TaylorMade Spider Tour Black Putters

While TaylorMade recently unveiled a new partnership with Logan Olson that will satisfy the company’s fans looking for ultra-premium milled putters, the bread and butter of their line continues to lie in the Spider. It’s an iconic putter that has had success both on worldwide Tours and on store shelves. Regardless of where it’s been at in its evolution, the Spider series has always been about delivering maximum forgiveness, stability, and a pure roll time after time. Last year, TaylorMade delivered their Spider Tour line to the market, offering five different shapes to match the fitting needs of as many players as possible.  

TaylorMade Spider Tour Black

 
While they aren’t really delivering an all-new concept or tweak on the Spider in 2025, TaylorMade is bringing more options to the table. Specifically, they are introducing the Spider Tour Black series, adding a black PVD finish to three of the series’ most popular shapes. Along with classic TaylorMade copper accents, this new look is sure to be enticing. The True Path Alignment technology seems to just pop against the black PVD background, making it easier than ever to start your putts on the right line. Let’s take a look at each shape that will be available in this new finish and how the technology is designed to help you make more putts. 

The Shapes – TaylorMade Spider Tour Black

TaylorMade Spider Tour Black

2024 saw the reintroduction of the original Spider Tour shape, so it’s only fitting we start with the Spider Tour Black. There’s a reason this putter is considered legendary. With an MOI rating over 5700 it’s incredibly stable and forgiving to off-center strikes, both in terms of distance control and dispersion. When coupled with TaylorMade’s TPU Pure Roll Insert, it also provides consistent forward roll, mitigating the chances of your putts skipping offline early.  

TaylorMade Spider Tour Black at setup

The Spider Tour’s Jet Engine TSS weight ports have an even more dramatic look with the copper surrounded by the black PVD. The Spider Tour Black will be available with a Slant Neck and 29 degrees of toe hang in 33”, 34”, and 35” lengths. In addition, there will be a face-balanced double-bend option at 35” that also incorporates counterbalance.  

Like Rory McIlroy, those players that crave the Spider’s stability but want a slightly more compact package will again be able to lean on the Spider Tour X platform. The Spider Tour X Black is essentially the same putter in a black PVD finish. Along with subtle differences that make the shape flow smoother to the eyes, the prominent “ears” are lopped off, giving the Spider Tour X Black a smaller footprint at address. This change in shape does require a repositioning of the TSS weights to the sole, so at some level there is a tradeoff in stability, but you can still expect high levels of forgiveness from this streamlined option.  

The sole of the TaylorMade Spider Tour Black

Pictures illustrate well how TaylorMade was able to precisely place mass on the Spider Tour X Black through their Steel Wireframe and Thin Wall Undercut Construction technologies. By removing weight from areas around the putter, the company can position it far back in the head to ensure the highest MOI possible. The Spider Tour X Black will be available in two builds. The L neck (#1) has 21 degrees of toe hang at 33”, 34”, and 35”. The Small Slant (#3) will be available in 34” and 35” with 30 degrees of toe hang.  

Finally, for those players that just can’t get enough Spider in their lives, the Spider Tour S Black will be an option. This isn’t exactly a different shape, as it’s based off the original Spider Tour, but it is unique in its size. It’s 3mm longer from front to back and 8mm wider from side to side, dramatically increasing the MOI to a whopping 6063. There’s no denying the Tour S Black will be the most forgiving and steady option in the Tour Black line but will require a golfer that doesn’t mind an oversized head and a non-conventional build. The Spider Tour S Black will be offered in two options. First, a face-balanced, double-bend with counterbalancing at 38”, and second as the Tour S Black Long, a center-shafted, face balanced putter at 46” in length.  

The Details 

More information and custom ordering options are available at taylormadegolf.com. To further enhance the black PVD heads, each Spider Tour Black putter will have a KBS CT Putter Black PVD Stepless shaft as the custom option, with badging that fits perfectly with the dark copper accents. A Spider branded SuperStroke Pistol GT 1.0 Black will be the stock grip option. What are your thoughts on the Spider Tour line? Join the discussion with thousands of golfers on the THP Forums.  

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Editor and writer Ryan Hawk lives in northwestern Illinois with his fiance and son. He's been a writer for The Hackers Paradise for two years and has been involved with a number of THP events.