Maltby TS2

[AZstu324]

1 hour ago, VisionaryOne said:

Joke is on you Stu! I got the fiancée into golf and we try to go out together once a week.  It's more about priority of money and where it is going.  Gotta make sure she feels valued too.  Happy wife, happy life right?  I could get her fit for irons and a new golf outfit and all would be forgiven.

 

Stu, since you have those beautiful DRT DBMs, how is the A grind in the 58?  I'm in Texas, and see you are in AZ so I am sure you experience the same Hardpan lies we do for 3/4 of the year.  I was going to wait on the shallow to have a variety of grinds in my wedges. I am feeling antsy about just completing the bag now and being happy with it.  Any issues being thin when you open up the face?  I do also suck alot more at golf than you do to be fair lol.

I wish my wife had any interest in golf. 15 years and she's joined me on the golf course 2 times and she reads a book the whole time.. she did asked plenty of questions right in the middle of my back swing though 🤦‍♂️

 

As for the DRT A grind wedges, I find them to be just versatile enough. Yes you can open up the face quite a bit.. but not recommended on any tight hardpan lies. That said, on most shots under 75 yds, and on any lie, I open the face and my stance about 10°. This helps me use more of the face diagonally to really get some good dead ball backspin when it hits the green. 

 

I've hit a good number of flop shots in slightly longer grass and even off of the right fairway lie and they do exactly what I need. 

 

Do I need the S grind wedges?.. no.. does my curiosity stop with the A grind?.. absolutely not lol. I'll likely be trying a 58° S grind when it drops 

 

[VisionaryOne]

7 minutes ago, AZstu324 said:

I wish my wife had any interest in golf. 15 years and she's joined me on the golf course 2 times and she reads a book the whole time.. she did asked plenty of questions right in the middle of my back swing though 🤦‍♂️

 

As for the DRT A grind wedges, I find them to be just versatile enough. Yes you can open up the face quite a bit.. but not recommended on any tight hardpan lies. That said, on most shots under 75 yds, and on any lie, I open the face and my stance about 10°. This helps me use more of the face diagonally to really get some good dead ball backspin when it hits the green. 

 

I've hit a good number of flop shots in slightly longer grass and even off of the right fairway lie and they do exactly what I need. 

 

Do I need the S grind wedges?.. no.. does my curiosity stop with the A grind?.. absolutely not lol. I'll likely be trying a 58° S grind when it drops 

 

Of course it is during the back swing.  Why would you talk at any other time right? 

 

To be fair, it is nice having that alone time on occasion, but having those shared interests makes things more fun.

 

It is good hearing that the wedge is versatile enough, but I'll just wait out the S grind.  What is 4 months anyway, and since I am bad I would rather get super comfy with one wedge before I start working on everything else, and this will allow me to do that.  

 

Hoping getting out of Standard lie angle to 1* flat and a 105g regular shaft into the x-flex will stop my left problem with my irons (especially the longer ones).  

 

Thanks for your help Stu, and thanks for getting your clubs in the hands of Gabe at LPT as well.  Love maltby getting the recognition they deserve.

[AZstu324]

21 minutes ago, VisionaryOne said:

Of course it is during the back swing.  Why would you talk at any other time right? 

 

To be fair, it is nice having that alone time on occasion, but having those shared interests makes things more fun.

 

It is good hearing that the wedge is versatile enough, but I'll just wait out the S grind.  What is 4 months anyway, and since I am bad I would rather get super comfy with one wedge before I start working on everything else, and this will allow me to do that.  

 

Hoping getting out of Standard lie angle to 1* flat and a 105g regular shaft into the x-flex will stop my left problem with my irons (especially the longer ones).  

 

Thanks for your help Stu, and thanks for getting your clubs in the hands of Gabe at LPT as well.  Love maltby getting the recognition they deserve.

I will say that extra versatility and the presumption of having more magic tricks in that bag can be curse as much as a blessing. If you are still struggling with wedges, I might actually recommend the A grind as that's more/less what they're designed for "wide variety of players". My wedge game is pretty decent and I'm still up in the air about needing anything fancier.

 

Give a student driver a Subaru and they'll get everything they need out of a car.. give them the keys to a Porsche GT3 RS and they're most definitely gonna crash. Should you be driving a Subaru or a Porsche at this stage of your game? 

