Show us your Maltby!!!

[Shrek74]

25 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

Man I'm so tempted to get the new 3 wood. I LOVE the 7 wood and the Driver has been a beast. My PXG Gen 6 3 wood has just been so good though. I could basically sell it used and have enough for the 3 wood and the new wedges when they drop.

Maltby you make it very hard to not keep buying golf clubs

New wedges? What? Do tell.

[azstu324]

1 hour ago, Shrek74 said:

New wedges? What? Do tell.

Oh... Ummm.. nothing

Jk

It's being discussed on the Maltby forum that in the next few months a whole new extensive wedge line is going to drop. Different grind options, DBM finish available, and I believe the standard option is the same Satin finish as the TS4, TE+, and IM. 

Brit has stated that it's the best wedge they've ever released. I want to say they've dropped some Easter eggs in the catalog and there are some pics floating around but I can't find them. 

This is from Britt on the forum 

No real updates yet, except for that the final production samples are suppose to be here in August. If we approve those, they will go into production. 16 loft, bounce options in several grinds. We added one loft we didn’t have before when I stated 15 options. The A grind will have some lofts available in LH. Pearl chrome finish on all options and DBM on all but the W grind (wide sole / glider type option). So the G grind options are GAP lofts 48,50,52 with traditional soles and bounces. The S grind is the more relieved grind, the better player grind, the neutral to firmer turf condition grind. The A grind is the all purpose grind that is neutral to softer conditions, but really is all purpose and should be the most versatile. The W grind is the wide sole grind. Very excited about them and I believe the best wedges we have done. I have been testing all summer and I think they are as good as anything available.

This is the Easter egg pic that I found

 

Edited August 9 by azstu324

[KOG]

crap, just got new / preowned wedges. Those are gonna look slick

[ArizonaLogan]

23 hours ago, azstu324 said:

Hey @ArizonaLoganwhere are you in the valley? Just curious 

I've sent a DM so that my location isn't super public.

[LeftyHawk]

Well, finally had a chance to play 18 yesterday.  A quick recap,  I quit about 2 years ago due to back issues. Sold all my golf gear. First part of June this year I couldn't set still any longer and decided to  return to golf. I also decided to go with Maltby clubs instead of any big name.

My current setup is Cobra Bio Amp driver. Maltby 5,8 and PW. Cleveland putter. That's it!

After a train wreck on the first hole (shot an 8 )things came together in a better way. Long story short I shot a 90 after being off 2 years. I really surprised myself being able to par the 5's with my setup. So, it's a start, I will probably ad 1 or 2 more clubs, but it was awesome getting back out there!

I gotta say the Maltby clubs are fantastic and I truly wish I had made this switch decades ago. These clubs are by far batter than anything I played in the past.

Hawk.

 

[azstu324]

You guys will never believe what I witnessed out in the wild today... 

This is a guy that I got paired up with that had never heard of Maltby until he saw a certain review on YouTube

I about damn near wet myself with excitement. 

 

[GolfSpy SAM]

11 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

You guys will never believe what I witnessed out in the wild today... 

This is a guy that I got paired up with that had never heard of Maltby until he saw a certain review on YouTube

I about damn near wet myself with excitement. 

 

Dag - combo TS3/4 and the wedges? Surprised there's still a PXG in there, lol (though I guess that'll change once Gabe reviews the woods, too ).  Love it!

 

[IndyBonzo]

Love that @azstu324!  Your commission check from GW surely is in the mail.

I have a Ke4 TC Pro driver with a 60g XS Hzrdus Smoke Black shaft ordered from the Bay waiting for me to pick up from the office.   Excited to give it a whirl and see how it performs.  I predict the head at least makes its way into my backup set, or FABWIFE’s new set.   I have lots of OP shafts to try with it too ….

[azstu324]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

Dag - combo TS3/4 and the wedges? Surprised there's still a PXG in there, lol (though I guess that'll change once Gabe reviews the woods, too ).  Love it!

 

Hey I still have the PXG Gen 6 3 wood  in the bag that I'm really having a hard time cheating on lol. It's been so good to me and still good looking as ever. I think I have to just play it until the head flies off and then not feel so bad about getting a new 3 wood

[Wolfstrum]

Anyone else notice the KE4 Max Irons are now available in LH. Britt had mentioned this was coming and they are retiring the STi2 after this year. 

[03trdblack]

On 8/8/2024 at 2:23 PM, azstu324 said:

For anyone who follows the LetsPlayThru reviews and has any interest in the KE4 TC Pro driver, he may have one one the way to review soon...

I don't need his review, I already know it's good!

On 8/8/2024 at 2:23 PM, azstu324 said:

 

 

Edited August 14 by 03trdblack

[IndyBonzo]

1 hour ago, 03trdblack said:

I don't need his review, I already know it's good!

