Odyssey Black Series Putter

Odyssey’s new Backstryke putter recently garnered attention on the European Tour, but at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Padraig Harrington became the first player to use the club (which features a shaft inserted in the back of the club to promote a hands-forward position) in a PGA Tour event. Using [...]

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As jerry Kelly stood over the three-footer that would win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans–his first title in seven years–and the $1,134,000 first-prize, the putter he gripped, a Cleveland Classic 3 model, was about to provide one of the greatest returns on investment ever.
That’s because the putter cost $69.
Kelly purchased the [...]

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Much was made of Sergio Garcia’s change to a TaylorMade belly putter prior to the British Open, but at the Tour Championship the Spaniard used a new putter — a Guerin Rife Barbados model — to finish fourth. Last week’s putter was heel-shafted; the belly model Garcia used at Carnoustie was [...]

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It was just a little love tap to the concrete path Ian Poulter gave his Odyssey Black Series putter as he made his way from the 14th green to the 15th tee on Doral Resort & Spa’s Blue Course Saturday. But the rap resulted in a four-hole divorce between player and club.
After missing [...]

Continue Reading Accidental or not, it’s bad news when a club breaks outside the normal course of play

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As players gathered at the Sony Open for the first full-field event of 2008, it was evident many had either worked on their putting strokes during the off-season or at least realized their game on the greens needed a boost. That’s because 47 players in the field of 144 — nearly [...]

Continue Reading Better results on mis-hits have tour pros using putters with higher moments of inertia

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