I am not sure why the uptick, but I've built 4 of these in the past month for friends, and one of them I’ve used some myself. Three love it, one doesn’t, but it is mostly snob effect with him - he wants to go back to his Scotty blade. I’m going to buy it back and use it.
Everyone says the same thing - this thing goes straight. If you can get over the look (one teenager actually loves the look), it plain preforms. This is my experience - it works
I built one as a 38” CB putter. The $350 odyssey cruiser and TM Spider S have nothing on it.
I just wish Maltby would make it in a less “wow” color pattern