Equipment

Spotted: TaylorMade Spider Tour Putters – Tour, Tour V, Tour X, Tour Z

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9 months ago

Aug 15, 2023

As if the FedEx Cup playoffs aren’t enough excitement, we add some new TaylorMade putters to amp up the week! We spotted the new TaylorMade Spider Tour lineup at the BMW Championship this week.

TaylorMade looks to be going a little retro in some of the designs with a more original-looking Spider Tour. The new putters look to be cast and finished in what looks to be a slightly darker version of the famous Hydro Blast silver. Each putter has a sole plate that we can assume is made of a lighter material in order to move more weight to the outside of the head.

The face insert is TaylorMade’s Pure Roll and looks to be a TPU material for better roll and a softer feel at impact. Each model also looks to have at least two neck options, offering more or less toe hang.

Spider Tour

The Spider Tour’s looks take us back to the original Spider with the rear wings that contain interchangeable weights. This head shape moves weight way back and to the outside of the head in order to boost MOI and give the putter a very stable feel through the stroke. We’ve spotted single site lines as well as True Path alignment aids on the top of the putter.

Spider Tour Z

This model moved the interchangeable weights forward, which could give the Spider Z more of a blade putter feel through the stroke. The forward weight can also help with moving the CG in the head to improve speed, spin, and distance control. The top of the putter contains True Path alignment on both the double bend and slant neck versions of the putter.

Spider Tour X

If you are a fan of the Spider X Hydro Blast putter, then the Spider Tour X should look very familiar to you. From the small “wings” on the back corners to the True Path alignment, this putter keeps the tour-proven shape of the Spider X alive. TaylorMade has moved the weights from the wings to the sole of the putter but kept them far back and to the outside of the club. This is going to keep the forgivness and MOI high, producing straighter putts when you don’t strike the center of the putter.

Spider Tour V

The final version of the new Spider Tour series is the more sleek-looking V model. The Spider Tour V smoothes out the lines and offers a cleaner look behind the ball. We are going to assume that the large sole plate is used to move some weight around to keep the stability you would expect from a Spider putter. Even though this putter lacks wings like its siblings, I would expect it to still be forgiving. The weights are pushed forward towards the face like the Spider Tour Z to work with the Pure Roll face insert to dial in speed and spin. We spotted the Tour V with both a double bend shaft that should be face-balanced and a short slant neck for added toe hang.

All of the Spider Tour putters we spotted this week were equipped with a black steel shaft and a TaylorMade pistol grip. The grip looks to be black rubber with small perforations on it and on the smaller size. The headcovers are black, grey, and white with blue stitching to match the soles on the putters.

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Whats in the Bag

Adam Scott WITB 2024 (May)

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7 mins ago

May 1, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Adam Scott what’s in the bag accurate as of the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 TX

Driver: TaylorMade BRNR (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 TX

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees), TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X

Check out more in-hand photos of Adam Scott’s WITB here.

7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Black 9 X

Irons: Srixon ZX Mk II (3), Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5), Srixon Z-Forged II (6-9)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 105 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Check out more in-hand photos of Adam Scott’s WITB here.

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 54-08M), SM9 (LW), WedgeWorks (LW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48-54), S400 (LW)

Putter: L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Proto

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

See the rest of Adam Scott’s WITB in the forums.

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Whats in the Bag

Pierceson Coody WITB 2024 (April)

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2 hours ago

May 1, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: TaylorMade Qi 10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 70 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi 10 Tour (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 80 TX

Check out more in-hand photos of Pierceson Coody’s WITB here.

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (3), TaylorMade P7MC (4-6), and TaylorMade P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 54-11SB, 58-08LB)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Check out more in-hand photos of Pierceson Coody’s WITB here.

Putter: TaylorMade TP Reserve Juno

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

Check out more in-hand photos of Pierceson Coody’s WITB here.

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Equipment

Why Ben Griffin is making the surprising switch to a Maxfli golf ball

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3 hours ago

May 1, 2024

Brian Knudson

Ben Griffin might be a little too young to remember some of the iconic Maxfli golf balls that won on tour, but that isn’t stopping him from putting the newest Tour X ball from the brand in play. Today, Maxfli and Griffin announced an exclusive partnership that will see the PGA Tour player using the company’s four-piece golf ball.

While Griffin might be the first PGA Tour player to put a new Maxfli golf ball in play, he isn’t the first profesional golfer to do so. Lexi Thompson has been playing the Maxfli Tour golf ball on the LPGA Tour since the beginning of the 2024.

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We caught up with Ben at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas this week to ask him about the new ball switch.

“I was able to finally get my hands on some and try it and immediately I saw faster ball speed with the driver, which is always something every golfer wants to see.

“Then I had to test a lot around the greens and test irons, test spins, test everything like that. Basically, I came to the conclusion that I thought this was probably one of the best golf balls for my game.

“And so I decided to make it official and partner with them and very excited to help kind of launch this golf ball and see where it takes us.”

Griffin’s ball of choice is the Maxfli Tour X, a four-piece golf ball that is made for highly skilled players that want consistent distance off the driver and spin around the green. An updated core design helps add the ball speed that Griffin mentioned and two ionomer mantle layers separate low spin driver shots from higher spin iron and wedge shots. Maxfli uses Center Of center-of-gravity balancing to ensure each ball has consistent flight in the air and roll on the green. Like all golf balls on tour, the Tour X features a cast urethane cover for maximum performance, and it has a tetrahedron dimple pattern to enhance aerodynamics.

It is exciting to see a golf ball at a lower price point — $39.99 at Golf Galaxy — being used by a top 100 ranked player in the world like Ben Griffin, and equipment junkies will be keenly watching his performance with the new ball.

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