Maltby TS2

[todpod]

What about creating your arm lock putter shaft. The putter picture is a Maltby PTM-5CS with an over the hosel shaft. I wanted to use a graphite shaft but they don't make (or that I could find cheap anyway).   So I took a fairway wood shaft, sanded it down, epoxied an post in the center of the shaft to try and strengthen it.   I then took the tip of a Score shaft and epoxied that to the tip fairway wood shaft.  The transition is covered by heat shrink tubing.

 

I haven't had the chance to try it out,because of winter, ugh.  But if it doesn't work I will replace it.  Also it is a cheap shaft so if it doesn't work, no big deal.  The putter itself is really short as fair as putters go so I am not sure how that will affect things. 

[deepred]

Maybe I should put my ski pole putter shaft up for sale. Lol

[Colej]

3 hours ago, todpod said:

What about creating your arm lock putter shaft. The putter picture is a Maltby PTM-5CS with an over the hosel shaft. I wanted to use a graphite shaft but they don't make (or that I could find cheap anyway).   So I took a fairway wood shaft, sanded it down, epoxied an post in the center of the shaft to try and strengthen it.   I then took the tip of a Score shaft and epoxied that to the tip fairway wood shaft.  The transition is covered by heat shrink tubing.

 

I haven't had the chance to try it out,because of winter, ugh.  But if it doesn't work I will replace it.  Also it is a cheap shaft so if it doesn't work, no big deal.  The putter itself is really short as fair as putters go so I am not sure how that will affect things. 

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Almost a dead ringer for an old Bi-Matrix shaft. Nice work. 

[SE Gamer]

Decided to order the PTM-1, built to Arm Lock specs. Will let you all know how it turns out.

[BarfordGolf]

You can get an s300 or x100 driver shaft. Should do the job pretty easily…. 
hell, go to goodwill and grab a couple old knock off woods with steel shafts for $4/piece and experiment!

Edited December 27, 2022 by BarfordGolf

[ChaosTheory]

9 hours ago, BarfordGolf said:

You can get an s300 or x100 driver shaft. Should do the job pretty easily…. 
hell, go to goodwill and grab a couple old knock off woods with steel shafts for $4/piece and experiment!

Wrong tip size though, and still soft for this application despite the flex designation.

[ValueGolf]

9 hours ago, BarfordGolf said:

You can get an s300 or x100 driver shaft. Should do the job pretty easily…. 
hell, go to goodwill and grab a couple old knock off woods with steel shafts for $4/piece and experiment!

 

I wish it was that easy. 😅

[BarfordGolf]

38 minutes ago, Snowman9000 said:

Wrong tip size though, and still soft for this application despite the flex designation.

Tip it until the ID fits the post. You get more butt section of the shaft and it will be stiffer with the heavier putter head.

Edited December 27, 2022 by BarfordGolf

[todpod]

21 hours ago, SE Gamer said:

Decided to order the PTM-1, built to Arm Lock specs. Will let you all know how it turns out.

So the Golfworks shaft is 37 inches long for that putter.  So considering that along with the height of the putter you would get about 40 inches,then do a shaft extension to get the rest of the length. That might just work.

[SE Gamer]

3 hours ago, todpod said:

So the Golfworks shaft is 37 inches long for that putter.  So considering that along with the height of the putter you would get about 40 inches,then do a shaft extension to get the rest of the length. That might just work.

 

That's the plan, lol. I have some of the polymer GW extensions already. Which are 3 or 4 inches. Then I also have a steel extension that I can probably get 7 inches out of. Thinking the GW ones will be more than enough.

 

Did get confirmation from them today on the order specs.

 

7* loft, and 75* lie. So thinking they'll be able to pull it off.

 

Will keep you all posted.

[mgoblue83]

Any update on release date for the new heads?

[Popeye64]

When I got home the KE4 Max head weights were in a box with some other supplies. So I was excited to dial in the KE4s. Initially I really had no intention of Gaming the KE4 Max, so I just threw them together. I did look at a couple of clubs on the scale and they were close enough to my liking.  Well since they are firmly in the bag I wanted to dial them in. 

I like a progression in weight rather than strictly D2 or such. I like my wedges to be about D3.5 and the long irons to be D0.5-D1. I added some weight to almost all the clubs, took some weight out of the 9 iron. 

Not enough has been said about the aspect of the weight ports in the KE4 Max heads. It was so painless to dial in swing weight and may have taken me 15 minutes including talking on the phone. I used my gram scale to really get picky on weights I used. 

The result is a nearly perfect progression in swing weight without lead tape. The stock weights are 8g.  I had a few 6g, but a bunch of 10g and 12g. 1 head used a 6g, 2 heads a 10g and the rest used a 12g. 

Have a session scheduled tomorrow at noon and I expect these to be a better set all the way around. Many times swing weight can be over thought as we adapt to whatever club we have in our hands. Be it light or heavy after a few swings we have already made slight almost Un noticeable changes. But smoothing out a progression or keeping them all D2 or so can make a good set, just that much better. 

[SE Gamer]

Exchanged a few emails with GW to iron out details on the putter build. Substituted a longer grip, but having them leave it loose (uninstalled). It's been sent off to their build team. Thinking I'll have it next week.

 

This is my first time purchasing from them online (have done in-store before). And I'm super impressed with their responsiveness, attention to detail, and overall service. 

