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The Three Newest Putters – Exceptional Performance

and Could be Hung in the Museum of Modern Art

새로 나온 3개의 퍼터, 뛰어난 퍼포먼스

현대미술관에 전시할 만큼 뛰어나

Recently, I was on site at the Shriner’s Tournament in Las Vegas. line makes it easy for golfers to aim better at address, a critical
I attend this annually so I can meet with those pros with whom component to better and more consistent putting.
I work with mentally. The Odyssey Stroke Lab Black Ten Putter is a super-high MOI
Most often, in between sessions, I can be found checking out the mallet with a multi-material Stroke Lab shaft to improve your
latest in equipment both on the putting green and driving range. stroke, a new Microhinge Star Insert, and Hi-Def Alignment.
As I love to putt, putters are fascinating to me in every aspect The Microhinge Star insert was originally made for tour players
from design, materials used, and performance. who wanted a firmer feeling at impact than the standard Micro-
This season was no different. hinge or White Hot Microhinge insert.
These 3 putters caught my eye and all had hole-seeking capabil- What you need to know is that Microhinge roll technology pro-
ity: motes immediate forward roll for improved speed and control.
As for the shaft, Stroke Lab putters actually help improve the
Odyssey’s Stroke LAB Ten golfer’s stroke, including backswing length, face angle at impact,
There are two models, the Stroke Lab Ten and the “Bird of Prey”. and head speed through impact and tempo. All through a pro-
My focus is on the Stroke Lab Ten. found change in weight distribution made possible by an innova-
Off the bat, what will impress you most is that the Ten sits com- tive new shaft.
pletely flat and square to the target at address, whereas many In the back of this mid-size mallet, Odyssey has added a sole
other styles of putters force you to take a certain grip to get to weight under the heel and toe extensions, which increases the
this ideal aforementioned position. moment of inertia and boost stability.
Inspired by Odyssey’s #7 and the Indianapolis putter model, the The innovative multi-material shaft saves 40 grams of weight,
Ten offers premium materials and performance which is redistributed to the head and grip
in two neck options of slant or double bend. end of the putter specifically by adding 10g
The putter has a square shape and sin- to the head in the form of two sole weights,
gle white alignment line that con- and adding 30g to the grip-end via a 10g-
trasts with the putter’s dark finish. lighter grip and 40g end-weight.
Referred to as “High Def Align- This completely rebalances the putter for im-
ment”, this single white alignment proved tempo and consistency in the stroke.
According to Sean Toulon (Ex Zevo, TaylorMade,
Toulon Design) , Odyssey’s GM, “Stroke Lab
has revolutionized the putter category by fun-
damentally improving the rhythm and consis-
tency in a golfer’s stroke, And we’re combining
it with all the forgiveness from these super high MOI
head shapes with one goal in mind: to help every golfer make
more putts.”
$299.99 Available November 1, 2019 www.odysseygolf.com

Cleveland Frontline “Elevado”
Cleveland Golf has introduced its Frontline putter series which

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