Spider GT Notchback

The Spider GT Notchback arrived in 2022 as the mid-mallet entry in TaylorMade's Spider GT line, built around a half-moon head shape with a notch cut from the back, according to golfalot.com. The maker's page lists the design as combining perimeter weighting with the Pure Roll2 face insert, and lists the head type plainly as mid-mallet. Golfalot.com describes that insert in more detail, as a Pure Roll2 unit manufactured from black TPU urethane with silver aluminum beams set at a 45 degree angle, while tgw.com corroborates the insert material and adds that the lightweight 6061 aluminum body pairs with heavy dual tungsten weights positioned on the outside of the head.

Reviewers differ on some particulars. Nationalclubgolfer.com and golfalot.com both describe a lightweight aluminium body, though golfalot.com and tgw.com specify 6061 aluminum while nationalclubgolfer.com does not. Nationalclubgolfer.com also states the CG was moved as far forward toward the face as possible and calls this the highest ever MOI for a mid-size mallet spider, while golfalot.com frames the forward CG placement as a comparison against other Spider GT putters rather than an absolute claim. On finish, golfalot.com describes a silver finish while tgw.com lists black, red, and silver finishes as available.

On feel and performance, TGW's Rick praised the roll the putter produced, and golfalot.com's reviewer called it a confidence booster for its feel and forgiveness. Community opinion held it up for great roll, forgiveness, and stability, though the fluted shaft drew criticism for not feeling distinct from a standard putter shaft, the mallet shape didn't suit a reviewer who prefers a straighter alignment line, and the insert was said to produce a bit of a click on impact.