This putter features our legendary White Hot insert, available in both stepless steel and our new red Stroke Lab shaft, each fitted with our new midsize pistol grip., Bridgestone, Bryson DeChambeau end their brand ambassador partnership after 6 years, Most impressive new club purchase GolfWRXers discuss. It includes 10 weights (eight on the bottom, two on the sides) that allow us to individually build each putter to a golfers exact specifications., What Scotty Cameron says: Evolving the curvy, compact setup of this classic blade design, the Special Select Newport is crafted from solid milled 303 stainless steel without an insert and performance balanced tungsten sole weighting for a larger sweet spot and increased stability. I found the Pure Roll insert plays a little firmer than the Pure Roll and produces more of a tone at impact. Golfers of a certain age remember well the Ti Bubble 2 driver of the mid-90s and Mark OMeara gaming one en route to his 1998 Masters win if youre too young to know what a Bubble shaft looks like, learn your history (in short, the bulging/bubble section beyond the bottom of the grip moved weight toward the middle of the shaft for increased stability. Clear editor. I've been on a spiritual journey over the last 1.5 yrs to improve my putting (including a lot of practice). Please put any questions or comments here. This question could spark hours of debate. Also has anyone customized their Spider X? as someone who had a black spider, sold it and gamed a variety of blades for a season, and now owns a spiderX my biggest pro for these putters is i can make nearly any stroke with it and still get a consistent roll. Titleist TSR3 3W 16.5*, Tensei 1K Black 75X. It doesnt matter if the paint chip will impact the roll. See photosdoesnt seem like the same grip. The last fluted putter shaft at retail might have been 50 years ago. The Spider X putters come in two colorways with both right and left-hand options: copper/white or navy/white. With the Spider EX, the new alignment elements drew my gaze forward. The revamped plumbing neck allows for better alignment and setup with freer visual access to the flatter, narrower topline, while a cascading concave second tier knocks down reflection and provides a melt-into-the-ground appearance at address.. I rolled the Spider Tour well but couldn't Align it to save my life. The end result is the same, but the single bend is definitely the more attractive option. Since it is a fairly new model and has proven successful, TaylorMade is not changing much with the new Spider X Hydro Blast. While you watch the video, keep in mind there are five main differences between the Spider X and Spider EX: 1. TM Stealth Irons, Stealth + 10.5* Driver, Lagshot Swing Aid, MIURA KM2 Putter34, K GRIND 2.0 52/10,60/10, CB301 4,5,7-Gw, CART BAG BLACK. Shaft: Ping Accra CB 55 S, 3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (16.5 degrees @15.75) Enter Now! This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, (your email address will not be published), We Tried It: Puma Ignite Elevate Wide Golf Shoes, LIV Golf and PGA Announce New Inter-league Match Play Event, We Tried It: TaylorMade MySpider GTX Custom Putter Designer, PING PLD PING Slam Limited Edition Putters. TM Hi Toe3 60 HB KBS. Couldn't miss. Chandler Phillips whats in the bag accurate as of the Valero Texas Open. The True Path alignment scheme moves from the top line to the cavity. Putter(s): TP Mills Trad II | Cody James Patriot | NCW Morris | CMD Gauge R|KB-9306 | Kraken Bourne 3.0 | and more. It's just a slightly different feel. | Brooks confirms LIV group plan, They should be ashamed LIV pro rips Augusta National for handling of ex-champs retirement moment. With that being said, there is one extra element you need to consider, and it applies to both putters, namely: As you can see from the image above, the Single Bend Version is clearly designed for people who have a straight-back, straight-through putting stroke. Its all down to the individual. Played exactly the same for me other than different toe flow. A few emails later I placed my custom order and I couldn't be happier. This I always laugh at, the putter should be technically the most expensive and best fit club because of how many times it's used a round. I haven't gamed the Evnroll ER2, only tested it out but have had both the DJ black spider and the red spider #3 with the sight line. For more info, head to taylormadegolf.com. Stability is so key a feature that the SR in the Spider SR name stands for stability refined. Forescoreand7bogeysago Advanced Golf Analytics matches the perfect clubs to your exact swing using connected data and machine learning. In this video, Alex from GolfMagic tests two putters from TaylorMade and Odyssey, to see which he would recommend to you. Clear editor. The TaylorMade Spider EX putters will also feature the new Pure Roll insert. I have the black but like you said it feels different to different people. Forum Thread of the Day: TaylorMade Spider birthday cake putter cover, Forum Thread of the Day: Higher-loft driver for added distance?. I've had the tour black and tour red with the sight line. Scotty Cameron Phantom X 9.5 Neither is necessarily better, it just depends on your personal preference. Well at least they admit that the paint chips on their putters. Its silver body color is the result of water pressure, rather than paint, to help improve durability. 