 

Maybe a Porsche is a bit extreme of an example.. let's say a Subaru outback vs a WRX STI

Edited April 25 by AZstu324

[VisionaryOne]

4 minutes ago, AZstu324 said:

I will say that extra versatility and the presumption of having more magic tricks in that bag can be curse as much as a blessing. If you are still struggling with wedges, I might actually recommend the A grind as that's more/less what they're designed for "wide variety of players". My wedge game is pretty decent and I'm still up in the air about needing anything fancier.

 

Give a student driver a Subaru and they'll get everything they need out of a car.. give them the keys to a Porsche GT3 RS and they're most definitely gonna crash. Should you be driving a Subaru or a Porsche at this stage of your game? 

Def a Subie, which is why I am good just carrying the 54 A grind and getting better with that, just Texas Hardpan knows no bounds.  Figured I would just use the 58S on shots over bunkers or those hardpan lies where I tend to get a bit thin.  I am in the KISS method of golf right now trying to improve (Keep It Simple Stupid), so waiting 4 months for the wedge will help more than hurt.

[mattsaks]

Hoping for some help/advice with direction please - currently have the ts2 and looking at getting either ts3 or te+. May also put ts4's at 9 - gw but not sure if that adds much? I don't necessarily need new irons but can't resist the dbm finish

 

I got a set of ts2s last year coming back from major surgery.  Have really enjoyed them and still play them - it will take something special to knock them out of the bag and it will only be a maltby. Now I'm back to full strength (decent ballstriker, playing off a 7 hcap), the only small issue I have is they are almost a little long and possibly a little too draw biased (I could be over powering the xp95 shafts?) Im struggling to hit a cut with them. I also carried an 8 iron 180y on a par 3 the other day. It was rather impressive except I was trying to carry it 160 - my normal yardage.

 

I quite like the flight mostly apart from the odd long one and they are overall a nice feeling forgiving club. I'm really trying to find fault to justify being a club ho!

 

Is there much difference to be had going to the ts3 or te+? Maybe a touch more spin and more consistent distance would be great. Don't really want to give up any forgiveness, especially towards the toe and I still have days where I can't swing full hard at it due to the surgery so I'm leaning away from the ts4.

 

If it's worth going to either ts3 or te+, what are the main differences between them? I think the te+ are a touch smaller top line but both about the same forgiveness, which leaves the constant offset of the te+ vs the graduated offset of the ts3. How does this effect things in the real world? Less draw with the reduced offset? The ts3 mid and long irons also seem to have extra weight in the toe. Is this an effort to create a more neutral flight?

 

I have ruled out the ts1-im as I'm assuming it's very similar to the ts2 being polymer filled and it's not in dbm! 

 

I'm not in the USA so shipping makes it a little expensive to just order a few different heads so would appreciate any advice on differences or which way to go... would be great if anyone has gone from a ts2 to a ts3 or te+ and how you found it?

 

[VisionaryOne]

50 minutes ago, mattsaks said:

Hoping for some help/advice with direction please - currently have the ts2 and looking at getting either ts3 or te+. May also put ts4's at 9 - gw but not sure if that adds much? I don't necessarily need new irons but can't resist the dbm finish

 

I got a set of ts2s last year coming back from major surgery.  Have really enjoyed them and still play them - it will take something special to knock them out of the bag and it will only be a maltby. Now I'm back to full strength (decent ballstriker, playing off a 7 hcap), the only small issue I have is they are almost a little long and possibly a little too draw biased (I could be over powering the xp95 shafts?) Im struggling to hit a cut with them. I also carried an 8 iron 180y on a par 3 the other day. It was rather impressive except I was trying to carry it 160 - my normal yardage.

 

I quite like the flight mostly apart from the odd long one and they are overall a nice feeling forgiving club. I'm really trying to find fault to justify being a club ho!

 

Is there much difference to be had going to the ts3 or te+? Maybe a touch more spin and more consistent distance would be great. Don't really want to give up any forgiveness, especially towards the toe and I still have days where I can't swing full hard at it due to the surgery so I'm leaning away from the ts4.

