zaphod
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- Jan 30, 2007
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Purchased and assembled a Malltby 250 CT Ti with Solution 130 stiff Burgundy shaft.
Looks-- Black head with alignment marks remind me of the TM 320 head.
---I like the contrast of the burgundy color Graphics OK
Price--- Bought the head before 50% price drop
----shaft- Indacupgolf.com did me right on the shaft. Thanks for advice and deal
Went out today and played Lake Arrowhead -Pines (for you Wisconsin ST members) a slope of 127. Shot a reasonable 76 5 bogeys one bird. Slow first 9 so I hit 2 drives one with my G2 (47" NV75S 10*) and the 250CT 9.5* at 45+3'4". As expected the shorter driver found the fairway more often but also was LONGER. And I was hitting the PING well. The PING could keep up if I drew the ball but that can turn onto hook.
The Maltby head performance reminds me of the early BANG products.(Dark Matter 400cc and Mellow Yellow 420cc) When the ball is struck within the sweet spot the ball rockets off the face. Drives struck off the heel and toe suffered distance loss. The Ping looses in overall distance but wins in forgiveness. I average 255 with the Ping with a range of 245 to 270. The CT250, with today's round in mind, I expect 270 but my range was 235 to 290. Nice sound not too loud but solid. I had to tee it 1/4" higher to get correct trajectory. Means a long tee just in the ground, Overall I'm satisfied as long as I'm swinging well.
Now the Shaft. The Solutions 130 shaft is all it was said to be. The most remarkable characteristic was its consistent feel. Whether I was swinging my "accuracy" swing or I put the "pedal to the metal" the flex and feel remained the same. Nice smooth comfortable feedback. Trajectory was good with boring flight. With my PING its all carry. Multiple times I saw the 250CT drive land, bounce forward, and ROLL OUT. That was fun. Didn't find the drive BEHIND the ball mark. Very satisfied here.
Now I suppose I'm going to have to upgrade that Ping G2 shaft. Any ideas out there other than another Solutions shaft?
Again thanks to Indacup for the shaft and advice.
Looks-- Black head with alignment marks remind me of the TM 320 head.
---I like the contrast of the burgundy color Graphics OK
Price--- Bought the head before 50% price drop
----shaft- Indacupgolf.com did me right on the shaft. Thanks for advice and deal
Went out today and played Lake Arrowhead -Pines (for you Wisconsin ST members) a slope of 127. Shot a reasonable 76 5 bogeys one bird. Slow first 9 so I hit 2 drives one with my G2 (47" NV75S 10*) and the 250CT 9.5* at 45+3'4". As expected the shorter driver found the fairway more often but also was LONGER. And I was hitting the PING well. The PING could keep up if I drew the ball but that can turn onto hook.
The Maltby head performance reminds me of the early BANG products.(Dark Matter 400cc and Mellow Yellow 420cc) When the ball is struck within the sweet spot the ball rockets off the face. Drives struck off the heel and toe suffered distance loss. The Ping looses in overall distance but wins in forgiveness. I average 255 with the Ping with a range of 245 to 270. The CT250, with today's round in mind, I expect 270 but my range was 235 to 290. Nice sound not too loud but solid. I had to tee it 1/4" higher to get correct trajectory. Means a long tee just in the ground, Overall I'm satisfied as long as I'm swinging well.
Now the Shaft. The Solutions 130 shaft is all it was said to be. The most remarkable characteristic was its consistent feel. Whether I was swinging my "accuracy" swing or I put the "pedal to the metal" the flex and feel remained the same. Nice smooth comfortable feedback. Trajectory was good with boring flight. With my PING its all carry. Multiple times I saw the 250CT drive land, bounce forward, and ROLL OUT. That was fun. Didn't find the drive BEHIND the ball mark. Very satisfied here.
Now I suppose I'm going to have to upgrade that Ping G2 shaft. Any ideas out there other than another Solutions shaft?
Again thanks to Indacup for the shaft and advice.