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4.94K viewsAugust 15, 2025

gzuroff 20 August 15, 2025 1 Comment

Last year I purchased the new Maltby fairway woods with Kuro Kage black x-stiff shafts and absolutely love these. The launch and distance I get on the woods is fantastic. However, I got the driver with the new maltby pro x-stiff shaft and don’t feel like the shaft is right for my swing. I am not well informed on differences in shafts but am curious if there is any reason I should not get the same Kuro Kage black shaft for my driver. Its name says wood shaft, so I wasn’t sure if that is applicable to drivers or not since the Maltby shafts have different listings for drivers and fairway woods.

If there is no problem with using this shaft for a driver, if I order the shaft, grip, and adapter is the golfworks team able to cut/assemble the shaft?

misb_88 Posted new comment August 15, 2025

misb_88 commented August 15, 2025

I just switched from the hzerdous black 6 S to the 2025 Maltby mpf pro+ dr.l stiff. It feels much better in the midsection and overall more active without being a noodle or boardy.

I use ventus red on my woods but prefer the mid height for my driver.

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I just switched from the hzerdous black 6 S to the 2025 Maltby mpf pro+ dr.l stiff. It feels much better in the midsection and overall more active without being a noodle or boardy.

I use ventus red on my woods but prefer the mid height for my driver.

Answer 1 · 2025-08-15T18:25:35+00:00

First, the Maltby Pro Series+ X flex DR shaft is similar to the Kuro Kage Black 60 X flex, but it is slightly firmer in the tip section. So there is a little difference.

As far as using the Kuro Kage in the Driver, that would be the first choice to try since you like the Kuro Kage shaft so much in the fairways. I will echo what Bill said, when I find, or when I am working with a player that likes a shaft in a fairway wood, or driver, I will always want to try that same shaft again in whatever new club they are trying to create. That would be the baseline to work from, and may end up being the shaft that works the best.

Britt Lindsey

Answer 2 · 2025-08-15T17:41:54+00:00

Maybe this will help. Quote from Golfworks on the new Maltby Pro shaft “They are totally new designs, not just a cosmetic change. Profiles are truer to the designated flex vs the previous version that was an overall firmer profile”.
I’ve found when I find a shaft I like I stick with it. I’m sure Britt will weigh in on the differences of Kuro vrs Maltby Pro.