Limited Release Phantom X 9.5 Triple Black

The Limited Release Phantom X 9.5 Triple Black shipped in 2021 as a small seasonal run of the high-MOI mallet, announced by the maker's page on Aug. 24, 2021 with a release date given as Friday, Sept. 17. Shopclublink.ca and thehackersparadise.com both give a later date, Friday, October 8, for actual availability, so the record shows a gap between the announced release and when the putter reached the market.

The head pairs a solid milled 303 stainless steel body with a black anodized 6061 aluminum flange-sole component, finished throughout in a matte Tour Black, per the maker's page. Aluminum sits in the middle of the mallet while the perimeter carries the heavier stainless steel, a weighting scheme the maker's page describes as boosting MOI and stability. Two customizable stainless steel heel-toe weights are fitted, listed by the maker as 15 grams apiece, and the sole carries further customizable stainless steel sole weights. The topline shows three sight dots finished in the maker's signature translucent red, and the flange carries custom engraving that the maker's page describes as inspired by vintage muscle car pinstripes, with the remaining engraving finished in jet black. It ships on a stepless steel shaft in Tour Black, wrapped in a black Pistolero Plus grip with gray lettering, with a custom Cameron Concept Triple Black shaft band and a matching specialty mid-round headcover, in 33, 34, and 35 inch lengths with a 3.5 degree loft and 70 degree lie.

Community opinion on this one is thin but pointed. It's flagged as criticised for overall negative reception, and thehackersparadise.com's review lands on the putter with blunt disapproval, judging it not great. That's a striking contrast against a spec sheet built almost entirely around Cameron's usual MOI and stability language for the Phantom X mallet line, and readers weighing this release against its siblings should note that split between the catalog description and the review verdict rather than take either alone.