Popeye
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This was a sneaky release by Maltby as there was talk about a new driver head but they were talking about a mid spring release. These have been out for about a month now. It's a 450 cc driver with new for Maltby aero fins on the back of the driver. They also returned to an adjustable hosel. Also to return, they have their trademark changelable weight port.
This is an all titanium driver with multiple types of Titanium. The cup face wraps quite a bit around the crown. The fins remind you of a Ping. It's kind if like Taylormade and Ping had a baby. The matted black finish has a great look.The fins are noticeable only at first look and disappear quite frankly. Early testing I had an Xcaliber Superlite55 shaft in the head.
Right away I did a head to head test against a SIM driver. SIM was a 9.5 and the KE4 was a 10.0 set to 9.5. The KE4 edged out the SIM in the slightest margin but they did not have identical shafts.
So I matched up another Superlite55 shaft for the SIM head. Again the KE4 edged it out in all but the club head speed. Overall distances were better due to less spin. It wasnt blowing away the SIM but it was better. It's interesting ti see the two data shots at how closely the numbers match between the two sessions. Though I wasnt swinging as fast percentages were near identical.
Numbers posted below.
I have since tested quite a few shafts in the KE4 head and it has done extremely well. I have let quite a few players hit the club against thier gamer and it gave better ball speed to everyone who has tried it.
Today I let a Taylormade Pro hit the KE4 with TENSI Blue shaft. What he was able to do with this head was jaw dropping. He was barely warmed up while posting 338 yard drives. He was trying to get 180mph ball speeds but just couldnt get there. He owns the Simulator and he has not seen his own performance in ANY driver eclipse what he saw today. His personal SIM Max driver does not duplicate these numbers. Pictures of his session are below. He said if he was not under contract with TM he would game this driver right now. Then he said it would be hard to explain at the National TM tournament at Pebble Beach next month why he had it.
The third picture is a snapshot of a session I did with an Xcaliber shaft.
Best of all I played outdoors with this head today using the TENSI Blue shaft. Straight as any arrow and hit some near career long at this course in 40-45° weather.
Playing partners were again and again commenting on the beautiful flight it had and how it just seemed to go forever. The best part, one of my playing partners, 20 years my jr was blowing past me by 20 yards all last year. I was dead even with him all day long and clipped him a few times. First round of the season and shot a -1. Driver was a huge reason for this. My day long was 312 on the par 5 viewed from the GPS. That's a monster drive for me and have only done that on a baked out fairway, not a winter soggy fairway.
The KE4 TC Is a for real release. Its performance has been shocking. All for $149 a head....... The TENSI Blue beast was a total of $229..
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This is an all titanium driver with multiple types of Titanium. The cup face wraps quite a bit around the crown. The fins remind you of a Ping. It's kind if like Taylormade and Ping had a baby. The matted black finish has a great look.The fins are noticeable only at first look and disappear quite frankly. Early testing I had an Xcaliber Superlite55 shaft in the head.
Right away I did a head to head test against a SIM driver. SIM was a 9.5 and the KE4 was a 10.0 set to 9.5. The KE4 edged out the SIM in the slightest margin but they did not have identical shafts.
So I matched up another Superlite55 shaft for the SIM head. Again the KE4 edged it out in all but the club head speed. Overall distances were better due to less spin. It wasnt blowing away the SIM but it was better. It's interesting ti see the two data shots at how closely the numbers match between the two sessions. Though I wasnt swinging as fast percentages were near identical.
Numbers posted below.
I have since tested quite a few shafts in the KE4 head and it has done extremely well. I have let quite a few players hit the club against thier gamer and it gave better ball speed to everyone who has tried it.
Today I let a Taylormade Pro hit the KE4 with TENSI Blue shaft. What he was able to do with this head was jaw dropping. He was barely warmed up while posting 338 yard drives. He was trying to get 180mph ball speeds but just couldnt get there. He owns the Simulator and he has not seen his own performance in ANY driver eclipse what he saw today. His personal SIM Max driver does not duplicate these numbers. Pictures of his session are below. He said if he was not under contract with TM he would game this driver right now. Then he said it would be hard to explain at the National TM tournament at Pebble Beach next month why he had it.
The third picture is a snapshot of a session I did with an Xcaliber shaft.
Best of all I played outdoors with this head today using the TENSI Blue shaft. Straight as any arrow and hit some near career long at this course in 40-45° weather.
Playing partners were again and again commenting on the beautiful flight it had and how it just seemed to go forever. The best part, one of my playing partners, 20 years my jr was blowing past me by 20 yards all last year. I was dead even with him all day long and clipped him a few times. First round of the season and shot a -1. Driver was a huge reason for this. My day long was 312 on the par 5 viewed from the GPS. That's a monster drive for me and have only done that on a baked out fairway, not a winter soggy fairway.
The KE4 TC Is a for real release. Its performance has been shocking. All for $149 a head....... The TENSI Blue beast was a total of $229..
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