 

If it's worth going to either ts3 or te+, what are the main differences between them? I think the te+ are a touch smaller top line but both about the same forgiveness, which leaves the constant offset of the te+ vs the graduated offset of the ts3. How does this effect things in the real world? Less draw with the reduced offset? The ts3 mid and long irons also seem to have extra weight in the toe. Is this an effort to create a more neutral flight?

 

I have ruled out the ts1-im as I'm assuming it's very similar to the ts2 being polymer filled and it's not in dbm! 

 

I'm not in the USA so shipping makes it a little expensive to just order a few different heads so would appreciate any advice on differences or which way to go... would be great if anyone has gone from a ts2 to a ts3 or te+ and how you found it?

 

From what I understand, the TS3 has a bit more spin and forgiveness due to the tungsten and the lower VCOG than the TE+.  If you wanted the thinner topline in the scoring clubs you could go TE+ there and TS3 in the longer irons to help with launch and spin.  I am overpowering my 105 R shafts and going left with them quite often so I understand that concern, but there might be a movement difference in your swing as well coming back from the injury that you don't notice.  The lofts on the TS3 and the TE+ are super similar to the TS2, so other than the Goo and lower VCOG on both the TE+ & TS3 they should fly the same.  

 

You could have caught that 8i high on the face if you teed it up, leading to a low spin bomb that you wouldn't normally expect (to be fair that can happen with just about any club.)  If you want to be a club ho and you have the means, there is really no reason not to!  If its a gift to yourself for the comeback from surgery, then you deserve that too!

 

All this being said, I have only swung the TS2 and the TS4, and am just relaying info I have read from the ralph maltby website, or from this thread.  Someone here with more experience can definitely give more insight.

Edited April 25 by VisionaryOne

[Cwebb]

58 minutes ago, mattsaks said:

Hoping for some help/advice with direction please - currently have the ts2 and looking at getting either ts3 or te+. May also put ts4's at 9 - gw but not sure if that adds much? I don't necessarily need new irons but can't resist the dbm finish

 

I got a set of ts2s last year coming back from major surgery.  Have really enjoyed them and still play them - it will take something special to knock them out of the bag and it will only be a maltby. Now I'm back to full strength (decent ballstriker, playing off a 7 hcap), the only small issue I have is they are almost a little long and possibly a little too draw biased (I could be over powering the xp95 shafts?) Im struggling to hit a cut with them. I also carried an 8 iron 180y on a par 3 the other day. It was rather impressive except I was trying to carry it 160 - my normal yardage.

 

I quite like the flight mostly apart from the odd long one and they are overall a nice feeling forgiving club. I'm really trying to find fault to justify being a club ho!

 

Is there much difference to be had going to the ts3 or te+? Maybe a touch more spin and more consistent distance would be great. Don't really want to give up any forgiveness, especially towards the toe and I still have days where I can't swing full hard at it due to the surgery so I'm leaning away from the ts4.

 

If it's worth going to either ts3 or te+, what are the main differences between them? I think the te+ are a touch smaller top line but both about the same forgiveness, which leaves the constant offset of the te+ vs the graduated offset of the ts3. How does this effect things in the real world? Less draw with the reduced offset? The ts3 mid and long irons also seem to have extra weight in the toe. Is this an effort to create a more neutral flight?

 

I have ruled out the ts1-im as I'm assuming it's very similar to the ts2 being polymer filled and it's not in dbm! 

 

I'm not in the USA so shipping makes it a little expensive to just order a few different heads so would appreciate any advice on differences or which way to go... would be great if anyone has gone from a ts2 to a ts3 or te+ and how you found it?

 

 

You'll likely find some more consistent distance control with the non "active" face of the TS4, TE+, or TS3 as compared to the thin active face of the TS2.

 

Without being able to try one or two before buying a whole set, I'd probably suggest the TS3 for you.  You're already used to a bit thicker top-line of TS2 and the TS3 has less progressive offset.

 

They are very forgiving overall and towards the toe.  Hard to go wrong with them

[mattsaks]

1 hour ago, Cwebb said:

 

You'll likely find some more consistent distance control with the non "active" face of the TS4, TE+, or TS3 as compared to the thin active face of the TS2.

