Phantom X 11.5

The Phantom X 11.5 is the 2021 companion to the Phantom X 11, and the maker's page lists it as identical in every way to the Phantom X 11 except for its shaft configuration. Where the standard 11 carries a mid-bend shaft to minimize face rotation during the stroke, the maker's page lists the 11.5 with a low-bend neck instead, a distinction that changes how the head releases through the stroke without altering the head itself.

Everything else on record tracks the rest of the Phantom X line. It's a compact mallet built with a solid face and body precision milled from 303 stainless steel, paired with an aluminum sole component for optimal weight distribution, balance and feel, and customizable stainless steel sole weights. The maker's page lists the design purpose plainly: this combination of heavier steel and lighter aluminum moves weight to the perimeter of the head, increasing MOI and forgiveness. The maker's page also notes design similarities with the wingback Phantom X 12 and Phantom X 5, and describes the sleek profile and swept-back trimmed wings that give the 11.5 its clean topline.

On finish, the head carries the misted, popped up back flange milling that's verified and corroborated on the maker's site, with a single sight line rendered in gray, or light gray depending on which listing you read. Within the Phantom X 11 line, the 11.5 isn't a redesign so much as a fitting option, the same head reworked at the hosel for players who want that low-bend behavior in an otherwise unchanged mallet.