Scotty Cameron Phantom X putters (2024)

Gear: Scotty Cameron Phantom X putters (2024)Worth: $$449 and $499 (Phantom 11 Lengthy)Specs: Milled 303 stainless-steel and 6061 aluminum chassis with metal/tungsten weights.Out there: March 29 (Phantom 5, 5.5, 5S, 7, 7.5, 9 and 9.5), Might 17 (Phantom 11, 11.5 and new Phantom 11 Lengthy)

Who It’s For: Golfers who desire a mallet that’s simple to align and intention whereas nonetheless getting the sound and really feel of Scotty Cameron’s milled blade putters.

The Skinny: The Phantom putters for 2024 have been subtly tweaked so your entire head acts like an alignment support, whereas the dual-milled face design enhances sound and really feel in every of the 5 completely different head shapes.

The Deep Dive: Golfers who compete on the PGA Tour, LPGA and DP World Tour have cherished the feel and appear of Scotty Cameron blade-style putters for years, however the recognition of mallets elevated over time. Right this moment, about half of the Scotty Cameron putters you will note “contained in the ropes” are mallets. However whereas most gamers add a mallet to their bag for additional forgiveness, they nonetheless need to maximize really feel, get a delightful sound at affect and like what they see after they look down on the membership.

That’s why, moreover Newport, Newport 2 and different blade-style putters, Cameron provides a number of completely different mallets within the Phantom lineup, which has been up to date for 2024.

Whereas leisure golfers usually see mallet putters as golf equipment providing extra forgiveness, tour gamers normally see their most interesting characteristic as one thing else. Sure, bigger putters have a tendency to withstand twisting on off-center hits greater than blades, and the Phantom putters supply the next second of inertia (MOI) than the Scotty Cameron Tremendous Choose blades, however elite golfers usually want mallets as a result of they’ll maintain larger, more practical alignment aids.

Cameron needed to make that essentially the most important level of emphasis within the 2024 Phantom household and labored together with his group to make every head work as an alignment system. 

The Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11 has an arrow alignment characteristic, together with angles on the chassis designed to assist golfers concentrate on the goal line. (Titleist)

For instance, when golfers put a Phantom 11 putter down behind a ball, they see a pair of traces extending from the again of the pinnacle to the topline and forming an arrow. Nevertheless, golfers might not even remember that the topline edges within the heel and toe space have been angled inward towards the ball, whereas the again of the topline has additionally been angled towards the ball. The adverse area between the wings behind the pinnacle additionally kinds a second arrow. These options work collectively to assist a golfer in alignment, even when a few of them are working subconsciously.

The Phantom 9 has two traces on the highest, however whereas there isn’t a arrow, the angles on the topline and the area between the wings within the again level the golfer’s eyes towards the ball and the goal line.

The 202 stainless-steel face of the Phantom X putters is duel milled to create a deeper sound and softer really feel. (Titleist)

Along with subtly modifying the putter shapes, Scotty Cameron and his group have up to date the milling sample within the hitting space. Every Phantom mallet nonetheless begins as a block of 303 stainless-steel that’s milled into form, and 6061 aircraft-grade aluminum has been added within the soles to scale back weight within the middle and improve the perimeter weighting, however now the Phantom putters have include the identical dual-milling face that debuted in 2023’s Tremendous Choose household. 

Through the course of, a milling machine passes over the face, makes deep cuts within the hitting space and removes ribbons of metal. Then, a second milling go shaves the factors off the hitting space created throughout the first milling go, flattening them. The result’s a face that creates the sound and really feel of a deep-mill sample but additionally places extra metal on the ball at affect to reinforce a golfer’s sense of contact.

Lastly, Cameron gave the 2024 Phantom putters a brand new rubber grip. For years, Scotty Cameron putters have include very slender or pistol-style grips, however the Phantom putters come normal with a paddle-style grip that’s flat on the highest and options minimal taper. 

Beneath is a better have a look at the 2024 Scotty Phantom 5, 7, 9, 11 and 12 putters.