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pbshelley 24 20 hours ago 0 Comments

I will be trying out some new Maltby clubs soon. I plan to order an iron or two (custom shop) and fairway woods (paks),and wanted some shaft advice. I’m interested in which of the graphite pak options is the best middle of the road choice for someone like me, back playing again after a few decades off. I don’t really have the time — or think it’s worth the time/money — at this point, relearning my swing, to get a shaft fitting or to try a bunch of shafts with various profiles. Just looking for a solid middle of everything choice to start. My old clubs are MP-14s with DGS300. Kind of feel like swinging tree trunks these days. On a trip recently I rented clubs and played a few rounds with Callaway Elyte irons with stiff steel shafts, Vectors I think. Hit the 37 degree 9 iron about 150/155 when flush. So I’m wondering what I should try first between Maltby, Rapport Blue, or Kuro Kage in a sample iron (prob TEv4) and 3/5 wood. Thanks in advance.

Britt Lindsey Answered question 15 hours ago

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Answer 1 · 2026-04-20T17:28:06+00:00

The DGS300 is a 130 gram shaft; the Vector 90 is 95 grams, so you see the difference there. If you liked the feel and performance of the Vector in those Elytes you rented, That’s one possibility.

There is a good selection of light weight steel shafts – True Temper, Nippon, KBS and others. With your swing speed you probably don’t want a high launch shaft, so watch for that when you look into it.

Among the graphites, you can’t go wrong with the Maltby Pro Series+. In stiff flex it’s an 85 gram shaft – a good weight for those who have the distance you have. I also recommend the Aldila NV series. Their stiff flex comes in 75, 85 and 95 grams.

There are so many good shafts available. I recommend focusing on the overall weight of the shaft and perhaps the expected launch for that shaft – mid is probably best.

Hope this helps!

Michael