In our forums, our members have been discussing TaylorMade’s Spider putters which are very popular amongst tour pros. WRXer ‘Lefty_3Jack’ asks members just why the flat-sticks are so popular and our members have been sharing their thoughts with many currently playing one of the putter models themselves.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

• chisag: “When they first came out, and so many Pro’s switched almost immediately, I rolled one at the PGS SS on 2 separate visits for a good 15 minutes each time. Couldn’t miss—most accurate putter I ever demoed. Bought one and on my first round at the course, it was just horrible. I have an 8802 style putter, and it is all I have ever used. On fast carpet and every putt straight the Spider was flawless. But on slower greens with breaking putts I had no feel at all, and lag putting which is usually a strength, was all over the place as distance control was abysmal. I could not sell it fast enough.”
• EricWGolf: “Very stable and the Pure Roll insert just flat-out puts a good roll on the ball. I replaced my Newport 2.5 with a Tour Spider Black after testing it. Thought the Spider was hard to look at but loved how it rolled the ball. Tried to go back to my Newport 2.5 once. Once. Now I have a Spider X. I know several good players who improved their putting by moving to a Spider. Most common comment I hear is ‘it almost feels like it swings itself.'”
• MattM97: “I just think the stability of it makes it appealing for many and for me it’s one of the few mallets that isn’t ugly, I’m talking SpiderX for that. I don’t have one but wouldn’t mind adding one for when my putting goes belly up.”
• TheRaven: “I think the extreme heel-toe weight distribution is really effective. I never transferred over because I’m a bit of a Ping fanboy and went with the Ketsch, The Spiders really are nice though.”
• Golfingfantic: “Just bought another one. This time the OG Black one without a sight line. I have owned multiple versions of the Spider head(s). J-Day Red twice. Face-Balanced with sight line once. Spider Mini. DJ black. The appeal to me has always been the no sight line. Not a lot of mallets that offer this. The red ones were always a bit too soft for my liking, so I always sold them again. Hopefully, the black is better.”

Entire Thread: “Why are Spider putters so popular?”