TaylorMade Spider Tour Z Putter

High MOI Putter

The Spider Tour Z is TaylorMade's answer for the golfer who wants Spider stability without the oversized footprint. It sits in the 2025 Spider Tour family alongside the more familiar wing-back shapes, but the Z trades some of that bulk for a more compact, squared-off head. You still get the high MOI that made the Spider name, just in a package that looks a little tighter behind the ball.

Face balanced is the key detail here. The face wants to stay square through the stroke, which is exactly what you want if your putter naturally comes straight back and straight through with very little arc. Pair that with the high MOI build and you have a putter that fights twist on off-center hits and holds its line when you miss the sweet spot, which is most of us on most days.

This is not a putter trying to be everything. If you have a strong arc in your stroke, a face balanced high MOI mallet will feel like it's working against you. But if you roll it straight and you've been losing putts to the head turning on mishits, the Spider Tour Z is built for that exact problem.

Design

The Z shape is more compact than a full Spider wing-back, so it frames the ball without dominating your line of sight. TaylorMade gets the high MOI from perimeter weighting, pushing mass out to the edges of the head so strikes toward the toe or heel lose less speed and stay closer to your intended line. The alignment aid runs across the top to give you a clear reference when you set up, which matters more on a mallet where the head is doing a lot of the aiming for you. Face balanced means the toe points to the sky when you balance the shaft on a finger, telling you the head resists rotation. That's a deliberate match to the head's stability goal. The whole design points in one direction: keep the face square, keep the ball on line, and take the twisting out of your misses.

Who It's For

• You have a straight-back-straight-through stroke with minimal arc, which is what face balanced putters reward.
• You lose too many putts to the face turning open or closed on off-center strikes and want the MOI to correct for it.
• You want Spider-level forgiveness but find the full wing-back mallets too big behind the ball.
• You aim better with a defined alignment line across the top of the head rather than a bare topline.
• You care more about holding your start line than shaping putts with feel and a rotating face.

Technology

About TaylorMade

TaylorMade's Spider series revolutionized mallet putters with a high-MOI design that resists twisting on mishits. Their Pure Roll insert creates a faster, more consistent roll from the start.

Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Spider Tour Z good for a straight or an arc stroke?

It's built for a straight stroke. Because it's face balanced, the head resists rotation and wants to return square, which suits a stroke that goes straight back and straight through. If you have a moderate to strong arc, a toe-hang putter will feel more natural and let the face rotate the way your hands want it to.

How is the Tour Z different from the other 2025 Spider Tour models?

The Z uses a more compact, squared-off head shape compared to the wider wing-back Spiders in the lineup. You still get high MOI and strong forgiveness, but the smaller footprint appeals to players who want stability without a large mallet sitting behind the ball. Setup and toe hang can vary across the family, so match the model to your stroke type.

Does the high MOI actually help on mishits?

Yes, that's the whole point of the design. High MOI means the head resists twisting when you catch a putt off the center of the face. A toe or heel strike holds more of its speed and stays closer to your line, so your distance and direction stay more consistent even when your strike isn't perfect.

What length and does the alignment aid help with aim?

Standard putter lengths apply, and getting fit for length and lie is worth it on a mallet this stable. The alignment aid across the crown gives you a clear line to set the face square to your target, which helps on a head that's designed to keep that face square all the way through the stroke.

Who should skip this putter?

Golfers with a pronounced arc in their stroke, and players who prefer a small blade for feel and the ability to work the face. Face balanced high MOI mallets take rotation out of the equation, so if you like feeling the toe release through impact, this design will feel locked down in a way you don't want.

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