TaylorMade

What it does: This newest Spider mallet family takes a bold step towards stability on off-centre hits. A heavy stainless-steel backweight places 154 grams behind the lightweight aluminium body to produce an ultra-high moment of inertia to minimise face rotation. The optometrist-created contrasting-alignment feature is designed to reduce a “parallax effect” that leads to toe mis-hits. Three hosel types and six stock colours (including ice blue) make this putter fit an array of stroke (and personality) types.

Why we like it: TaylorMade’s grooved-face insert has been a highlight for nearly two decades. This version uses flexible, thin aluminium beams encased in urethane. The angled grooves create an efficient forward roll and the click many players prefer.

SPECS 3 models; head weight 365 grams; length 33-35 inches