[TNGolfer8]

10 hours ago, SE Gamer said:

Exchanged a few emails with GW to iron out details on the putter build. Substituted a longer grip, but having them leave it loose (uninstalled). It's been sent off to their build team. Thinking I'll have it next week.

 

This is my first time purchasing from them online (have done in-store before). And I'm super impressed with their responsiveness, attention to detail, and overall service. 

Yes, I've always been impressed with their customer service and their products. 

[Popeye64]

Post swing weighting the KE4 every club in my bag felt awesome except for 1. The 8 iron seems to have lost all its feel. Couldn't figure out why. Tried changing my ball position and making sure I wasn't steep. Couldn't get it to get going. May have been a fluke or just something in my head. I'll be back in the Sim today Testing driver prototypes. So I'll give it another go. 

Back home I rechecked it on the scale and it was right the middle of my range at D2. 

Hoping it's a fluke, if not I may be Testing for CPM and see if that's somehow wonky. 

[Popeye64]

So I added some lead powder to the 8 iron, under the weight, to bump up the weight a tad and found I'm going to need the 14g weight. 

The difference with just a but more weight was really positive. 

Overall I'm crushing my irons. Feel has improved through the ball. Feel like they are really launching off the face. 

I may get out on the course over the next few days as the weather is freakishly warm. 

Edited December 30, 2022 by Popeye64

[Popeye64]

Customer service this morning Said the TS3 should be in, the end of the month or early next month. 

I asked about a preorder or retail pricing and she didn't have either.

[Popeye64]

Was able to catch Britt on the phone this am. TS3 heads are enroute for sure. Hopefully I'll get a set as soon as they land. 

We spoke about the design and the anticipation. He said on these upcoming three designs, TSIM TS3 TS4 Golfworks was able to pull out all the stops. He said the designs are next level. As good as the recent releases are these are head and shoulders higher. 

From the 3d prototyping to the cosmetics. It's all next level on what they were able to develop. Can't wait to get me hands on them. 

[pjc]

"Get me hands on them"  HAHAHAHA...I get it!

Great news, been waiting to see these TS3's, no doubt!!

[Gdashoff]

This looks new

https://www.golfworks.com/maltby-ke4-tc-max-adjustable-driver/p/ma0343/

 

 

 

 

[5hort5tuff]

That ke4 TC Max looks nice. Hard to find a driver for that price no matter where you look. 

 

I wish they were easier to find information about. It's basically buy and test for the most part. 

Edited January 6, 2023 by 5hort5tuff

[Gdashoff]

Finally played a round with my Christmas presents. Added a Ke4 Tour 4 wood, Ke4 max 4i and a set of Max milled wedges. 

 

The wedges were very similar to the M series they replaced.

 

Only hit the 4wood once, hit it a little fat but still got great distance.

 

The best one was the ke4 max 4i, also only hit it oncw on a short par 4 but striped it 230 straight down the middle of the fairway. Will definitely be thinking about replacing the 5-7 TS2s with them.

[Klubster]

2 hours ago, Gdashoff said:

 

 

The wedges were very similar to the M series they replaced

 

The best one was the ke4 max 4i

Judging from your pic, it looks like you went with the wide sole in the 58 and narrow in 54.  I also went from the Maltby forged 53, 56 and 60 to the same as you.  From a limited experience, I find the 58 wide sole to be more forgiving out of the sand than my old wedges.  I agree on the 4i.  Easy to hit.  I have the full set and love them.

Edited January 7, 2023 by Klubster

[Gdashoff]

35 minutes ago, Klubster said:

Judging from your pic, it looks like you went with the wide sole in the 58 and narrow in 54.  I also went from the Maltby forged 53, 56 and 60 to the same as you.  From a limited experience, I find the 58 wide sole to be more forgiving out of the sand than my old wedges.  I agree on the 4i.  Easy to hit.  I have the full set and love them.

Previously I had a 56 in the 1.05 and super wide in the 62, I loved the 56 in the same so thought that would translate well to the 58.  Needed different lofts going from the mmb to ts1s.  I liked the new wedges except for the 3 shots I caught low and blasted over the green, I don't think that's the wedges fault though.

[Gdashoff]

Now I just need to replace the Tommy armour driver.

 

@Popeye64 how long on the Ke4TCmax vs Ke4TC review? Tomorrow? I mean it's been out since Thursday 🤣

[Popeye64]

8 minutes ago, Gdashoff said:

Now I just need to replace the Tommy armour driver.

 

@Popeye64 how long on the Ke4TCmax vs Ke4TC review? Tomorrow? I mean it's been out since Thursday 🤣

Lol... I won't arrive in time before I head back to work. 

[Cwebb]

On 1/5/2023 at 6:26 AM, Popeye64 said:

Customer service this morning Said the TS3 should be in, the end of the month or early next month. 

I asked about a preorder or retail pricing and she didn't have either.

 

Did you get a time estimate for the TS4?

[Gdashoff]

2 hours ago, Cwebb said:

 

Did you get a time estimate for the TS4?

Britt recently said Juneish on the RalphMaltby forums.  

[Popeye64]

3 hours ago, Cwebb said:

 

Did you get a time estimate for the TS4?

He mentioned late June but it's a rough guess. He was beyond excited about all three releases. 

I hope everyone realizes the upcoming price bumps are not just the results of a better product.  Factories in China are still a mess. Rolling power black outs. Mandatory covid shutdowns. Material costs through the roof. Shipping rates that are out of control. 

But I'm pretty sure the results will be well worth it and still way under any OEM, with performance to match or eclipse. 

[Klubster]

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