Odyssey StrokeLab PuttersFrom £239GM VerdictThisuniqueputterrangehas
innovationsfromtoptobottomtohelp
golfersimprovetheconsistencyof
theirputting.Youcannoticethe
differenceinfeelfromtheStrokeLab
shaftconstruction.Itcertainlymakes
theputtersfeelalittleheavierinthe
headandonlongerputtsthereseems
tobelesskickintheshaftatthepoint
ofimpact.Overall,ourtempofelt
smootherandtheclubfaceseemedto
wanttoreturntosquaremoreoften
thannot.Wealsoreallyenjoyedthe
feeloftheseputters–it’sbutterysoft
withonlyaverysubtlesoundoffthe
face.Therolloftheballisexceptional.
Infact,testingontheForesight
SportsGCQuadlaunchmonitorhas
shownusthattheMicrohingefaceis
effectiveatreducingskidcompared
withmilledfacesandothergroove
technology.Gettingtheballrolling
endoverendearliermeansthere’s
morechanceitwillstayonline,
whichiswhyourputting
fromshort-and
mid-rangeespecially
seemedtoimprove
themost.
TheOneand
Threemodelsare
classyblades,but
forgivenessfrom
thelargermallet
shapeslikethe
Tuttle,Marxman
andV-Linealso
impressedand
theyofferedextra
alignmenthelpto
improveaccuracy
andconsistencyofroll
outonslightmishits.
Thisputterrangehasno
weaknessesandatunder£250for
most models, the value is exceptional.Key TechnologyThisrangefeaturestendifferenthead
shapes–sixmalletsandfourblades,all
withanewWhiteHotMicrohingeinsert
thatenablesasmoother roll and
improvedfeel.
Thetip-heavyStrokeLab
shaftscombineagraphite
bodywithasteeltip,saidto
improvetheconsistencyof
backswingtime,faceangle
atimpact,ballspeed and
balldirection.
Theshaftisalsoslightly
stifferandlowertorque
thanstandardputtersto
providebettercontrolfor
the heavier putter head.REVIEWS
Looks
There’sawidevariety
ofalignmentoptionsto
helpyousettheputterinlinewith
yourtarget.Theserangefromlong,
whitesightlinesthatarethickor
thinaswellassingleor
multipletothe
proven2-ball
fang.ThefeeloftheStroke
Labputterswas
impressive