3. Holetheputt.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products on Amazon. Display as a link instead, 2023 The Players - Tuesday #2. You can't go wrong with this putter, putter-Sub 70 FN 001 with Evenroll Gravity Grip. More photos from the event here. I like them both but just wondering the price jump. Second, TaylorMade recommends giving a mini a go to golfers who struggle to hit 460 cc drivers, particularly choppers. Sold my Spider Tour to a buddy and have two Spider X's now. Jan 29, 2019. Maximum Toe Hang Option: The Spider Tour has a small slant option with 32 of toe hang. The Spider SR is new for 2021. We didnt want to just make the shaft softer (add flex)toimprove feel at the sacrifice of stability. 2023 Zurich Classic - Discussion and Links to Photos, 2023 RBC Heritage - Discussion and links to Photos, 2023 Valero Texas Open - Discussion and links to photos, 2023 WGC Dell Technologies Match Play - Discussion and links to photos, 2023 Valspar Championship - Discussion and Links to photos. So if you have the Red, the X will definitely feel harder. I bought a Spider X (copper), spent practice time with it, and now putting is a huge strength. Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 65 S, 7-wood: Ping G425 MAX (20.5 degrees) Now I have a Spider X. I know several good players who improved their putting by moving to a Spider. One mans trash is anothers treasure. You can read what other golfers are saying in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. The new Spider X will be available in stock lengths of 33, 34, and 35 be completed with a KBS Chrome C-Taper Stepless shaft and Super Stroke Pistol GTR 1.0 grip. Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400, Driver: XXIO 12 (8.5 degrees) Should an exposed metal body not fit your fancy, you can always design your own Spider X with the TaylorMade mySpider X designer. Because shorter putts I worry too much about alignment and have self doubt. This process smooths the putter, leaving the head with the silvery aluminum finish. The bedrock of GolfWRX.com is the community of passionate and knowledgable golfers in our forums, and we put endless trust in the opinions of our GolfWRX membersthe most knowledgeable community of golfers on the internet. Ping i20 4i-PW - KBS Tour S - Yellow Dot Preorder for the Spider X Hydro Blast starts today, March 2, with putters arriving at retail starting March 12 with a price of $279.99. However, the face-balanced Spider Tour has a double bend, whereas the face-balanced Spider X has a single bend. Ive had three Spiders and really liked them but I love putters that I can pick up the ball with. Matt Kuchar - WITB - 2023 The Players. In the first case, its an addition to a standard driver: Players looking for a fairway finder driver without giving up too much distance that can also be hit off the deck. JDay Red twiceFace-Balanced with sight line onceSpider MiniDJ blackThe appeal to me has always been the no sight line. Finish: Platinum/White, Navy/White, Ghost White, Necks: Single-bend, short-slant and flow-neck. Also, when will we see the results? I putted with a Scotty Cameron Newport for close to 20 years. Display as a link instead, No alignment eliminates that and I just use the line on my ball. Bobby Grace 6330 33.5". I was thinking the best of both worlds would be the spider x with the heel shaft. I'm currently battling it right now between the tour black spider with no sight lines and the er2. Thats enough reason to put it in the bag. I just have trouble with alignment on mallets. The copper/white model will be available in a short slant or single bend hosel option, while the navy/white model will be available exclusively in a short slant offering. TSR2 16.5U505 3 iron .Diamana GT 70TX..Spring liquidation. Vokey SM856/14 and SM9 60/10 While the body of the Spider X Hydro Blast is essentially raw metal, it doesnt produce a ton of glare, even in full sun. What Scotty Cameron says: Born on Tour and crafted for players who favor a mallet with the topline aesthetics of a traditional putter, the updated 2022 Phantom X 5 provides the performance and alignment benefits of a mallet with the feel of a blade. Practically giving it away. In terms of updates, the Spider X features a redesigned frame, new weighting system and an optically engineered sightline (OES) featuring TaylorMade's new True Path Alignment System. Paste as plain text instead, some kind of product development efforts.lol! Enter Now! Required fields are marked *. King Radspeed Big Tour 3 Wood w/ Hzrdus RDX Blue 70 6.5 Tipped 1/2" King Radspeed Tour 5 Wood w/ Motore X F1 70 X Flex King Utility 4 21* w/ Tensei Pro White 100 X Flex King Tour MIM Copper Irons 5-G w/ AMT White X100 Onyx King MIM Black Wedges 55* & 60* w/ AMT White X100 Onyx Spider SR Pro V1x Left Dash; Lefty Keegan Bradley - WITB - 2023 The Players. You still have to do all the right things, square impact, great tempo, solid fundamentals, distance control, etc. My DJ Spider Tour Black has been collecting dust for 6 mths now, and no regrets. Double Bend vs Single Bend: Both the Spider Tour and the Spider X offer a face-balanced version (suited to a straight-back, straight through stroke). No reason