We are not quite finished with the model count just yet. I am Jack’s Odyssey dominated putter corral. My apologies to the shop owners who must keep track of all of these new putter SKUs. It’s a rich red color that seems to change with the available light.Īs far as choices go, how many heads would you like to choose from? How about twenty-four heads? That’s right, you have twelve different heads in red, and another twelve in black. I was in the anti-red camp initially, but I’ve definitely warmed to the color. Odyssey won’t even mind a tiny bit if you eschew the flashy red for the more traditional black. Pick the head you like, and the color that you like will be there. Unlike last summer’s release where the pairings of head an color were somewhat restricted, with this new release, all heads are available in both colors. These putters weren’t blasted with rattle cans of Krylon red or black and left to drip-dry. Were I to editorialize, I’d say that you’ll likely find the red finish to be a bit richer than what you’ll see from other red putter makers. I’m sure that you’ll find additional examples of these subtle differences when you put the heads side by side in your shop. The body lines are paintfilled with black in the Branden Grace-approved red, giving it a more Versa-feel than the black version, where the lines alignment scheme is black on black. Will your local shop have all of the heads there waiting for you to try out? Probably not, but Odyssey’s online store is reasonably user-friendly with respect to customization and ordering.īe sure to take a close look at the models when you demo. Beyond the color differences, there are other more subtle points of differentiation. The Jailbird mini, for example, looks quite a bit different at address in the black and red configurations. I’m cool if you technically want to drop that number to two, since two of the three putters were #7 heads. That’s the nuts of what Odyssey is doing in terms of red and black this year: They are giving you MOAR! Last summer, While there were nine total putters in the red and black release, only three of those were red. The red #7 was a solid midsummer’s dream. Based on my own experiences, I found the #7s a far more comfortable swinging companion than any previous #7 – that little bit of hang allowing the mallet to mesh with my more blade-appropriate stroke. That little slant neck motivated no small number of blade putter players to experiment with the “Now With Toe Hang” #7s mallet. Whether you believe that they did so because of tour player pressure, or instead as a direct response to TaylorMade’s success with their red spider, it’s tough to deny that the red Odyssey putters added some new gear excitement to a month typically devoid of much in the way of new equipment.Įven cooler than the run of red was the release of the iconic Odyssey #7 with a slant neck. That mid-year release retained the O-Works microhinge insert while expanding the O-Works model line into the realm of red. Last July, Odyssey unveiled red versions of their popular O-Works line of putters. The vast majority of the thirty-two putter barrage will be somewhat familiar as they are largely extensions of Odyssey’s 2017 O-Works Red and Black putter line. It’s either a stroke of genius on Odyssey’s part, or they have just lost cabin pressure. The odds are that shop owners worldwide are taking out second mortgages to cover the costs of expanding their putter corrals. Having visited Odyssey HQ last week, I’ll tell you that there is a method to the madness of this mass release. This time around, there will be thirty-two putters in their primary line, and that doesn’t include the new Toulon Design and Special Edition putters. Odyssey has decided that 2018 is going to be the “Fourteen putters? Hold my beer…” year for them. It wasn’t six thousand putters, but it was at least fourteen putters, and that’s no small number of SKUs, even from the world’s leading putter maker. A few of the models also came in a 90° paint scheme variations. That line had a lot of putter models, just under six-thousand different ones if I recall correctly.Įvery Versa head came in both black-white-black, and white-black-white color configurations. I am referring specifically to their 2013 launch of the Versa line of putters which featured bold black and white paint jobs (insomuch as black and white can be bold). Not too many years ago, Odyssey Golf engineered one of the largest putter releases of all times.
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