If any putter has earned the right to be called the gold standard of the blade category, it’s the Scotty Cameron Newport 2. Notably, the shape has been refined over decades of Tour feedback, and the Super Select version — milled in the USA from 303 stainless steel — represents the most refined version of that design yet.

Dual-Milled Face Technology

In particular, the dual-milled face technology is the headline upgrade on the Super Select. Specifically, Scotty’s team starts with a deep mill for that legendary soft feel, As a result, it takes a second pass to level the peaks, delivering the consistency and feedback associated with mid-mill designs. In practice, this means a putter that feels genuinely soft at impact while still giving you clear, honest feedback about where you made contact. Consequently, off-center hits don’t lie. Indeed, dead center hits feel like nothing you’ve ever experienced at this price point.

Furthermore, the heel-and-toe tungsten sole weights give the Newport 2 its characteristic stability through the stroke without making it feel heavy or disconnected. Specifically, the I-beam plumbing neck promotes a natural arc through the stroke, making it most at home in the hands of golfers who naturally use an arc stroke, rather than a straight-back-straight-through path. Indeed, if you’ve ever watched Jordan Spieth over a putt, you already know what this putter looks like working properly.

Admittedly, it is expensive. However, you will feel every penny when you sink a left-to-righter from 12 feet.

Over the years, the TaylorMade Spider has gone from novelty to institution. Currently, the Spider Tour — the same shape that world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has carried to his most important victories — is the most complete high-MOI mallet putter you can buy right now, and it consistently tops independent putter tests for alignment accuracy and roll quality.

What makes the Spider Tour genuinely different from the imitators is the perimeter weighting system. By pushing mass to the extreme corners of the head, therefore, TaylorMade has created a mallet that resists twisting at impact even on significant misses. In particular, the True Path alignment system — three parallel lines running across the top of the head — is one of the most effective visual aids in the category. Combined with a high sight line at the back of the putter and consequently, you have a setup that makes aiming feel almost effortless by comparison to a plain blade.

Additionally, the TPU Pure Roll insert in the face deserves more attention than it usually gets. As a result, the milled face insert generates genuine topspin early in the roll, which keeps putts on line longer and therefore reduces the variance you often see with metal-faced mallets on bumpy or grain-affected greens. As a result, it’s a meaningful advantage in weekend conditions.

Independent testing by Today’s Golfer ranked the Spider Tour among the top two mallets in a 72-putter field, citing, in particular, best-in-class alignment scores and top-tier roll quality. Importantly, that kind of external validation doesn’t come from marketing — it comes from performance.

Traditionally, Odyssey has been the brand that makes quality putting technology accessible to everyday golfers, and the Ai-ONE is the best example of that philosophy in years. The face insert was designed using artificial intelligence — notably, Odyssey’s engineers used AI to map contours on the aluminum backer that promote consistent ball speed across the entire face, not just the sweet spot. As a result, the face effectively corrects for off-center contact at two points: notably, the zero-torque geometry keeps the face square through the stroke, while the SweetFace groove pattern redirects the roll even when you catch the heel or toe.

AI-Engineered Forgiveness at an Accessible Price

Furthermore, at around $180–200, you’re getting genuine AI-driven engineering at a fraction of what you’d expect to pay for anything described as “AI-designed.” Moreover, the classic White Hot urethane feel layer has been co-molded into the aluminum backer, thus preserving the soft, responsive sensation that made Odyssey putters famous while adding a level of forgiveness that simply didn’t exist a few years ago.

Additionally, the Panlite window on the back of the head — an automotive-grade polymer — lets you see the topology of the insert, which sounds gimmicky until you’re standing over a putt and realizing you’ve lined it up confidently because the visual reference actually works. Besides that, it also looks genuinely cool at address, which doesn’t hurt your confidence.

Specifically, if you’re the kind of golfer who sometimes catches putts thin, pushes it on the way through, or misses off the heel on tense short putts — the Ai-ONE was built specifically for you.

Typically, most people think of the Spider as a face-balanced, straight-back-straight-through putter. And for most of the line, that’s true. However, the #3 variant changes the equation completely. The small slant hosel produces genuine toe hang — which means consequently, this is a Spider designed specifically for golfers who have a natural arc in their stroke and need the face to work with that movement rather than against it. Indeed, it’s a critically underrated fitting option that gets overlooked in favour of the more famous double-bend model.

Performance and Technology

Beneath the surface, the Spider #3 shares the same DNA as the rest of the Spider Tour family. The thin wall undercut construction and steel wireframe allow TaylorMade to precisely control CG location without compromising the iconic perimeter weighting that gives every Spider its stability. Additionally, the HYBRAR Echo Dampener sits behind the face to clean up the vibration signature at impact — consequently, the result is a crisper, more premium feel than you’d normally expect from a mallet insert at this price point.

Furthermore, the TPU Pure Roll insert — a blend of Surlyn and aluminum with grooves angled at 45 degrees — promotes forward roll quickly off the face, thereby reducing early skid and keeping the ball on line from the moment it leaves the putter. In addition, the True Path alignment system runs the full length of the topline, giving you a consistent reference point at address whether you’re on a fast links green or a slow muni surface. As a result, it just works.

Therefore, for golfers who’ve been playing a face-balanced Spider and always felt like they were fighting the putter face slightly through impact, the #3 is the version that might finally feel right from the first stroke.

Recently, zero-torque putters have been having a moment. The idea is straightforward: by positioning the shaft directly above the putter’s center of gravity, you therefore eliminate face twist at impact — the ball goes where the face is aimed, every time, regardless of how your hands work through the stroke. However, the problem with most zero-torque designs until recently has been the way they look. In those designs, the shaft enters the head so far back from the leading edge that they feel foreign to set up over, and the required forward press creates awkward hand positioning that many golfers never get comfortable with.

How the S2S Ai-DUAL Solves the Zero-Torque Challenge

Fortunately, Odyssey’s S2S Ai-DUAL solves that. Through a multi-material construction that combines aluminum, steel, and substantial tungsten weighting, they’ve shifted the CG so far forward that the shaft can enter the head right above the topline — just like a conventional center-shafted putter. The result is a zero-torque design that actually looks like a normal putter at address. Cleverly, the 2-degree of built-in forward press is offset by a new reverse-taper grip, so your hands fall into a natural, neutral position automatically. As a result, there’s no awkward setup and no manipulation required.

Above all, the star of the show is the Ai-DUAL face insert — a two-layer urethane construction featuring Forward Roll Design grooves angled at 19 degrees off vertical. In this design, the outer layer is soft for feel, the inner layer is firmer for energy transfer, and the FRD grooves consequently generate a faster transition to end-over-end roll than virtually anything else in the category. As a result, shorter putts get to their true roll immediately. Similarly, longer putts hold their line better through grain and subtle breaks. It’s a genuinely meaningful performance upgrade over the previous generation Ai-ONE insert.

In fact, zero-torque putters now account for roughly 33 percent of the premium putter market, and for good reason: when the face can’t twist, more putts finish close to the hole. Consequently, the S2S Ai-DUAL is the most approachable entry point into that technology that Odyssey has ever made.