 

Without being able to try one or two before buying a whole set, I'd probably suggest the TS3 for you.  You're already used to a bit thicker top-line of TS2 and the TS3 has less progressive offset.

 

They are very forgiving overall and towards the toe.  Hard to go wrong with them

Thanks. It's funny you mention the thicker top line of the ts2. When I got them I thought it would be off putting but it's really not. I don't even notice it! I do notice thin clubs now and feel they look less forgiving.

 

That thicker top line and the slightly less offset in the wedges has me leaning towards the ts3 

[Bryceslu]

I am going to be grabbing some DRT wedges at some point when they have more inventory.

 

Can I get some help with what makes sense to shaft them in? I’ve only ever played TM wedges off the rack with whatever stock shaft they come with. 
I am currently playing standard length FST pro 125 in X flex in my TS1im iron set. 

 

My current wedge use is:

Full swing a 52 degree ~130 yds, 56 degree is full ~120 yds and all the way in, only pitch/chip with a 60 degree. 

I have seen a lot of talk about using an 8 iron shaft…the FSTs are cut to length so not sure how that works.

But I am open to whatever makes sense following my gap wedge with a FST 125 pro for a good wedge player. 
 

My current wedges are all dynamic gold wedge flex. 

[Ger21]

11 minutes ago, Bryceslu said:

I have seen a lot of talk about using an 8 iron shaft…the FSTs are cut to length so not sure how that works.

With the FST's, you would just continue to keep trimming an additional 5/8" for each wedge shaft, same as with the irons.

Personally, If the 9 iron is trimmed 7", I'd trim the PW 7-5/8", and the GW and SW 8-1/4". This equates to the "8 iron spinner trick". For the 60°, you might want to trim less, to get a little softer feel.

[vongsta]

Stay tuned! Black KB$tapers 😜 

4i-9i

Edited April 26 by vongsta

[mattsaks]

2 minutes ago, vongsta said:

Stay tuned! Black KB$tapers 😜 

4i-9i

So good. That's the exact same shafts I have waiting for my dbm ts3 or te+ once I work out which way to go...

[Popeye64]

On 4/23/2025 at 3:11 PM, Sparkey67 said:

Quick cheat sheet of club head specs is attached as a pdf.  Doesn't include everything, just the ones I have been interested in.  Thought I'd share. 

EDITED:  Just added a png of the pdf as I know most are leary of downloading pdf's from the internet.

IRON HEADS - SPECS.pdf 133.11 kB · 40 downloads

Great post. It's a PITA when you try and compare the lofts. Sometimes I'll click and paste two together. But this is great.

[Popeye64]

11 hours ago, vongsta said:

Stay tuned! Black KB$tapers 😜 

4i-9i

You could start an Only fans page with this pic. 

[ode1]

On 4/23/2025 at 2:11 PM, Sparkey67 said:

Quick cheat sheet of club head specs is attached as a pdf.  Doesn't include everything, just the ones I have been interested in.  Thought I'd share. 

EDITED:  Just added a png of the pdf as I know most are leary of downloading pdf's from the internet.

IRON HEADS - SPECS.pdf 133.11 kB · 41 downloads

Thx for converting the offset to mm...dunno how many times I've had to Google "inches to mm"....freaking Golfworks!

Edited April 26 by ode1

[PAHack]

Like many, I’ve been drooling over the DRTs, especially the black version. 
 

But that would mean giving up on the wild ride that is the TSWs. I’ve hit more fat, diggy shots than I have with previous wedges but also more shots inside of 5 feet (from a variety of lies) than I have with any previous wedges. 
 

They are not for the faint of heart but they are weapons when you do what you’re supposed to do. 

[TallGuy90]

Going to give the Sti2 Gen2 irons a try. Ordered up the 7 iron to start. The OG were the best irons I have hit from Maltby but never played just never with the correct shaft. 

[AZstu324]

3 hours ago, PAHack said:

Like many, I’ve been drooling over the DRTs, especially the black version. 
 

But that would mean giving up on the wild ride that is the TSWs. I’ve hit more fat, diggy shots than I have with previous wedges but also more shots inside of 5 feet (from a variety of lies) than I have with any previous wedges. 
 

They are not for the faint of heart but they are weapons when you do what you’re supposed to do. 

