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My Maltby MPF UL A-flex shaft finally arrived. Side note, it was my first time adding the adapter myself which was a fun little DIY project. Hoping I prepped everything correctly and I won't see my driver head flying off any time soon. I had been using the Grafalloy PLB but after reading more from you guys about the Maltby I knew I had to at least try it. I'd say the results were pretty good. Got to play my first round with it two days ago and I ended up hitting 5/10 fairways (and no lost tee shots OB) with three of those drives going 290+ (two of these being downhill, downwind). That is a really good driving day for me. I'm a 19 hcp and driving has always been the absolute weakest part of my game. Suffer from an over the top swing that leads to the dreaded two-way miss but on this day I had a nice tight fade going. A typical drive for me before trying the Otto Phlex shafts were 230-250 yards I'd say. I can't really pinpoint what exactly feels different between the two shafts but I was seeing slight improvements over my stock shaft when I was trying out the PLB. It's also only one round so I'm looking forward practicing and playing with it a bit more! BTW, I'm using a G430 Max 10.5 degree head, turned down to 9 degrees. Also added some lead tape to the front of the head. This helped me get to my preferred D2/3 swingweight and I also think it helps keep the flight of the ball down even though I know adding weight to the front of the head, and especially a Ping head, might take away from some of its forgiveness but so far it hasn't been too much of a sacrifice. 

My Maltby MPF UL A-flex shaft finally arrived. Side note, it was my first time adding the adapter myself which was a fun little DIY project. Hoping I prepped everything correctly and I won't see my driver head flying off any time soon. I had been using the Grafalloy PLB but after reading more from you guys about the Maltby I knew I had to at least try it. I'd say the results were pretty good. Got to play my first round with it two days ago and I ended up hitting 5/10 fairways (and no lost tee shots OB) with three of those drives going 290+ (two of these being downhill, downwind). That is a really good driving day for me. I'm a 19 hcp and driving has always been the absolute weakest part of my game. Suffer from an over the top swing that leads to the dreaded two-way miss but on this day I had a nice tight fade going. A typical drive for me before trying the Otto Phlex shafts were 230-250 yards I'd say. I can't really pinpoint what exactly feels different between the two shafts but I was seeing slight improvements over my stock shaft when I was trying out the PLB. It's also only one round so I'm looking forward practicing and playing with it a bit more! BTW, I'm using a G430 Max 10.5 degree head, turned down to 9 degrees. Also added some lead tape to the front of the head. This helped me get to my preferred D2/3 swingweight and I also think it helps keep the flight of the ball down even though I know adding weight to the front of the head, and especially a Ping head, might take away from some of its forgiveness but so far it hasn't been too much of a sacrifice. 

My Maltby MPF UL A-flex shaft finally arrived. Side note, it was my first time adding the adapter myself which was a fun little DIY project. Hoping I prepped everything correctly and I won't see my driver head flying off any time soon. I had been using the Grafalloy PLB but after reading more from you guys about the Maltby I knew I had to at least try it. I'd say the results were pretty good. Got to play my first round with it two days ago and I ended up hitting 5/10 fairways (and no lost tee shots OB) with three of those drives going 290+ (two of these being downhill, downwind). That is a really good driving day for me. I'm a 19 hcp and driving has always been the absolute weakest part of my game. Suffer from an over the top swing that leads to the dreaded two-way miss but on this day I had a nice tight fade going. A typical drive for me before trying the Otto Phlex shafts were 230-250 yards I'd say. I can't really pinpoint what exactly feels different between the two shafts but I was seeing slight improvements over my stock shaft when I was trying out the PLB. It's also only one round so I'm looking forward practicing and playing with it a bit more! BTW, I'm using a G430 Max 10.5 degree head, turned down to 9 degrees. Also added some lead tape to the front of the head. This helped me get to my preferred D2/3 swingweight and I also think it helps keep the flight of the ball down even though I know adding weight to the front of the head, and especially a Ping head, might take away from some of its forgiveness but so far it hasn't been too much of a sacrifice. 

