TaylorMade Daddy Long Legs

Brand: TaylorMade
Putter: Daddy Long Legs
Design: Mallet
RRP: £159 Best price: £128
Loft: 2.5-degree Lie: 70-degree Head Weight: 395g

Summary: The new Daddy Long Legs is a ‘counterbalanced’ putter that is engineered with a heavier weight at the grip-end to increase the MOI of the putter and promote a consistent ‘on path’ stroke.

Appearance: We’re sure this one will divide opinion but we’re fans of the futuristic look of the DDL. We were a little bemused at first, however. With a two-tone colour scheme and red plastic insert on the bottom, there is a stream-lined feel to the putter. A little too oversized for our liking - bigger than the original Spider - but its lovely weighted head aided terrific confidence. Removal of the bar in the back of the putter has a slimming effect and that adds to the sleek looks. 8.5

Feel: Incredibly soft. It feels like you’re pushing the ball into the hole inside 10-feet. However, as soon as we started to move away from the hole, we lost a little bit of feel for the longer putts. 9

Performance: Stability was superb throughout the entire stroke. This counterbalanced putter stays on line with ease. The evenly weighted club means it’s easy to get a good rhythm to your stoke and the long alignment line had us knocking everything in from inside 10-feet. From 20-feet the loss of feel meant we found it harder to judge distance. 9

Verdict: If you’re an oversized mallet fan then you’ll love the Daddy Long Legs. Unbelievably stable thanks to the counterbalanced weighting system, it has a large sweetspot and is very easy to wield. Great for high and mid cappers who suffer from their putter twisting offline. 26.5

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