TaylorMade Spider Tour X Putter
The Spider Tour X takes TaylorMade's tour-proven mallet DNA and adds an extended crossbar and soft TPU Pure Roll insert — a high-forgiveness mallet delivering straight-path stability and a buttery-soft feel at a compelling mid-range price.
The consensus
The TaylorMade Spider Tour X is the face-balanced, straight-path version of TaylorMade's iconic Spider mallet line. Built around the same steel crossbar structure that gives the Spider its distinctive silhouette, the Tour X adds a softer white TPU Pure Roll insert and a higher-contrast alignment system than the standard Spider Tour. At $350, it lands in the sweet spot between TaylorMade's budget mallets and the premium Spider ZT, offering tour-caliber forgiveness without the premium markup.
Where the consensus is clear: this is one of the most forgiving mallets under $400, full stop. The steel crossbar raises MOI by distributing weight to the perimeter of the head, and the face-balanced design means golfers with straight-path strokes get maximum face stability through impact. MyGolfSpy's testing confirmed the Spider Tour X delivers consistent ball speed across the entire face, with even toe and heel strikes staying on line. The Pure Roll insert's 45° groove pattern grabs the ball at impact and promotes a forward roll immediately — reducing the skid that causes distance inconsistency on faster greens.
The honest trade-offs: the Spider Tour X is emphatically a straight-stroke putter, and players with any meaningful arc will find it fights their natural rotation. The white head and crossbar are a love-it-or-hate-it aesthetic — highly practical for alignment but visually busy for purists. And while the forgiveness is excellent, the muted feedback means skilled players can't always feel exactly where on the face they contacted the ball. For high and mid handicappers with a straight stroke who want tour-level technology without paying tour-level prices, the Spider Tour X delivers on every front.
The Spider Tour X takes TaylorMade's tour-proven mallet DNA and adds an extended crossbar and soft TPU Pure Roll insert — a high-forgiveness mallet delivering straight-path stability and a buttery-soft feel at a compelling mid-range price.