Scotty Cameron Phantom X 6 STR Putter

Mallet Putter

The Phantom X 6 STR is Scotty Cameron's 2019 mid-mallet built for the golfer who arcs the putter rather than pushing it straight down the line. Cameron rolled out the Phantom X family in 2019 to replace the Futura mallets, and the 6 sits right in the heart of the lineup: a compact wingback mallet, not the oversized bulk you get from an 8 or a 12. The STR letters are what separate this build from its siblings. They point to a slant neck instead of a flow neck or double bend, and that neck is exactly why this head carries mid toe hang.

Read the STR as the arc-friendly Phantom X 6. Most versions of this mallet run closer to face balanced, which pairs with a straight-back, straight-through stroke. The slant neck adds toe hang, so the face opens a touch going back and closes coming through. If your stroke has a natural inside curve, this is the Phantom X 6 that fits the way you already release the putter instead of fighting you the whole round.

The build is pure Phantom X. Cameron mills the head from 303 stainless and joins it to 6061 aircraft aluminum, dropping weight low and pushing it to the edges, then adds sole weights so a fitter can set the swing weight to your length. You end up with mallet stability, a printed sightline to aim by, and a neck made for players who feel the head turn through the ball. Blade purists rarely get all three at once.

Design

The head is a mid-sized wingback mallet with a clean, flat topline that runs back to a pair of sightlines. Those lines frame the ball and show where the face points, which is a genuine edge over a bare blade if you like to confirm your start line before you go. The multi-material build does the real work: a 303 stainless face and frame bonded to a lighter 6061 aluminum core moves mass to the heel, toe, and back, so the moment of inertia climbs and the face stays calmer on strikes away from center. Sole weights let a fitter match the head weight to your shaft length. The slant neck is what pulls the STR away from the rest of the Phantom X 6 range. It creates mid toe hang, so the toe sinks partway down when you rest the shaft on a finger. That puts it between a face-balanced mallet and a full toe-hang blade, aimed squarely at players with a moderate arc who still want the aim and forgiveness a mallet gives. The milled face delivers the firm, solid Cameron feel, and the ball comes off fast and rolls end over end.

Who It's For

• Your stroke has a slight to moderate arc and a face-balanced mallet feels like it is holding the face open through impact.
• You aim better with a sightline framing the ball than off a clean blade topline.
• You miss center often enough to want a mallet's higher MOI but still feel the head rotate through the stroke.
• You liked the Phantom X 6 shape but got steered off it because the standard necks ran too close to face balanced.

Technology

About Scotty Cameron

Scotty Cameron putters are CNC milled from a single block of steel in Carlsbad, California. The attention to detail in weight distribution, sole geometry, and face milling creates a feel that's considered the benchmark in professional golf.

Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

What does STR mean on the Phantom X 6 STR?

STR marks the slant neck on this build. Cameron offers the Phantom X 6 in more than one hosel setup, and the slant neck is the one that adds toe hang to the head. That is why this version reads mid toe hang instead of the near face-balanced feel of the other Phantom X 6 necks. The neck is the entire reason to reach for the STR over its siblings.

What kind of stroke suits the Phantom X 6 STR?

A slight to moderate arc. The slant neck gives this mallet mid toe hang, so the toe drops partway when you balance the shaft on a finger. That points to a face that wants to open on the way back and close through the ball, just gentler than a full toe-hang blade. If your stroke curves naturally to the inside, this head works with you. A dead-straight, face-balanced stroke fits one of the other Phantom X mallets better.

How is the Phantom X 6 STR different from a standard Phantom X 6?

Same head, different neck. The standard Phantom X 6 necks lean face balanced for a straight stroke, while the STR runs a slant neck that adds mid toe hang for players with an arc. The mallet shape, the multi-material build, the sightlines, and the sole weights all carry over. You pick the STR for the toe hang, not for a new head shape.

Is the Phantom X 6 STR forgiving on mishits?

More than a blade, yes. The multi-material construction joins a 303 stainless frame to a light aluminum core and pushes weight to the perimeter, which raises the moment of inertia and steadies the face when you catch a putt off center. It is a mid-mallet, not a full-size high-MOI mallet, so it lands between forgiveness and a compact, workable shape. Strikes near the heel or toe hold their line better than they would on a small blade.

Does the Phantom X 6 STR have an alignment aid?

Yes. The flat topline carries sightlines that frame the ball and show your aim, one of the main reasons to take a Phantom X mallet over a Cameron blade. If you set up better with a line pointing at the target, this gives you that. Golfers who prefer to aim by feel off a clean topline might find the lines busier than they want, but most players choose a mallet like this for exactly that alignment help.

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