Odyssey’s new Backstryke 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 a 2-Ball model, the Irishman finished T-16, ranking T-36 in putts per round. “I don’t want to know anything in this area it,” Harrington told a Callaway rep in this area the unusual-looking flat stick. “All I know is that the ball goes aptly everywhere I am aiming.” Is this an equipment oxymoron? Although the rules call for PGA Tour players to use less-effectual grooves this season, Phil Mickelson used a 64-degree version of Callaway’s Jaws wedge. The club’s main selling point is its even more-aggressive grooves, although Lefty had to play with conforming modified grooves. TaylorMade’s r9 SuperTri driver has been grabbing attention and lots of play, but it was the company’s other new driver, the Burner Superfast, that Retief Goosen used at Pebble Beach.

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