![]() What I can tell you is that though the concept of moving weight to the head and hands is not new, the multi-material (graphite and steel) shaft and its 75g is revolutionary. I can hear some of you going, “what’s so revolutionary about that?”, and I don’t have a life shifting answer for you. In addition, that saved weight has been redistributed in the head (10g) and hands (30g via a lighter grip and 40g weight) creating not just a lighter setup, but essentially a back-weighted/counter-balanced sense of design. The Stroke Lab (SL) shaft is 40g lighter than tradition, coming in at 75g. With that in mind, the Odyssey crew created their Stroke Lab shaft, which to my understanding will become a staple of their putter lineups from this point on. Though the shapes and weights of putters havechanged, and changed exponentially, the shaft remains the same. Putter shafts have not changed in, well, forever. Odyssey’s new Stroke Lab putter line helps improve the stroke through a profound change in weight distribution.” They attempt to mask a given stroke’s weaknesses instead of improving those weaknesses. Yet most putting technologies focus on improving alignment or improving the quality of roll. ![]() “Most golfers’ putting strokes are inconsistent. Tempo, speed, face angle, all of these things are predicated more by the stroke itself than anything else, they are also the main points of weakness for golfers of all levels when it comes to putting. This is important because to this point in putters, focus has constantly been on the roll and alignment, not so much the dynamics of the putter inthe stroke or the impact of the putter onthe stroke itself. The company is referring to Stroke Lab as a “tempo enhancing design”. Odysseys solution is the deeper/wider flanged Double Wide, by adding a little junk in the trunk, they increased the MOI and managed to tow the line of keeping enough of the blade look while modifying performance to keep many golfers satisfied.Īs for this iteration of the Double Wide, I think the first step needs to be answering the question, what is Stroke Lab anyway? The idea is simple, many golfers want a blade putter but would also like a higher MOI to make it more forgiving. While the Double Wide may not be as iconic as say the #7, Rossie, or 2-Ball, it has consistently gained a following over the years. There are certain putter shapes that have become borderline iconic in golf, and Odyssey created several of them. A proprietary multi-material shaft design completely shifts the balance of the putter and looks to be a staple of Odyssey/Toulon releases from this point forward. ![]() With Stroke Lab, Odyssey is innovating yet again, going wayoutside the box to address the stroke rather than simply forgiveness or roll. So, with the reveal of the Stroke Lab lineup, all eyes quickly went to the tech story, and what a story it is. ![]() Sure, some have been smash hits (White Hot, Microhinge), while others have perhaps been way too ahead of their time (I’m looking at you Flip Face), but even then, the fact that they are the most played putters in the world says plenty. ![]() The argument can be made that no one has done more for putter design and innovation than Odyssey Golf. ![]()
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