Join the red army!
New
GearThe world’s best players have gone red in their droves... so should you?
SIMON DADDOW
Handicap: 10
TG Equipment Ed
and a former club
designer.MEET THE TESTERS
CHRIS RYAN
Handicap: Pro
Director of the HIT
Golf Academy at
Forest of Arden.ustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy,
Jason Day, Sergio Garcia and Jon
Rahm all have something in
common this year, and it’s not winning
trophies. At some point, they’ve all used a
red putter – like hordes of other players.
TaylorMade and then world No.1 Jason
Day started the trend back in 2016, and
since then Odyssey and EVNroll have
come up with their own red designs.
Day asked TaylorMade to paint his
favourite Itsy Bitsy Spider putter red to
match the abdomen of the redback spider
native to Australia. He had a LOT of
success with it, prompting a rush for the
colour among fellow pros – for 12 straight
weeks after the AT&T Pebble Beach in
February, the Spider Tour Red was the
most played model on tour. Other brands
spotted the trend and came up with their
own red designs, while the red Spider has
been a huge success at retail. With the
trend showing no sign of slowing down –
indeed, TaylorMade has just launched a
whole new line of red models – we thought
it was time to put some to the test.How we did it
Both testers hit putts with each model
from short, mid and long range. Notes
were taken, gauging feel, roll, feedback
and particularly alignment and stability as
most red putters come in mallet or MOI
shaped bodies aimed at boosting
consistency. Analysis was left until testing
was complete.D
TODAYSGOLFER.CO.UK ISSUE 367 83THE TEST