Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5 2021 Golf Putter

Phantom X 5:

Going well beyond an update, Scotty completely re-designed the new Phantom X 5. A solid precision milled 303 stainless steel face is carried through to the body and wings and integrated with an aluminium sole component and stainless-steel sole weights. This revamped mid-mallet is reminiscent of past Futura models with its slightly more compact profile and wingback shape. Configured to be nearly face balanced, this tour-proven model with its single bend shaft and sight line on the topline, has also been crafted with darker alignment features in the flange to simplify setup and increase confidence.

 

Scotty Cameron has created his most technically advanced line to date with the 2019 Phantom X family – a collection of 9 newly shaped mallet putters. The Phantom X family is a hi-tech putter line, each of the nine models feature a striking and helpful alignment aid, from simple dots to continuous sightlines, raised or stepped down flanges and wider or “disappearing” top-lines, these putters are designed to take putting performance to the next level.

The Phantom X line replaces the Futura family in the Scotty Cameron range of putters, the nine new mallet styles have different shaft bend and alignment options that are built around five different head shapes – the Phantom X 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12. Each one of the Phantom X putters incorporates a multi-material construction including a precision-milled aluminium face that is integrated with 303 stainless steel heads that have heightened vibration dampening technology, all of this technology maximises the MOI of each one of the putters.

Scotty Cameron took his inspiration for the long sightlines on the putters from fast cars and fighter jets, whilst the neon painted dots will help golfers to frame the ball at address. The three-shaft options – low-bend, mid-bend and straight – throughout the Phantom X line enables players to determine their desired amount of toe flow (“Toe hang” is a quality of toe-balanced putters. The clubface of a toe-balanced putter will, when the shaft of the putter is balanced lengthwise across a golfer’s finger, be angled toward the ground. In other words, the toe of such a putter will hang down, pointing toward the ground). Phantom X models with a “.5” suffix (i.e. 5.5, 7.5 and 8.5) have a shorter, low-bend shaft contour with one shaft of offset for more toe flow to encourage an arc through the putting path. The Phantom X 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12 models have a slightly taller, mid-bend shaft meaning you get a near-face balanced setup that provides less toe flow than the .5 models.