Equipment
Club Junkie Review: TaylorMade Spider Tour V putter
TaylorMade’s Spider putters have been some of the most popular on tour and in amateur bags since they were introduced in 2008. Spider Tour is the latest version from TaylorMade, and while the company is bringing back a very recognizable head shape, the putters feature new tech to make them the best Spiders yet.
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The Spider Tour V is a new and more sleek head shape for this 2023/2024 model line. Most of the Spider Tour putters have small “wings” on the sides of them to push weight to the outside and add stability and forgiveness. The Spider Tour V leaves the wings off and has more of a sloping shape from the face to the back of the putter. This more flowing shape also gives the V head the most compact look of the bunch. Even with those changes, TaylorMade packed a lot of technology into the head to ensure it lived up to the Spider name. Thin Wall Undercut Construction and Steel Wireframe are used to remove excess weight from the center of the putter to create a stable putter with an enhanced CG location. And speaking of CG, each Spider Tour model has a different CG location in order to fit different putting strokes and preferred feel.
Out of the box, I think the new Spider Tour models look good with their new Gunmetal PVD finish. The Gunmetal PVD looks and feels high-end and should be more durable so we don’t see as much chipping like some of the previous finishes. True Path Alignment is back and I like the simple, high-contrast look of the wide white line with a smaller black site line running through it. On the sole is the large, blue sole plate with small spiders etched in it and two TSS weights near the face. The putter is finished off with a nice gloss black KBS putter shaft and a Super Stroke Pistol 1.0 grip.
As I set the Spider Tour V behind my first ball on the practice green, I just felt comfortable with the putter. While the V head shape is new, it is undeniably a Spider and familiar to look down at. Another plus is that the sole design allows the putter to sit on the turf with the face being square to the target. You don’t have to manipulate the putter in order to keep the face straight. The putter moves very well through the stroke and has a good balance and feel to it. The #3V slant neck gives it 32 degrees of toe hang and the additional forward weights allow your hands to feel the putter head rotate through stroke a little more than the other Tour heads. Sound and feel are very good and to me the Spider Tour has a little firmer feel than my TP Hydro Blast Bandon 3 putter.
The Spider Tour features a White TPU Pure Roll insert that is a mix of surlyn and aluminum for a slightly more crisp feel at impact and just a small audible click. Even on longer putts the added force doesn’t really change the feel and sound much, it stay consistent on all but the shortest tap-ins. Pure Roll does its job and puts immediate forward roll on the ball that you can see when putting early in the morning. The dew on the green shows minimal, if any, hopping and the ball just rolls away from the putter. I sometimes can feel like grooved faces can make the ball seem like it comes off the face faster and rolls out farther than expected, but I never had that issue with the Spider Tour V. Distance control seemed on-point, and I didn’t even have to play a few holes or rounds to dial in the speed.
Off-center shots stayed online very well, as I missed out on the toe, and I was impressed with how close my misses came to the hole. Between the Pure Roll face and the stability of the Tour V, every time contact was poor, I felt like I had a chance for the putt to drop. Now the one knock I will give to the Spider Tour is that toe or heel strikes can sometimes be hard to differentiate from solid contact. The responsiveness is decent but a little louder click or firmer feel would be welcomed by my erratic putting! As I stated before, the True Path Alignment works for my eye, and I found it very easy to line up towards my target. The wide white line was also visible as the putter moved through the stroke, giving a little barometer of where the putter head was at all times.
Overall I have putted very well with the Spider Tour V, and it definitely has a place in the rotation of putters I use. The new Tour models offer so much more than just a new head shape or color; they each are built for a different stroke. If you are looking to upgrade your putter, I think you should give each one of the head styles a little time on the practice green.
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Whats in the Bag
Xander Schauffele’s winning WITB: 2024 PGA Championship
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @10.1) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX (45.5 inches)
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees @14.4) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees @19.7) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB ’24 (4-10) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-10)
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S) Buy here, Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-10S @57) Buy here, Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-K @61) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas Prototype 7CH Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
Check out more in-hand photos of Xander Schauffele’s clubs in the forums.
The winning WITB is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
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Whats in the Bag
Xander Schauffele WITB 2024 (May)
- Xander Schauffele what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @10.1)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX (45.5 inches)
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX
Irons: Mizuno MP-20 (3), Callaway Apex TCB ’24 (4-10)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid X100 (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-10)
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-10S @57), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-K @61)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas Prototype 7CH
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
Check out more in-hand photos of Xander Schauffele’s clubs in the forums.
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- Xander Schauffele WITB: 2020 Tour Championship
- Xander Schauffele’s winning WITB: 2020 Olympics
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- Xander Schauffele’s winning WITB: 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions
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Whats in the Bag
Cam Smith WITB 2024 (May)
- Cam Smith what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X
3-wood: Ping Max G430 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 7 X
7-wood: Titleist TS2 (21 degrees, D4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Elements Proto 8F5
Irons: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi (2, 3), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X Custom Series
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-08M, 60-04T)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130X (46, 52, 56, 60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron 009M
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Tack
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Check out more in-hand photos of Cam Smith’s gear here.
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