Spent the winter down in Florida, and when I got back to NY in the spring, my putting went cold. The Spider X1 (34.25") just wasn’t behaving. So naturally, I went down the rabbit hole…
First was the Odyssey DB Mini Jailbird. Then came the Scotty Phantom 5. That turned into a Newport 2, then the 1.5, then an Odyssey 7S. From there I bounced to the Phantom 5.2, then back to a GOLO S… you get the idea.
Eventually I circled back to the Spider X1 — and that’s when it hit me: maybe it wasn’t the arrow, it was the Indian.But after all that, I realized the real issue… the putter was a half-inch too long. Simple as that.
Once I trimmed it to the right length, the Spider X1 instantly felt like an extension of my hands. The feel, the balance, the forgiveness — nothing else came close. I’ve been playing golf for 30 years, and I can honestly say:
The Spider X1 is the best putter I’ve ever used.
It’s deadly on short putts, stable as hell on long ones, and somehow gives you that confident blade-like feedback without punishing mishits. Just an absolute weapon.