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badrabbit87 16 March 2, 2025 3 Comments

Hello all

I am new to golf and want to get some newer irons. I currently have a set of Callaway XR Pros, +.5” (I’m a little over 6’3”). I decided to go get fitted, and between the GI irons from 5 brands (Mizuno, Callaway, Cobra, Ping, Taylormade), I ended up doing best with the Ping G440. A close second were the Mizuno 925HMs. The Callaways felt too “heavy” and the Cobras felt too “light.” I honestly don’t remember how the TMs felt. Shaft-wise, we settled on DG 115 mid, +1”. He wrote down 2* up on my sheet, but I don’t believe that we actually tested that though. Anyway, all that to say, I can’t really justify spending 1000-1300 on new irons anytime soon I’ve been intrigued by Maltby for some time, partially for the price, partially because I like to be different, and another part that most of the irons just look so good. I was hoping that someone here would be able to guide to what head might be most like what I felt in either the Ping or the Mizunos. And not to be too vain, I like the looks of all the heads except the first gen sti2 and KE4 S.

Thanks in advance
Matt

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Scotiawilly commented March 2, 2025

Question is why do you want new irons? Your Callaway irons are a very forgiving iron. New is not always better, but if you want a quality new set that’s reasonable find a club fitter that uses Maltby components. Good luck.

Scotiawilly commented March 2, 2025

I’m a big fan of the KE4 max

badrabbit87 commented March 2, 2025

Fair question. I think I was fine until I felt better hitting those newer clubs. And if it’s more that the shaft was a better fit for me, if I’m going to pay for new shafts that fit me better, I’d want all new.

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Question is why do you want new irons? Your Callaway irons are a very forgiving iron. New is not always better, but if you want a quality new set that’s reasonable find a club fitter that uses Maltby components. Good luck.
Fair question. I think I was fine until I felt better hitting those newer clubs. And if it’s more that the shaft was a better fit for me, if I’m going to pay for new shafts that fit me better, I’d want all new.

Answer 1 · 2025-03-03T10:27:52+00:00

The Ping G440’s are a game improvement cavity back iron. That generally points to the STi2 irons, which are also GI cavity back. So I’d start there. They’re not overly large with huge offset, nor are they player iron tiny. It’s a great blend. They have more loft than most all GI irons, but can be bent a couple degrees even being a cast club. The redesign is really good looking – https://www.golfworks.com/maltby-sti2-gen-2-irons-heads/p/ma0368/ and the price is outstanding.

I’d consider both KE irons more of the SGI category, as they’re pretty big all around. They’ll be long, distance-wise, but depending on what you like to look down on they’ll just be big.

I’m sure there is an alternative to the DG 115 Mid’s you were fit into. So I’d reach out to the GW support staff and discuss the options. Probably looking at the FST shafts (they make KBS) or TT Score LT. Of if you like the DG’s, they’re available at GW as well if you plan to have them build the irons for you. All 3 have the same 4B2H MPF score at a stiff flex, which is a good sign for interchangeability. But hopefully Jim at GW can help you figure out the shaft part if you want to get a nice 3 for 1 cost savings.