Rory wont win another Major, and has a decently good chance at the US Open this week with his game rounding into peak form. The first version of the Spider S featured a three-line alignment scheme on the top line. The Spider EX, on the other hand, comes with a PureRoll2 insert made from co-molded TPU and eight silver aluminum beams (each of the beams also sit at a 45-degree, downward-facing angle). Best feeling carpet putter ever. In this case, theface-balanced single bend version might help neutralize your stroke. Ping Glide 3.0 58 ES - ZZ-115- Black Dot, Callaway MD5 64 S Grind - TT-115 WOW, lines and dots used for alignment.pure genius!!! I just think the stability of it makes it appealing for many and for me it's one of the few mallets that isn't ugly, I'm talking SpiderX for that. The Spider EX has the overall Spider shape of previous putters but it is a little larger and more rounded at the rear than the Spider X. Your previous content has been restored. So its not a new idea but it is one we havent seen recently. Lets see, drivers with injected goop behind their face, irons with slingshot technology from Nike and now putters with lines and dots for alignment.WOW!!! Srixon 585 4 Nippon Modus 3 120S Here today, gone tomorrow is very appropriate as to my putter collection. Your link has been automatically embedded. Something about it just works. ClubTest First Look: TaylorMades Spider EX, Spider X Hydro Blast, Spider S and Spider SR putters, Modern throwback: TaylorMade's all-new BRNR Mini Driver, $790 shafts, high spin prototypes and never-before-seen gear | Wall-to-Wall Equipment, Winner's bag: Matt Fitzpatrick's gear at the 2023 RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, Why more golfers should embrace Jon Rahm's latest gear change, FIRST LOOK: Phantom black TaylorMade P790 irons, Why TaylorMade's MySymbol program will change the golf ball game, Robot testing every 2023 fairway wood: Here's the best option for YOUR game, Rory McIlroy influenced Justin Thomas' latest gear change for the Masters, The best high-launch fairway woods, according to our robot, What's in the bag? Wont be long before it will be noticeable when I am trying to putt. I also wasn't a huge fan of the feel of the insert. They have cleaned up the weights at the back of the putter while packing all the same technology into a more compact frame. Titleist TSR2 7W 21*, Tensei 1K Black 75X, Titleist T200 4-6, T100S 7-PW, Accra i125x. I will say though Ive been pretty pleased with how my Spider S is holding up. Taylormade Stealth+10.5: Ventus Blue 6XTaylormade Stealth+ 3-15.5: Ventus Blue 7XTaylormade Stealth+5-19: MRC Tensei CK Pro Blue 80TXMizuno MP-20 HMB 4: DG AMT X100Titleist T1005-PW: DG AMT X100TitleistSM850, 54, 60: DG Tour Issue S400Odyssey White Hot 7S34". Your link has been automatically embedded. This I always laugh at, the putter should be technically the most expensive and best fit club because of how many times it's used a round. Lajosi DD201 w/full face Damascus insert. Its a better alternative than a 3-wood off the tee. Pasted as rich text. Hopefully the black is better. The Spider X insert also feels different than the Spider Tour Black because the insert is 2mm thicker (5mm compared to 3mm) and because of the change to the construction of the body. Maybe its just me. Just wondering if T/M was following their lead. Nostalgia is a sweet elixir for golf equipment junkies, and TaylorMade is leaning in even further to this phenomenon with its latest release. This insert is unbelievable for me, I have it in my OG Itsy bitsy red, and it checks every box. Your email address will not be published. If you add in the true path alignment system, its not hard to understand why so many players lean toward the Spider X. The Spider X Hydro Blast putter comes with a $280 price tag, while the Spider EX sells for $350. Many of you asked about the paint chipping in my previous Spider articles. The TaylorMade Spider clutter is growing in 2021. The Spider EX comes with a fluted shaft, which was engineered along with KBS, to provide more feel . This is a defining feature of the Spider X. [url="http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/973333-mnnikeguy-nike-oven-witb/"]WITB Link[/url]. More on that shaft in just a bit. 5 Testers Needed! Lets start with the most familiar spider, the Spider X. Forescoreand7bogeysago Ping Glide 2.0 52 SS - AWT 2.0 S - Back Dot More photos from the event here. Paste as plain text instead, The big story is the amount of brand-new putting tech that TaylorMade has packed into this new arachnid. We now see more of a T-shaped white area as well as three alignment dots and two long parallel lines. > Anyone find the face of the Spider X feels harder? Im taking the Tour for its inaugural test run today and tomorrow on the course. Pasted as rich text. | Brooks confirms LIV group plan, They should be ashamed LIV pro rips Augusta National for handling of ex-champs retirement moment. Upload or insert images from URL. GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, March 7. The grooves in the face of the putter are .5mm deep and serve tosoften the inserts structure and aim to forcethe insert to deform at impact, putting the grooves into direct contact with the cover of the ball. 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