Spider ZT vs Odyssey Jailbird: two routes into zero-torque
The big brands' answers to the zero-torque craze, head to head — and which one suits how you actually putt.
By Priya Anand · Staff Writer
TaylorMade
TaylorMade Spider ZT Zero-Torque Putter
$550
Pick for high-MOI mallet players who want tour pedigree.
Odyssey
Odyssey Ai-ONE Square 2 Square Jailbird Putter
$375
Pick for the value play — and the most stable of the two for a straight stroke.
Zero-torque is the hottest idea in putting, and these are the two most credible big-brand ways in. TaylorMade's Spider ZT takes the proven, high-MOI Spider mallet and re-engineers it to stay square through the stroke; Odyssey's Square 2 Square Jailbird is a centre-shafted, toe-up design that reviewers repeatedly rate as the most stable and easiest to align of the new wave.
The Spider ZT is the move if you already get on with a big mallet and want the forgiveness, the premium milled feel, and tour validation behind your switch. It looks familiar at address and asks the least re-learning of any Spider loyalist.
The Jailbird is the value play and, for a straight-back-straight-through stroke, arguably the more single-mindedly stable of the two — the centre shaft and bold alignment make it point-and-shoot. The trade-offs are the looks (the centre shaft and stripes divide opinion) and that it suits an arcing stroke less well.
Both fix the same problem — a face that twists when you'd rather it didn't. Choose on stroke type and wallet: arcing stroke and mallet history, lean Spider; straighter stroke and value-minded, the Jailbird is hard to beat.
Same problem solved two ways. Arcing stroke + mallet habit → Spider ZT; straight stroke + value → Jailbird.
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