My Maltby MPF UL A-flex shaft finally arrived. Side note, it was my first time adding the adapter myself which was a fun little DIY project. Hoping I prepped everything correctly and I won't see my driver head flying off any time soon. I had been using the Grafalloy PLB but after reading more from you guys about the Maltby I knew I had to at least try it. I'd say the results were pretty good. Got to play my first round with it two days ago and I ended up hitting 5/10 fairways (and no lost tee shots OB) with three of those drives going 290+ (two of these being downhill, downwind). That is a really good driving day for me. I'm a 19 hcp and driving has always been the absolute weakest part of my game. Suffer from an over the top swing that leads to the dreaded two-way miss but on this day I had a nice tight fade going. A typical drive for me before trying the Otto Phlex shafts were 230-250 yards I'd say. I can't really pinpoint what exactly feels different between the two shafts but I was seeing slight improvements over my stock shaft when I was trying out the PLB. It's also only one round so I'm looking forward practicing and playing with it a bit more! BTW, I'm using a G430 Max 10.5 degree head, turned down to 9 degrees. Also added some lead tape to the front of the head. This helped me get to my preferred D2/3 swingweight and I also think it helps keep the flight of the ball down even though I know adding weight to the front of the head, and especially a Ping head, might take away from some of its forgiveness but so far it hasn't been too much of a sacrifice. 

My Maltby MPF UL A-flex shaft finally arrived. Side note, it was my first time adding the adapter myself which was a fun little DIY project. Hoping I prepped everything correctly and I won't see my driver head flying off any time soon. I had been using the Grafalloy PLB but after reading more from you guys about the Maltby I knew I had to at least try it. I'd say the results were pretty good. Got to play my first round with it two days ago and I ended up hitting 5/10 fairways (and no lost tee shots OB) with three of those drives going 290+ (two of these being downhill, downwind). That is a really good driving day for me. I'm a 19 hcp and driving has always been the absolute weakest part of my game. Suffer from an over the top swing that leads to the dreaded two-way miss but on this day I had a nice tight fade going. A typical drive for me before trying the Otto Phlex shafts were 230-250 yards I'd say. I can't really pinpoint what exactly feels different between the two shafts but I was seeing slight improvements over my stock shaft when I was trying out the PLB. It's also only one round so I'm looking forward practicing and playing with it a bit more! BTW, I'm using a G430 Max 10.5 degree head, turned down to 9 degrees. Also added some lead tape to the front of the head. This helped me get to my preferred D2/3 swingweight and I also think it helps keep the flight of the ball down even though I know adding weight to the front of the head, and especially a Ping head, might take away from some of its forgiveness but so far it hasn't been too much of a sacrifice. 

Got it! Thanks again. Looks like I'll wait til they restock the A flex.

First of all, thank you so much for everything you've provided in this thread. I now have the PLB A flex in my g430 max and I've been hitting some bombs with this setup! I'm very interested in the Maltby MPF UL shaft now too. Just curious why you went with the R flex instead of A? Also, sorry if I missed this but what is your average driver swing speed? Looking forward to giving this a try! Thanks!

First of all, thank you so much for everything you've provided in this thread. I now have the PLB A flex in my g430 max and I've been hitting some bombs with this setup! I'm very interested in the Maltby MPF UL shaft now too. Just curious why you went with the R flex instead of A? Also, sorry if I missed this but what is your average driver swing speed? Looking forward to giving this a try! Thanks!

First of all, thank you so much for everything you've provided in this thread. I now have the PLB A flex in my g430 max and I've been hitting some bombs with this setup! I'm very interested in the Maltby MPF UL shaft now too. Just curious why you went with the R flex instead of A? Also, sorry if I missed this but what is your average driver swing speed? Looking forward to giving this a try! Thanks!

First of all, thank you so much for everything you've provided in this thread. I now have the PLB A flex in my g430 max and I've been hitting some bombs with this setup! I'm very interested in the Maltby MPF UL shaft now too. Just curious why you went with the R flex instead of A? Also, sorry if I missed this but what is your average driver swing speed? Looking forward to giving this a try! Thanks!

Got it! Thanks again. Looks like I'll wait til they restock the A flex.

My SS has been hovering around 112-114 MPH for the past few years. I'm right on the edge of S and XS. I actually went with the R flex on a whim. The profile appears just slightly softer than the GPLB. I'm sure I could have gone with the A flex too but definitely have no regrets with the R flex. 

First of all, thank you so much for everything you've provided in this thread. I now have the PLB A flex in my g430 max and I've been hitting some bombs with this setup! I'm very interested in the Maltby MPF UL shaft now too. Just curious why you went with the R flex instead of A? Also, sorry if I missed this but what is your average driver swing speed? Looking forward to giving this a try! Thanks!