TaylorMade

Why we like it

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 (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; loft: 3 degrees

Top 5 softest feeling, mallet putters, low-handicaps