![]() I’ll be honest, my thoughts on this putter (my test unit was the 2-Ball model) has been like a stormy relationship. The grip is the familiar Winn pistol style. The finish is slightly darker than the standard White Ice putters, which creates more contrast between the white insert and alignment features and the rest of the putter. The putters feature Odyssey’s new White Ice insert, which to me is a step back in time to the feel and responsiveness of the original White Hot insert from several years back. ![]() If you are one of those players out there that doesn’t like center shafted putters because the shaft distracts you and makes it harder to line up, you may like the BackStryke line. The Marxsman and Blade models are different, with black and white alignment lines. Many people will be familiar with the 2-Ball model, as it looks a lot like the other 2-ball models. ![]() Because the shaft goes into the back of the head rather than near the face, this creates an unconventional look. Odyssey has always pushed the envelope when it comes to design, so it’s not surprising that they’ve come up with some odd looking putters over the years. In practice, this results in a putter that doesn’t like to open or close during the putting stroke. With the BackStryke putters from Odyssey, the putter is balanced along the stroke path. This helps make the putter more stable on off center hits. Some putters are face balanced, which when held from the shaft results in the face of the putter remaining parallel with the ground. Most putters on the market are of the “toe hang” variety, which means that when held from the shaft, the balance of the head makes it hang with the toe down. The position and angle of the shaft with the BackStryke putters helps promote a forward press hand position. Recently the forward press has been reborn, with putting legend and teacher Dave Stockton working with Phil Mickelson before the masters and re-emphasizing Phil’s forward press move. A forward press putting stroke is one in which the hands are pressed forward of the ball before making a stroke, promoting solid contact and truer roll. The forward press has always been a textbook key to good putting. The other two models feature alignment lines that give a different look, but still make it easy to line up your putts. ![]() Combine this look with the very popular 2-ball alignment feature and you have a putter that is very easy to square up to the target line. The result is a putter that affords the player an unobstructed view of the leading edge of the putter, making alignment easier. With the BackStryke, Odyssey has moved the point at which the shaft enters the head to the back of the club, rather than the traditional position near the face. The video below gives us a brief overview of these features. As we first talked about in our First Look at the BackStryke, their are 3 main design features on these putters – Visible Face Alignment, Forward Press Stabilization and Stroke Balance. Let’s take a look at these interesting new putters and see if they live up to the hype. Having said that, Odyssey has thrown caution to the wind with the introduction of the new BackStryke series of putters. The design of putters hasn’t changed much over the years, and despite the new and funky designs we see every year, most people still use the more traditional shapes and styles. While they were not the only manufacturer to make insert putters, Odyssey’s inserts were the best feeling, and they quickly rose to the top of the very competitive putter market. To counteract this trend, Odyssey started making putters with inserts in the face to provide a softer feel. As the modern golf ball has evolved from a wound construction to a 2 piece, 3 piece and 4 piece design, they have also become harder and harder. They have gained a huge following with amateurs and professionals all over the world with their popular putting instruments. Callaway Golf’s putter division – Odyssey Golf – has been making putters for some time. ![]()
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