 

Great pics.  My new (to me) one just arrived.  Any tips on how to maximize the TC Pro?

[03trdblack]

12 minutes ago, IndyBonzo said:

Great pics.  My new (to me) one just arrived.  Any tips on how to maximize the TC Pro?

It's a small looking head at address and the face is slightly lower profile so I had to tee the ball slightly lower.  The head also looks very flat from a lie angle perspective which is a nice change from the really upright lies that a lot of OEM's have now (I'm looking at you Ping).  The feel/sound is really, really good and the face is as hot as anything I've hit.   

[Off Map Oscar]

I keep eyeing maltby and would absolutely get a set if I could assemble them myself.  Anyone have a good beginner builder guide? I can do re grips but I don't know what other tools I need and materials.  I have everything under the sun for mechanics tools but not sure how that would help here.

[IndyBonzo]

24 minutes ago, 03trdblack said:

It's a small looking head at address and the face is slightly lower profile so I had to tee the ball slightly lower.  The head also looks very flat from a lie angle perspective which is a nice change from the really upright lies that a lot of OEM's have now (I'm looking at you Ping).  The feel/sound is really, really good and the face is as hot as anything I've hit.   

Thanks @03trdblack!

[GolfSpy SAM]

19 minutes ago, Off Map Oscar said:

I keep eyeing maltby and would absolutely get a set if I could assemble them myself.  Anyone have a good beginner builder guide? I can do re grips but I don't know what other tools I need and materials.  I have everything under the sun for mechanics tools but not sure how that would help here.

As someone who had never built anything until Maltby, I will say a little Googling goes a long way, as well as looking around this thread, actually. The biggest things I had to buy (that I didn't have) was epoxy, a vice (which you probably already have), acetone, a pipe cutter (for cutting non-graphite shafts) (I've since paid the $5/shaft to have the shafts cut and prepped by GolfWorks - well worth it in my opinion), and then all the actual club-related stuff (heads/ shafts / ferrules, etc). 

It's WAY easier than you think, I'll say that - I ended up building a set of TS1-IM'S for my buddy this year, and they turned out great. 

Poke around - you can search this thread and there's a club building thread as well. 

Good luck!

[sl1111]

22 minutes ago, Off Map Oscar said:

I keep eyeing maltby and would absolutely get a set if I could assemble them myself.  Anyone have a good beginner builder guide? I can do re grips but I don't know what other tools I need and materials.  I have everything under the sun for mechanics tools but not sure how that would help here.

You probably already have almost everything you will need if you have a decent of tools. If you are slightly mechanical you will be fine. There are tons of threads on club building on this site. GolfWorks has tech articles that will help. Jeff Summit at Hireko Golf has a full tech section. Most important, the membership here is really helpful. Reach out and we will help out. 
 

I would suggest going to the Diamond Tour Golf and Value golf websites and ordering one or 2 of the cheapest heads, shafts, and components and building a “first time” club/clubs. Start with steel shafts and irons as they are easy and forgiving. You can pull them apart without a shaft extractor and practice. 
 

 

[azstu324]

24 minutes ago, Off Map Oscar said:

I keep eyeing maltby and would absolutely get a set if I could assemble them myself.  Anyone have a good beginner builder guide? I can do re grips but I don't know what other tools I need and materials.  I have everything under the sun for mechanics tools but not sure how that would help here.

So just FYI Maltby does assemble full sets or single clubs. Just look under the "Paks" on the website. They also have a custom shop with higher end components that they can assemble at no extra cost. 

These are some very rudimentary videos that I made when I did the Touras golf build/review 

Tools and materials 

Build process 

 

 

 

[Shrek74]

1 hour ago, Off Map Oscar said:

I keep eyeing maltby and would absolutely get a set if I could assemble them myself.  Anyone have a good beginner builder guide? I can do re grips but I don't know what other tools I need and materials.  I have everything under the sun for mechanics tools but not sure how that would help here.

Go to YT and look for McGolf and The Mobile Clubmaker / Elite Fit Golf. They have some great building videos as well as a few videos about what basic gear you'd need to build clubs.

[Off Map Oscar]

Well there goes me being productive today.  Youtube rabbit hole here i come. 

[Shrek74]

New addition to the Maltby bag - Maltby IST TC Pro 5 Hybrid.

[Michael.Sandoval33]

I have been meaning to ask, how everybody is liking the hybrid/fairway options offered from Maltby? I am waiting for the TS3 restock so I have been perusing the GW site, looking at everything, with the wood/hybrids catching my eye. Especially at the price point.

Edited August 20 by Michael.Sandoval33

[Shrek74]

I have an interesting observation to share with my Maltby FW Woods & Hybrid, when it comes to swing weight.

So I just picked up this SW scale as a belated B-Day present since it's been out of stock till this week (that's a shaft puller in the plastic I picked up too).