This sounds like a cry for help.. I'm sensing signs of an abusive relationship that you need to get out of ASAP 😜.

 

The DRT's are the whole package so what are you waiting for? They're much sexier, they constantly go out of their way to make you happy, and they won't beat you up over little mistakes😁. 

 

 

[PAHack]

36 minutes ago, AZstu324 said:

This sounds like a cry for help.. I'm sensing signs of an abusive relationship that you need to get out of ASAP 😜.

 

The DRT's are the whole package so what are you waiting for? They're much sexier, they constantly go out of their way to make you happy, and they won't beat you up over little mistakes😁. 

 

 

Because I'm the worst kind of golfer -- the mid-single digit who (most assuredly mistakenly) thinks he can get to scratch and would rather get obsessed with hitting all the shots with the players clubs than making it easy on myself with something more forgiving. Going through the same thing with my ST-G 220 driver at the moment.

 

I'm also waiting to see how the 8* bounce 60 degree fares when the turf at my course gets hard and dry this summer. Very difficult to hit from the soft ground currently.

Edited April 26 by PAHack

[JimmyC59]

My first Maltby Putter build. I never liked mallets, but this one caught my eye. It's lighter than my Scotty, but I love it. Just need a little more practice getting my distances nailed down

Edited April 26 by JimmyC59

[Bad9]

10 minutes ago, JimmyC59 said:

My first Maltby Putter build. I never liked mallets, but this one caught my eye. It's lighter than my Scotty, but I love it. Just need a little more practice getting my distances nailed fown

Here my version.

[Cwebb]

37 minutes ago, JimmyC59 said:

My first Maltby Putter build. I never liked mallets, but this one caught my eye. It's lighter than my Scotty, but I love it. Just need a little more practice getting my distances nailed fown

 

Spec weight on that putter is 370g.  How heavy is your Cameron?

[JimmyC59]

31 minutes ago, Cwebb said:

 

Spec weight on that putter is 370g.  How heavy is your Cameron?

I installed a Stability Tour shaft in it and I needed another 10 grams in each weight for it to feel "right" to me. I don't know the total head weight.

[Ger21]

On 4/22/2025 at 8:04 PM, Popeye64 said:

Some people have thought that the DRT DBM was on the too firm side. Not for me. Yes it's leans to the firm side  but not at all harsh.

 

Took out my 56° DRT-A DBM today for the first time, and it did not feel the slightest bit firm to me. It felt much softer than the Fourteen RM-4's I've been playing, although the temp shaft I have in it is a fair bit softer. Performance was excellent, and it looks great at address.

[PPhil]

Stopped by the “big box sports store” and to my surprise there they were - XC2 and XC3 demo 7i were hanging out and the bay was open so I gave them a whirl……… the xc3 was still wrapped in plastic lol #fresh 
 

Felt great (no surprise). Can definitely see and feel the maltby influence.  

[runpuddrun]

On 4/24/2025 at 12:05 PM, vandyfan said:

For some reason I just build this every day in the custom shop and then I talk myself out of it. 

Do it! 

[runpuddrun]

On 4/25/2025 at 8:14 AM, KCEE said:

I just transplanted a set of Recoil 110 from Callaways into TS3's with no issue.  Other than I had to soft step them to keep the length the same.

I’m doing the same exact thing with the PTM this week. 

[Minarets]

1 hour ago, PPhil said:

Stopped by the “big box sports store” and to my surprise there they were - XC2 and XC3 demo 7i were hanging out and the bay was open so I gave them a whirl……… the xc3 was still wrapped in plastic lol #fresh 
 

Felt great (no surprise). Can definitely see and feel the maltby influence.  

I honestly cannot get enough of them.  XC2 that is 

[Colej]

20 hours ago, PAHack said:

Like many, I’ve been drooling over the DRTs, especially the black version. 
 

But that would mean giving up on the wild ride that is the TSWs. I’ve hit more fat, diggy shots than I have with previous wedges but also more shots inside of 5 feet (from a variety of lies) than I have with any previous wedges. 
 

They are not for the faint of heart but they are weapons when you do what you’re supposed to do. 

I have a DRT 54 head listed in the BST….

[vandyfan]

11 hours ago, runpuddrun said:

Do it

current status of my gamer 58*