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mrtkopa 101 August 2, 2023 0 Comments

A guy I know was taking a look at my swing. He had spent a short three years on the PGA Tour about twenty years ago. He pulls my TS1-IM 7 iron out of the bag and says “what a beautiful club, who makes it”. I said it is a Maltby design, the design arm of GolfWorks. Ralph Maltby wrote the book about iron design that the PGA Professional have to read. He says “Well they know how to design clubs”. I told him it is a polymer filled iron. He studies the sole and says that is a beautiful sole, only Srixon has anything like it. The he launches some shots and says “That is solid”.

So I always wanted to know what a PGA player would think of Maltby designs and now I know. It was eye catching and passed every inspection. I think I will introduce him the the TS4.

Anyway, Britt, I wanted to pass that along. I am sure you have some private evaluations from tour guys, but that was my experience.

Bill Answered question August 5, 2023

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Answer 1 · 2023-08-07T09:36:16+00:00

I still get comments on my trusty TE FORGED. Timeless design, thin top line, solid. I’m a fan of the older models. In fact for laughs I set up some old Tricept F2’s with some Nippon shafts. Solid as ever. This was a hollow club without the polymer fill. The mpf was 500 or so.
Glad your enjoying your most recent set.

The Tricept F2’s were 635 MPF points, just for the record. Great set. Still have some folks around here playing them I think.

Britt Lindsey

Answer 2 · 2023-08-03T21:16:06+00:00

I have lost count of the number of people that have looked at my DBM irons and asked if they are some type of rare japanese irons. and despite not one person has ever remarked that they dont look anything less than the best, just cant wean them off their addictions to the big brand cool-aid.

But being in Australia, its such a small market here, no store or clubmaker stocks any components, just too costly for them, so most golfers if getting into a custom build are using the likes of Coolclubs and Clubchampion and refitting the big brands.

Want to really confuse them? Give those DBMs a 24 hour vinegar bath, let them rust, and then go take some peoples money with your “really old clubs”.

Answer 3 · 2023-08-03T16:27:32+00:00

Thanks so much for passing that on. I have similar experiences with “very good players” and some former tour players. Guys will look in my bag at the course sometimes or actually come by the Golfworks to pick up some grips or a shaft and then see one of our irons and say the same thing. I know that tour payers would play a TS4, TS1-IM if that were something we wanted to pursue, but it’s simply not something we can do. Don’t have that kind of marketing budget. I get the satisfaction from knowing that ours are as good as anything they do play (better than most) and the positive feedback we get from our players (customers). Always feel I have an advantage when I play with someone that has a “players club” from an OEM that I know is not as playable as what I have. Again, thanks for the feedback. It is greatly appreciated.

Britt Lindsey