So after swing weighting my current bag, I grabbed my Maltby clubs to see how they were built. Needless to say I was a bit surprised.

3 wood: C8.7 ish
5 wood: C7.5 ish
7 wood: C3.5 ish
5 hybrid: D4.4 ish

Not exactly what I was expecting. It's obvious they didn't do any SW work when they assembled them, so now I'm going to have to order some of the screws for the heads to try and get the SW where I'd prefer them to be. I just need to figure out how much each head needs to add with those screws/weights. Just a bit disappointed with what appears to be an assembly without any regards to SW. Just another reason I'm glad that I'm finally ready to work on clubs on my own.

[azstu324]

45 minutes ago, Shrek74 said:

I have an interesting observation to share with my Maltby FW Woods & Hybrid, when it comes to swing weight.

So I just picked up this SW scale as a belated B-Day present since it's been out of stock till this week (that's a shaft puller in the plastic I picked up too).

So after swing weighting my current bag, I grabbed my Maltby clubs to see how they were built. Needless to say I was a bit surprised.

3 wood: C8.7 ish
5 wood: C7.5 ish
7 wood: C3.5 ish
5 hybrid: D4.4 ish

Not exactly what I was expecting. It's obvious they didn't do any SW work when they assembled them, so now I'm going to have to order some of the screws for the heads to try and get the SW where I'd prefer them to be. I just need to figure out how much each head needs to add with those screws/weights. Just a bit disappointed with what appears to be an assembly without any regards to SW. Just another reason I'm glad that I'm finally ready to work on clubs on my own.

So.. if you're not too concerned with "conformity", an easy solution is to pick up a bag of poly fill at your local Michaels/Hobby lobby/Joanne's and stuff it in the head. It expands to fill the entire space so you don't have anything moving around inside and it's a good uniform weight distribution. It also helps dull the acoustics a bit and doesn't impact performance. That's what I did with my 7 wood and PXG 3 wood. It can also easily be removed. Just a thought for either a temporary or even permanent solution. 

Edited August 22 by azstu324

[Shrek74]

39 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

So.. if you're not too concerned with "conformity", an easy solution is to pick up a bag of poly fill at your local Michaels/Hobby lobby/Joanne's and stuff it in the head. It expands to fill the entire space so you don't have anything moving around inside. It also helps dull the acoustics a bit and doesn't impact performance. That's what I did with my 7 wood and PXG 3 wood. It can also easily be removed. Just a thought for either a temporary or even permanent solution. 

I can "fix" 2 of them with new weight screws - dropping the D4.5 to D1.5, and raising the C8.7 to D1.7. A third would be about 80% fixed with a weight screw, raising from C7.5 to about D0.5. It's the 7 wood that's at C3.5 and there isn't a weight big enough for that as it would only get to about C6.5. I may have to think about the poly fill option or get some lead tape. Other option is to remove all of the adapters and put in tip weights for the ones I can and then combo tip & head weights for that 7 wood. I'll see how I want to proceed, but appreciate the suggestion.

[Shrek74]

For all you fans of black irons, this is from the Maltby Forum:

Jim Yachinich397 Posted 2 days ago
We are bringing in some samples with the black finish to see how they look and will make a decision at that time.  If we do them it will likely be the end of this year or first of next year before we have them.

TS3's in black? Hmmm. 

[azstu324]

2 hours ago, Shrek74 said:

For all you fans of black irons, this is from the Maltby Forum:

Jim Yachinich397 Posted 2 days ago
We are bringing in some samples with the black finish to see how they look and will make a decision at that time.  If we do them it will likely be the end of this year or first of next year before we have them.

TS3's in black? Hmmm. 

Oh I'm already planning on a black TS4 set with MPF shafts for Christmas!

[Shrek74]

2 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

Oh I'm already planning on a black TS4 set with MPF shafts for Christmas!

I'd love them to do the TS1-IM's in black.

[theblake7]

On 8/23/2024 at 4:17 AM, azstu324 said:

an easy solution is to pick up a bag of poly fill at your local Michaels/Hobby lobby/Joanne's

what exactly is "poly fill"?   names for stuff varies widely across even English speaking borders Can you link to a product for sale please?

Down here thats what we call stuff thats applied to holes or cracks in the walls, and sets hard to be sanded back and painted.  can be applied as a paste or sometimes in an aerosol can that expands to fill gaps.  Not sure if thats ideal as it might shrink overtime and break up

Edited August 25 by theblake7

[RyanGi]

Who owns TC Tour hybrids? Could you comment on them? Maybe give some comparisons? I’m looking to update my old hybrids and am a fan of Maltby, but can find a ton of reviews on the hybrids. As of now, they’re not listed on the website. I read they’re going to be restocked in October.