Spider Tour Family Comparison | Which Spider is Best for Your Game?

The year of the Spider. That’s how we’re referring to 2024 at TaylorMade. Spider putters have 14 wins on the PGA TOUR this season, the most of any putter family. Scottie Scheffler amassed seven of those wins and a gold medal with Spider Tour X L-neck, and Rory McIlroy won back-to-back titles at the Zurich Classic and Wells Fargo Championship using Spider Tour X short slant.

If the best players in the world are finding so much success with Spider Tour putters, there’s a good chance they stand to benefit your game as well.

Spider Tour putters come in two finishes and a comprehensive suite of offerings:

• Spider Tour X L-Neck (Black & Gunmetal)
• Spider Tour X Small Slant (Black & Gunmetal)
• Spider Tour X Double Bend (Gunmetal)
• Spider Tour Small Slant (Black & Gunmetal)
• Spider Tour Double Bend (Gunmetal)
• Spider Tour Counter Balance (Black)
• Spider Tour S Long (Black)
• Spider Tour S Counter Balance (Black & Gunmetal)
• Spider Tour X Proto Short Slant (Gunmetal)
• Spider Tour X Proto L-Neck (Gunmetal)
• Spider Tour Oracle Red Bull Racing
• MySpider Tour X
• MySpider Tour
• Spider Tour V (Gunmetal)
• Spider Tour Z (Gunmetal)

Now that we've set the table, let’s get straight to it for a closer look at the performance features of Spider Tour putters, and help you decide which one is best for your game.

Each Spider Tour putter is a little different in its design, but they share some key technologies and characteristics that set them apart from the competition.

Now that we’ve discussed all the technology and design features that set Spider Tour putters apart, let’s get into the nitty gritty of the specific models so that you can decide which one is best for your game.

In the small slant hosel, the Spider Tour head has 29° of toe hang and the Spider Tour X head has 30°. Again, more toe hang is meant for golfers that release the putter through impact, and those that tend to push putts. Both putters are also available in the double bend hosel for golfers with strokes that are straight back and straight through.

The Spider Tour X head is also available in an L-Neck hosel which is employed by World No. 1, Scottie Scheffler. In 2024, Scheffler used his Spider Tour L-Neck to capture seven PGA TOUR wins and a gold medal. The L-Neck has 21° of toe hang for golfers that are used to the offset of blade putters or like to feel the putter head release.

The overall profile of Spider Tour is significantly larger than those of Spider Tour V and Spider Tour Z. It has left and right rear wings that are pronounced and promote both high MOI and stability.

The Spider Tour X head is slightly more compact than the Spider Tour head with left and right rear wings that aren’t quite as prominent.

Both Spider Tour and Spider Tour X putters offer substantial MOI and stability. Combined with advanced technology and design features, it’s little wonder they’re employed by the world’s best players. The pair also come in black and gunmetal finishes.

Counterbalance putters are becoming more and more popular for golfers of all abilities. That’s why we created the Spider Tour S Counterbalance putter.

The largest head in the Spider Tour family, this putter has added weight in the grip to counteract all the weight in the head. As a result, it delivers a staggering MOI of 6,063. We’re talking maximum forgiveness and stability.

The Spider Tour S Counterbalance is perfect for golfers that want to:

• Have a heavy putter
• Stand taller at address
• Use bigger muscles to make the stroke
• Take the hands and wrists out of the stroke for a more consistent motion

Long putters have become a popular commodity in recent years, so the Spider Tour family wouldn't be complete without one. Spider Tour S Long is equipped with a 46" shaft and a Super Stroke Split Black Spider grip, stability is your new best friend.

Spider Tour V and Z have the most forward situated CGs of all putters in the Spider Tour family at 27mm and 29mm respectively. That means the face is going to have more of a propensity to rotate through impact. Again, this is beneficial for golfers with putting strokes that open and close on an arc, and those that have a tendency to leave the face open at impact and push putts.

Additionally, the TPU Pure Roll insert is 3mm thick in the Tour V and Z, compared to 5mm thick in all other Spider Tour models. Because the Tour V and Z heads are smaller, the thinner 3mm insert is employed to optimize sound.

In the small slant hosel, Spider Tour V has 32° of toe hang and Spider Tour Z has 29° of toe hang. For golfers looking to fully release the clubhead through impact, Spider Tour V and Spider Tour Z with the short slant hosel are the best choices. Both heads are face balanced in the double bend hosel.

From a shaping perspective the profile of Spider Tour Z sits lowest to the ground. Refined wings on the back of the clubhead provide plenty of MOI and stability that Spider putters are known for.

The Spider Tour V takes on a modern mallet shape without the iconic wings found in other Spider Tour models and has a more rounded, traditional, half-crescent profile. This shape is perfect for players that are new to the mallet category, are switching from a blade-shaped head, are partial to a simpler overall look, or prefer a profile that’s more compact. With that said, Spider Tour V still retains high MOI and stability.

Spider Tour, Spider Tour X, Spider Tour V and Spider Tour Z are all available in lengths of 33”, 34” and 35” with a lie angle of 70°. Their lofts are 3°. All are available in right and left-handed, and each model is available in the small slant and double bend hosel. Spider Tour X is also available in the L-Neck hosel.

The stock shaft is the KBS CT Putter Black PVD Stepless and the stock grip is the Super Stroke Pistol GT 1.0 White.

The Spider Tour S Counterbalance is available in lengths of 35” and 38” with a lie angle of 70° and loft of 3°. It comes with a double bend hosel. It’s also available to both right and left-handed golfers.

The stock shaft is also the KBS CT Putter Black PVD Stepless. The stock grip is the Super Stroke Zynergy 3.0 17”.