TaylorMade has added four new models to its popular range of Spider putters with the launch of the Spider GT, Spider GT Notchback, Spider GT Rollback and Spider GT Splitback.
Speaking about the new range, Bill Price, TaylorMade’s Senior Director of Putters, said: “Innovation has long been the bloodline of the Spider franchise. From its optimised stability frame to its countless victories on worldwide tours, every Spider putter is designed to deliver pure performance. With Spider GT, we have created our most angular and most stable Spider ever using a new modern wing construction similar to other high stability Spider putters of the past. With the removal of weight from the centre of Spider GT, we have unlocked higher MOI and more stability from every angle.”
SPIDER GT
The Spider GT features a lightweight 145g top plate made from lightweight aluminium, which eliminates excess weight in the middle of the putter and carries a short sightline for alignment. Combined with the ultralight top plate, an open frame multi-material design features two 90g steel side weights that push 82% of the putter’s total weight to the perimeter. This creates extreme stability on off-centre strikes.
The top plate is made from lightweight aluminium for both a premium look and increased durability compared to paint or PVD finishes. The four anodized finishes for Spider GT are silver, black, red and white for the Spider GT women’s model, which also features a three-dot sightline for alignment.
Spider GT’s contemporary design has the Pure Roll² co-molded insert for improved forward roll and ball speed consistency across the face. Pure Roll² is a firmer insert, manufactured of black TPU urethane with silver aluminium beams at a 45° angle designed to improve topspin across the face.
Hosel options include single bend, centre shaft and short slant. The short slant design combines with Spider GT’s extreme perimeter weighting to generate 21° of toe hang for a more vertical angle, delivering a putter that best fits players with moderate face rotation in the putting stroke. The CG has been moved closer to face for an improved face rotation. The single bend and centre shaft hosels and modern design create a face balanced putter that better fits players with a straight-back and straight-through putting motion.
It is fitted with a TaylorMade Fluted Feel shaft and Super Stroke GT 1.0 Black/Red grip. The women’s offering, with light blue wings and a white top plate, has a 33-inch shaft and a Super Stroke GT 1.0 Light Blue/Gray grip. The headcover has magnetic closure.
RRP: £329
SPIDER GT NOTCHBACK
Spider GT Notchback blends traditional design with contemporary construction to create a time-honored shape. CG is positioned the farthest forward with Notchback’s to make face rotation easier.
Featuring a lightweight aluminium body combined with strategically placed 86g dual-tungsten weights on the outside (heel and toe), Spider GT Notchback has premier stability, forgiveness and distance control. Our records show that it produces the highest MOI ever created by a mid-size mallet Spider.
An extruded, then machined aluminium head creates a stout section of material behind the face insert for a confidence-inspiring strike along with superb sound. Both Spider GT Notchback and Rollback feature a tri-sole design that allows golfers to properly set the putter square on the ground without changing the face angle.
Available with 33″, 34″ and 35″ shafts, hosel options include single bend and short slant. The short slant hosel combines with Spider GT Notchback’s extreme perimeter weighting to generate 30° of toe hang for players with moderate face rotation in the putting stroke. The single bend hosel creates a face-balanced putter that better fits a straight-back and straight-through putting motion.
RRP: £279
SPIDER GT ROLLBACK
Spider GT Rollback is a classic half-moon design enhanced by a heavy tungsten rollbar for added perimeter weighting and increased stability. Rollback creates confidence at address with a raised, curved centre section that is the same width of a golf ball. This makes it easy to centre the ball in the address position and three contrasting black sightlines provide clear alignment with the hole.
The Rollback top design has a lighter anterior with a 232g cap crafted from anodized 6061 aluminium combined with our first 80g tungsten stability bar that wraps around the back and side of the putter for added forgiveness and stability.
Available lengths include 33″, 34″ and 35″, and it is offered in a Silver/Black and all Silver colourway. Hosel options include single bend and the all-new short slant. The short slant hosel combines with Spider GT Rollback’s extreme perimeter weighting to generate 21° of toe hang for players with moderate face rotation in the putting stroke. The single bend hosel creates a face-balanced putter that better fits a straight-back and straight-through putting motion.
RRP: £279
SPIDER GT SPLITBACK
Spider GT Splitback features a stainless steel construction with geometric shaping and urethane foam strategically injected inside the putter head. The split mass winged design allowed designers to redistribute mass around the perimeter of the putter in order to maximize MOI and stability. In this shape, a steel body naturally provides more perimeter weighting than an aluminium one.
Due to the high density of steel, the wing sections of the design needed to be partially pocketed out to remove excess weight. The chambers within the wings are filled with feel foam, similar to the SpeedFoam material used in P·770/P·790 irons. This helps fill the voids and damp vibrations, resulting in better sound and feel.
Spider GT Splitback incorporates one of the standout features of Spider X with True Path, TaylorMade’s ball alignment and stroke visualisation aid. While standing over Spider GT Splitback, True Path is highly visible and seamlessly integrated into the head. The contrasting white section, black sightline and arrow-shaped rear edge help golfers visualise their putting stroke and ball path before ever executing the putt.
Available lengths include 33″, 34″ and 35″, and it is offered in a Black colourway. Hosel options include single bend and short slant. The 85° short slant hosel combines with Spider GT Splitback’s extreme perimeter weighting to generate 25° of toe hang for players with moderate face rotation in the putting stroke. The single bend hosel creates a face-balanced putter that better fits a straight-back and straight-through putting motion.
RRP: £279
All models will be available for pre-order from February 15 and will be at retail from March 4. For more details, visit www.taylormadegolf.com.