Every golfer has a breaking point, and Scottie Scheffler reached his after shooting 68-66-66-66 at the WM Phoenix and finishing tied for third. It was a solid result, but statistically, he was among the worst putters to make the cut. After the West Coast Swing, Scheffler was still the No. 1 player in the world, but he earned four top-10 finishes in five PGA Tour starts, but he had failed to win a tournament.
Before the start of the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Scheffler, who had been using a heel-toe weighted blade putter, switched to a TaylorMade Spider Tour X with a unique L-shaped hosel. The rest of the PGA Tour now wishes he hadn’t because Scheffler won that week, and then won again the following week at the Players Championship. And again, a few weeks later, at the Masters.
The True Path alignment system makes aiming the Spider Tour X L-Neck easier. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
The gunmetal-finished TaylorMade Spider putters have an aluminum wireframe body and TaylorMade’s True Path alignment system on the top, comprising a white area with a single black line extending from the topline and forks in the back. The white is designed to grab your eyes’ attention and make it easier to focus on your putt’s intended path. There is also a vibration-dampening system behind the leading edge in the sole.
Scheffler’s Spider Tour X L-Neck has a hosel that creates about 20 degrees of toe hang. It’s subtle, but for golfers like Scheffler, who make a slightly arced putting stroke, the balance is ideal.
Like other Spider Tour putters, it has a Pure Roll insert made with Surlyn that has a series of grooves that point down at a 45-degree angle. The grooves grab the back of the ball at impact and encourage a forward roll instead of skidding and bouncing.
Scheffler’s putter has 3 degrees of loft, a 72-degree lie angle and 35.5-inches long.
In July, after Scheffler won more events with his Spider Tour L-Neck, TaylorMade started selling it to the public.
Shop Scottie Scheffler’s putter
How is Scottie Scheffler’s TaylorMade Spider Tour X L-Neck putter made?
This video created by TaylorMade shows the step-by-step process of creating Scottie Scheffler’s Spider Tour X L-Neck putter.
How much did Scottie Scheffler’s putting improve in 2024?
The best way to judge how well a PGA Tour player is putting is to look at his Strokes Gained: Putting average. This…
..
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Golfweek…