite) in accordance with a prior Court order dating back to April 2002 and will
>continue to do so.
>
> �The Court further ordered that ASD and Talamonti may do unrestricted business with
>anyone in the market, including those licensees of SST who were or became licensees
>during Talamonti's tenure as SST's President, provided those parties first terminate
>or otherwise discontinue their licensing relationships with SST.
>
> �In a separate matter coming out of last week's hearings, the Court also granted
>Talamonti's motion for partial summary judgment against Weiss relating to alleged
>business disparagement claims. The Court found that Weiss and SST provided no
>evidence to support such claims against Talamonti.
>
> �"Mr. Weiss has been attempting to use the Court to apply pressure and create
>noncompete restrictions against me and my company to which he is not entitled. The
>Court's rulings are very satisfying, even more so as I have become increasingly aware
>of the erroneous information that was being used to mislead the market regarding my
>ability to do business," said Talamonti. "We are thankful that our prayers were
>answered and that the Judge ruled as he did on these baseless claims and false
>allegations."
>
> �ASD established an "Authorized Dealer" Network that has already been assembling new
>"PEAKED(TM)" shafts in the market. A program involving disassembly and "PEAKING(TM)"
>using a players existing set of shafts will now be added. ASD is also in discussions
>with golf shaft manufacturers and equipment companies who have expressed interest in
>incorporating ASD's technology into their new product offerings.
>
> �ASD possesses a patent-pending golf shaft analysis technology and equipment that
>inventor and company founder Talamonti claims is vastly superior to any other process
>offered in the marketplace. Talamonti remarks, "It's no secret that most experienced
>clubmakers have been 'twanging' or deflecting shafts to find a visual Flat Line
>Oscillation ("FLO") plane prior to club assembly. That procedure has been used for
>decades. In fact, one company has been aggressively marketing what amounts to an
>electronic version of this age old method. 'FLO' analysis may have some legitimacy in
>analyzing fishing rods (where the technique was first used) since that sport involves
>unidirectional 'load' and motion lacking torque or rotation. However, the golf swing
>involves a completely different set of dynamics. There is simply no scientific
>information I am aware of to support 'FLO' as an appropriate golf shaft analysis
>methodology."
>
> �ASD has significant independent test data to support its own technology claims. In
>testing, golf clubs incorporating ASD's PEAK PERFORMANCE LOCATING(TM) process have
>shown improvements in golf shot accuracy of over 200 percent. ASD intends to make its
>eye-opening test results available soon through a major golf publication.
>
> �More can be learned about ASD at the company website: advancedshaft.com
>
>
> �# # #
>
>
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