Maltby Tour Grind MG forged wedge

[Popeye]

I wore out my Cleveland Rotex 2.0 and the rest of my bag is the black DBM forged irons so I wanted to go black again. Once you go black you never go back!
I used the same 105g Xcaliber Tour X shaft that was in the Cleveland so it was a smooth transition. What I wasn't ready for is how much better the feel is. Feel is night and day better. To be fair the MG is forged but the change is drastic.
It's a 56° with 11° of bounce. Even in wet some what muddy conditions the wedge glided through turf. Distance control was spot on right away. Around the green chipping felt so good I wanted to drop another ball and do it again after every shot.
Best of all these can be bought as a club pack for $39.
On a budget or looking for a top quality wedge, try them out.

As a final note the DBM finish on these and what is now popping up on some OEM clubs wears better than any other finish I have ever seen. If you shy away from black because the PVD finish of old goes away after a month, this is a whole different story. As proof here is a pw, most used club in my bag after 1.5 Seasons ,

 

[Rory's Swing]

Very nice looking club and a great price point!

 

[Popeye]

Price wise it's impossible to beat. Never mind the quality

 

[musicmaster6921]

Nice looking. I have looked at the wedge heads every time the new Golfworks catalog comes. Might have to give one a try.

 

[Scrap Iron]

I want to hear more about the shafts.

 

[buckeyewalt]

Those are AXE XCaliber Tour X shafts. I never played them but had a buddy who built a set of clubs with these shafts a while ago. He really liked them considering the price point.

 

[Popeye]

I want to hear more about the shafts.

The shafts can be found at http://xcalibershafts.com/
These shafts are really unique. They play just like steel yet dampen like graphite. They have a steel woven mesh over the graphite. It's basically a hybrid shaft. They are very stable and have great feel. I build these into a set of clubs almost exclusively. Every one loves them.

They have three weights. 85 95 and 105. In my Gamers I have them set up as an ascending weight style. In the wedges u play the 105. Mid irons are 95 and the long irons and hybrids are 85. So weights of shafts are fairly constant. If I build in just one weight I do the 85s. In extensive testing the 85 gram shafts are the longest if you are squeezing out distance. They also had the best dispersion.

I think over the counter cost is 29 a shaft I believe. You can pay more for graphite shafts but I doubt you would ever notice any added benefits beside being a little more broke.

If you think you have to play a metal iron shaft but need shoulder and wrist saving graphite, try them.

 

[RodDogg]

I'm ordering the Maltby M series 52°, 56°, and 60° and playing them off Rifle 5.0 shafts from my old wedges. It will be very useful and cost efficient until a future upgrade.

 

[Popeye]

I'm ordering the Maltby M series 52°, 56°, and 60° and playing them off Rifle 5.0 shafts from my old wedges. It will be very useful and cost efficient until a future upgrade.

Which ones did you order? The three options give you a ton of choices.

 

[RodDogg]

Which ones did you order? The three options give you a ton of choices.

The Tour 52 and mid 56 and 60. Was thinking wide sole 60 but the mid should do.

 

[Popeye]

Which ones did you order? The three options give you a ton of choices.

The wide sole on the 60 is really easy to hit

 

[SpartanLife]

Nice, could you post an address pic of it? Thanks

 

[sl1111]

Thanks for the review..... I am glad to see some component love on THP. As a hobbyist club builder I enjoy tinkering with quality components.

 

[WMac19]

Played some Maltby products over the years, never disappointed.

 

[Popeye]

Nice, could you post an address pic of it? Thanks

 

[dthrog00]

Is anyone using the M-series+? The Tour Grind MG is a bit more than I would want to bite off.

Dave

 

[Popeye]

Is anyone using the M-series+? The Tour Grind MG is a bit more than I would want to bite off.

Dave

I have switched over to the M+. They are night and day more forgiving than the MG Tour. They have 3 options for sole width. A wedge for almost everything. As a digger i was caught far to many times hitting the MG Tour fat. The M+ have far more effective bounce. The wide soles glide through or over the turf.
Right now I'm playing the 52 M+ Tour or .900 width sole. The 56 is the mid width sole. The 52 is a little wider than my GW and then the 56 is progressively bigger. Just enough help to give me confidence in any conditions. I have no fear of hitting these fat anymore.

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[dthrog00]

I have switched over to the M+. They are night and day more forgiving than the MG Tour. They have 3 options for sole width. A wedge for almost everything. As a digger i was caught far to many times hitting the MG Tour fat. The M+ have far more effective bounce. The wide soles glide through or over the turf.
Right now I'm playing the 52 M+ Tour or .900 width sole. The 56 is the mid width sole. The 52 is a little wider than my GW and then the 56 is progressively bigger. Just enough help to give me confidence in any conditions. I have no fear of hitting these fat anymore.

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Interesting. I didn't think you'd get along with the medium width, I thought you'd be a tour width guy.

I'm nowhere near confident enough in my game to play the MG Tour in northern Illinois conditions. It is soft here a lot. I much prefer a square face wedge game and am concerned I'd have a risk of laying sod over the Tours.

I'm really enjoying the TE forged and am going to take the FDI out on Monday. Life's getting tough and I don't want to spend much extra money. The M+ with the Score only runs a little more than $40 after tax though, but I may stay with what I have as a matter of principle.

Dave

 

[Popeye]

Interesting. I didn't think you'd get along with the medium width, I thought you'd be a tour width guy.

I'm nowhere near confident enough in my game to play the MG Tour in northern Illinois conditions. It is soft here a lot. I much prefer a square face wedge game and am concerned I'd have a risk of laying sod over the Tours.

I'm really enjoying the TE forged and am going to take the FDI out on Monday. Life's getting tough and I don't want to spend much extra money. The M+ with the Score only runs a little more than $40 after tax though, but I may stay with what I have as a matter of principle.

Dave

My ego will tell you that I'm too good to play an M+ mid sole. My miss is a 1/2- 3/4 wedge swing that I release too early on and bury the club head.
At times that miss could show up when I was playing full shots with the MMBs. I recently had a round where this was all too common. When I got home I unceremoniously pulled those heads three weeks ago and sold them. I'm now bagging the PTM set. No more fat shots anywhere PTM have a wider sole yet still have a players look at address.
That sharp leading edge for me can only be played in country club style turf.
So with that little extra sole width makes a huge difference in my full shot game, it also keeps those half shots from getting hit fat.
So that was also the reason I upgraded my wedges. Gapping to match the PTM. The 52 M+ Tour is just wider than the GW. The 56 M+ midsole gives me that safety zone for fat shots. I never have a use for a lob wedge..... see 'Fat Shot'.

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