GOLD
GOLD
GOLD
GOLD
OVERALL RATING ★★★★ ½ PERFORMANCE ★★★★ INNOVATION ★★★★★ LOOK • SOUND • FEEL ★★★★ ½
OVERALL RATING ★★★★★ PERFORMANCE ★★★★★ INNOVATION ★★★★★ LOOK • SOUND • FEEL ★★★★★
OVERALL RATING ★★★★★ PERFORMANCE ★★★★★ INNOVATION ★★★★ ½ LOOK • SOUND • FEEL ★★★★★
OVERALL RATING ★★★★ ½ PERFORMANCE ★★★★★ INNOVATION ★★★★ LOOK • SOUND • FEEL ★★★★★
‘Love how everything works together to help me execute a good putt. When I missed, I was still close.’ – 5-HANDICAP
‘Doesn’t take much effort to make perfect contact. It sets up square behind
‘Love the symmetry, and if the putter is toe up or toe down at address, the grip
‘Comfortable in my hands. Squares up to
the ball nicely. Sends it on line on all lengths.’ – 10-HANDICAP
the ball.’ – 1-HANDICAP
tells me.’ – 5-HANDICAP
TAYLORMADE
TITLEIST SCOTTY CAMERON PHANTOM R8 500
TITLEIST SCOTTY CAMERON SUPER SELECT R8 500
PXG BATTLE READY II R9 000
SPIDER TOUR R7 500 WHY WE LIKE IT
WHY WE LIKE IT The Battle Ready II line looks as subtle as a row of M9 armoured earthmovers: big and bold and unwavering at impact. However, the key to the stability of the heads is their soft and light insides. These mallets use the same polymer filling found inside PXG’s hollow-body irons to save weight in the middle and push it to the perimeter to increase the moment of inertia (stability on off-centre hits) by 10 percent over the previous versions.
WHY WE LIKE IT Scotty Cameron putters make for an artistic and immensely practical tool. With his milled mallet line, Cameron wants us to see where we’re going through subtle aim and alignment clues. Notice how the angles and edges often point down the target line or how the shaft bends aim down the line, too. An array of dots, lines or arrows focus your eye line.
WHY WE LIKE IT These traditional mallets almost clandestinely improve stability through a weight-saving sole plate and tungsten heel-and-toe sole weights. Of course, they still look like they should be displayed on velvet pillows under glass. As Cameron says, “Get the weight redistribution right without making the putter look cumbersome.” The milling pattern combines a deep mill with a second pass that trims off the peaks for softness with consistency.
TaylorMade returns to the shape of its Spider from five years ago, one of the most successful versions of this popular mallet brand. What’s intriguing is from that base model, the company is launching a collection of five versions that share the same concepts of high stability with clear alignment and a face with grooves to enhance initial roll. Helped by research in recent years that shows how different players respond to centre-of-gravity depth, each model pushes weight selectively back or forward.
• Five models (Apache, Bat Attack, Blackjack, Hercules, One and Done); five hosel options (centre-shafted, heel-shafted, double bend, plumber’s neck, armlock); head weight: 330-460 grams; lengths: custom; loft: 3 degrees (7 on armlock)
• Multiple-milled stainless-steel and aluminium models cater to different strokes and alignment preferences. • Nine models (5, 5S, 5.5, 7, 7.5, 9, 9.5, 11, 11.5); head weights: 353, 363, 373 grams; lengths: 33-35 inches (84-89cm); loft: 3.5 degrees
• Five models (Spider Tour, Spider Tour X, Spider Tour Z, Spider Tour V, Spider Tour S counterbalanced); double bend and slant neck hosels; head weight: 348-380 grams; lengths: 33, 34, 35, 38 inches (84-97cm); loft: 3 degrees
• Heads are milled from soft 303 stainless steel. • Four models (Del Mar, Fastback 1.5, GoLo 6, GoLo 6.5); head weights: 345, 355, 365 grams; lengths: 33, 34, 35 inches (84-89cm); loft: 3.5 degrees
FEEL
FEEL
FEEL
FEEL
Firm
Cushioned
Firm
Cushioned
Firm
Cushioned
Firm
Cushioned
HEFT
HEFT
HEFT
HEFT
Light
Heavy
Light
Heavy
Light
Heavy
Light
Heavy
SHAPE
SHAPE
SHAPE
SHAPE
Angular
Soft curves
Angular
Soft curves
Angular
Soft curves
Angular
Soft curves
TOP 10 BEST SOUND/FEEL, MALLET PUTTERS, MIDDLE-HANDICAPS
TOP 5 SOFTEST FEELING, MALLET PUTTERS, LOW-HANDICAPS
TOP 5 SOFTEST FEELING, MALLET PUTTERS, HIGH-HANDICAPS
TOP 5 FIRMEST FEELING, MALLET PUTTERS, MIDDLE-HANDICAPS
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