Some players will use the same shafts in their wedges as they do their set and others will use wedge specific shafts or slightly heavier shafts. 85 gram steel is ultra light steel, so the options are limited. Also, it depends on what your looking for in the wedge shaft. Some are designed for more spin and more trajectory and others are designed to help keep the ball flight down a bit with controlled spin. Most 85 gram steel shafts are high trajectory shafts. the Score shaft that is is our basic pak is a great and versatile shaft and in 117 grams before trimming. I don’t know if that would be too heavy for you or not. If you want to go with a more similar weighted shaft, you will just have to look at the options we have, like the Nippon NS Pro Zelos 8, or something like the True Temper Elevate 95 which has a trimmed weight of 90 grams.
As far as which wedge, both are excellent imo, but the MAX is a more forgiving wedge in all turf conditions. Below is a link to information and fitting charts for both models that might help:
https://store-k9nvqai7wz.mybigcommerce.com/content/PDFs/Maltby_Max_Milled_Wedges.pdf
https://store-k9nvqai7wz.mybigcommerce.com/content/PDFs/Maltby_TSW_DRM_Wedges.pdf
If you play on neutral to firmer surfaces, have more of shallow attack angle and pretty good around the greens with your wedges, the TSW could work. If you play mostly on neutral to softer surfaces and need a little more forgiving sole design, the MAX would be the way to go. The MAX .090 is also good for more accomplished players, like the TSW, and will work in all turf conditions. it does have a more consistent sole width and grind and not as much of a relieved sole grind as the TSW. In short, the TSW just requires more precise technique to work well in all turf conditions.
Britt Lindsey
Thank you. This is excellent help.
“If you play on neutral to firmer surfaces, have more of shallow attack angle and pretty good around the greens with your wedges, the TSW could work.”
Wouldn’t say I have a shallow attack angle or I’m pretty good around the greens , but the greens I routinely play on are drier/harder if that matters…
“If you play mostly on neutral to softer surfaces and need a little more forgiving sole design, the MAX would be the way to go.”
I’m probably going to benefit from the forgiving sole design…
“The MAX .090 is also good for more accomplished players, like the TSW, and will work in all turf conditions. it does have a more consistent sole width and grind and not as much of a relieved sole grind as the TSW. In short, the TSW just requires more precise technique to work well in all turf conditions.”
Sounds like the MAX is for me, unless the hard greens will just work against this choice…