TaylorMade TP Reserve M47 Putter

Mallet Putter

The TP Reserve M47 is TaylorMade's answer to a specific problem: mallet golfers who don't have a straight-back-straight-through stroke. Most mallets come face balanced, which fights the natural arc a lot of players fall into. This one has mid toe hang, so the face wants to open and close a touch through the stroke. If you've ever picked up a big face-balanced mallet and felt like you had to steer it, the M47 is built to feel more natural in your hands.

It sits in TaylorMade's premium milled line, the TP Reserve family, where the M-series covers the mallet shapes and the numbers point to the neck and hang. The M47 is the mid-hang mallet of the group. You get the forgiveness and stability of a larger head with a stroke type that suits an arc, which is a combination that's harder to find than you'd think.

This is a putter for someone who wants the confidence of a mallet without giving up the release they already have. It won't retrain your stroke. It meets you where you are.

Design

The head is milled from a solid block, and you feel it at address and again at impact. Milled faces tend to give a firmer, more consistent sound across the face, and the M47 is no exception. The mid toe hang comes from the hosel and neck geometry rather than any gimmick, so the balance point is set to match a slight-to-moderate arc. Alignment is handled with a sightline on the top of the head, and the mallet footprint gives your eye plenty to work with when you set up. The shape is on the compact side for a mallet, so it frames the ball without looking bloated. It reads like a tour putter, not a game-improvement slab.

Who It's For

• You putt with a slight arc and have felt fought by face-balanced mallets in the past.
• You want mallet forgiveness and a stable head, but you don't want to change how you release the putter.
• You care about a milled feel and a clean, tour-style look at address rather than the biggest possible alignment framework.

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 TP Reserve M47 face balanced or toe hang?

It has mid toe hang. That's the whole point of the M47 within the TP Reserve lineup. Face-balanced mallets suit a straight stroke, but the M47 is set up for a slight-to-moderate arc, where the face gently opens and closes through the stroke. If your putter naturally arcs, this hang will feel more comfortable than a face-balanced mallet.

What kind of stroke is the M47 best for?

An arc stroke. Mid toe hang works best when your putter travels inside on the backstroke, squares up at impact, and returns inside on the follow-through. If your stroke is dead straight back and through, a face-balanced putter is a better match, and TaylorMade makes other TP Reserve models for that.

Does the M47 have an alignment aid?

Yes. It uses a sightline on the top of the head to help you aim, and the mallet shape gives your eye a larger reference at setup than a blade would. It's a clean alignment setup, not a busy multi-line pattern, so it reads like a tour putter while still helping you start the ball on line.

How does the milled face feel compared to an insert putter?

Firmer and more consistent. The M47 is milled from a solid block, so there's no insert, and you get a solid, uniform feel and sound across the face. Insert putters tend to feel softer and quieter. Which you prefer comes down to feedback: milled faces give you more information about where you struck the ball.

Is the M47 a good fit if I currently use a blade?

It can be. If you like your blade's release but want more forgiveness on off-center hits, the M47 gives you a mallet's stability while keeping the mid toe hang that matches an arc stroke. You keep the stroke you know and add a more forgiving head. That's an easier switch than jumping to a face-balanced mallet.

Alternatives to the TaylorMade TP Reserve M47

Other mallet putter models from different brands, closest to its model year.

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