DJ Special Masters Edition Spider

[ShortSticks]

Just got an email from TGW for this special release.

[ShortSticks]

Priced at $499. Ouch.

[TheMoneyShot]

38 minutes ago, ShortSticks said:

Priced at $499. Ouch.

It’s in a nice display box but not that nice...

[ASN21]

https://www.taylormadegolf.com/Dustin-Johnson-Spider-Limited-Commemorative-Edition/DW-TA362.html?lang=default&cgid=taylormade-putters#lang=default&start=1&

 

Nice collectors piece

[dre72]

how many are they going to be making?

[03trdblack]

$500 for essentially a box, grip and headcover.  The specs aren't even what DJ plays.  35" length when DJ plays 35.75"

[ASN21]

6 minutes ago, 03trdblack said:

$500 for essentially a box, grip and headcover.  The specs aren't even what DJ plays.  35" length when DJ plays 35.75"

Probably a typo. From what I have seen it says to his "exact specs"

[03trdblack]

Golf Digest had his WITB in this month's issue with this putter specs.

 

[Laznasty]

A bit underwhelming

[kkennedy]

Yeah, I don't see anything here to even remotely justify the price tag 

[miamistomp]

 Do you get an Austin foot jobber with that ?

 

 

[TheBiles]

Velcro in the headcover? C’m on, man. I thought all of their premium covers had switched to magnets. 

[getair23]

The head cover is great, minus Velcro. Fancy box is wasted on me. Putter is about as exciting as a DJ press conference. I’m usually a sucker for Masters themed items. This could use a little more spice. 

[TheMoneyShot]

14 minutes ago, getair23 said:

The head cover is great, minus Velcro. Fancy box is wasted on me. Putter is about as exciting as a DJ press conference. I’m usually a sucker for Masters themed items. This could use a little more spice. 

Yeah, I’m using a sucker for Masters themed items too.  This one will be a pass for me. 

[getair23]

6 minutes ago, TheMoneyShot said:

Yeah, I’m using a sucker for Masters themed items too.  This one will be a pass for me. 

Funny, if it looked like this I would have bought it already.

 

[mukster]

Most expensive paint. Ever.

[SC-TX 88]

Doesn’t he use the 80/20 aluminum insert and this is surlyn?

[MPAndreassi]

4 hours ago, dre72 said:

how many are they going to be making?

Shame they didn’t release this info. If they would have and I could’ve put a hard number on the limit I probably would have ordered one. 1 of 500 vs 1 of 1500 is a big difference in the collector world. 

[Always_rough]

Would love to buy it and game it, but would be little upset when the paint started chipping off the bottom.

Edited March 31, 2021 by Always_rough

[Double Dodger]

6 hours ago, ShortSticks said:

Priced at $499. Ouch.

For a painted putter. GTFOH!

[jll62]

2 hours ago, SC-TX 88 said:

Doesn’t he use the 80/20 aluminum insert and this is surlyn?

 

This is the 80/20 insert; it's a dull gray. The Surlyn inserts are almost always black.

Edited March 31, 2021 by jll62

[ksher84]

Wasn’t that head cover already released separately?  Anything different about it

[jll62]

For those complaining about price, this really isn't that bad. The Spider Tour Black retailed for $300 when it was new, and the 2020 Masters headcover is going to run you close to $100 at auction. So you're paying another $100 for a nice presentation in the box and the Itsy Bitsy sole plate (instead of the Spider Tour plate).

 

When you consider that this putter was sold twice on the Vault for $750 before the Spider Tour came to retail, it's not that bad at all. If you're buying something like this, you're buying it because it's a cool piece rather than something that will appreciate in value.

[SC-TX 88]

6 hours ago, jll62 said:

 

This is the 80/20 insert; it's a dull gray. The Surlyn inserts are almost always black.

Listed in the specs:

 

• PURE ROLL INSERT

  The soft Surlyn gray Pure Roll™ insert uses 45°grooves to increase topspin and improve forward roll for distance control compared to a solid face.

[getair23]

6 hours ago, jll62 said:

For those complaining about price, this really isn't that bad. The Spider Tour Black retailed for $300 when it was new, and the 2020 Masters headcover is going to run you close to $100 at auction. So you're paying another $100 for a nice presentation in the box and the Itsy Bitsy sole plate (instead of the Spider Tour plate).

 

When you consider that this putter was sold twice on the Vault for $750 before the Spider Tour came to retail, it's not that bad at all. If you're buying something like this, you're buying it because it's a cool piece rather than something that will appreciate in value.

Wasn’t complaining about the price. More disappointed with the lack of creativity. When I got the message today from TM  I was ready to purchase ASAP. Until I saw that this was a bit boring. They could have at least added green and yellow to the weights or insert. 

[Double Dodger]

I’m just old I guess but $500 for a cast spray painted putter is ridiculous. I don’t even care if it was the exact one DJ played with. 
I’ve said it before, if you took Taylormade off this putter and printed Top Flite on it you couldn’t sell it for $79. To each his own though....

[elwhippy]

And the performance gains are? 

[third-times-a-charm]

8 hours ago, elwhippy said:

And the performance gains are? 

 

Uhhh its not supposed to have any.

[NetBogey]

On 3/31/2021 at 11:21 AM, 03trdblack said:

Golf Digest had his WITB in this month's issue with this putter specs.

 

Yeah, I think his length has been 35.75 for awhile now, interesting they are claiming this to be his exact specs at 35”

[SUPERG]

LAAAAAAMMMMMMEEEEEE. Tm Vault items have been underwhelming for awhile now, they used to drop tour issue goodies and one off putters that were actually different from retail and more premium. Nowadays all TM does is cater to Tiger/Rory fanboys and whatever Trottie is shilling on IG