Equipment

2020 Odyssey Triple Track and Stroke Lab Black putters

Published

6 years ago

Jan 16, 2020

Ryan Barath

Odyssey Golf is bringing Triple Track alignment from golf balls to putters with the introduction of the Stroke Lab Triple Track line for 2020. This makes some of the most alignment-friendly putters on the market even friendlier.

Odyssey Triple Track

What is Triple Track?

In the simplest terms, Callaway Triple Track is three high-resolution parallel lines drawn onto a golf ball to help with alignment.

But in reality, it’s not that simple, because a golf ball is, let’s be very clear, a spherical object, and trying to put what appears to be three straight parallel lines on a ball isn’t as easy as just drawing the lines. If you are not looking at them from a perpendicular 90-degree angle (or close to it), then you will realize they aren’t straight.

Triple Track Ten Odyssey 2020

The Triple Track lines use your eye’s Vernier Acuity: “the ability to discern a disalignment among two line segments or gratings” to help make sure you aligned properly when putting. You see, the human eye is extremely sensitive to spotting parallel lines and Callaway worked with an optometrist to prove this could be brought to golf balls, and now they are bringing it to putters.

More photos of/discussion about the new putters in the forums.

What is Stroke Lab?

Odyssey Stroke Lab Shaft

Stroke Lab putters use a method of weight distribution designed to improve the physical dynamics of the stroke. This weight distribution is achieved through Odyssey’s Stroke Lab shaft, which is a full 40 grams lighter compared to a standard steel Odyssey putter shaft. The Odyssey shaft design combines a graphite body with a steel tip, which in total weighs just 75 grams, with the majority of weight concentrated in the tip.

According to Odyssey, the addition of their new shaft and weight distribution results in “improvements in the consistency of backswing time, face-angle at impact, ball speed, and ball direction,” while “feel for the putter head becomes more acute.” What this means is—you have the opportunity to sink more putts.

Odyssey Insert putter 2020

If there is one more thing Odyssey knows about putters, it’s roll and inserts. The Triple Track putters will all utilize the popular Microhinge Star insert to increase the sound for better player feedback. The Microhinge Star insert improves the correlation between the sound and expected distance a player will hit the ball—firmer means further. This is just another step in the design process put in place to help players of all abilities putt with greater consistency.

More photos of/discussion about the new putters in the forums.

Let’s Put this Together

In what Sean Toulon called “a 30-second prototyping” experiment using an Odyssey 2-ball putter, a ruler, and a few Sharpie markers, Triple Track putters were born. They’re not claiming rocket science here—but Triple Track is scientifically proven.

By bringing Triple Track Alignment from the ball to the top of the putter, Odyssey has brought the same Vernier Acuity to getting not just the ball (if you are using one with Triple Track alignment) but your putter lined up better too. Figuring out ways to get golfers to line up and aim properly is not new, in fact every putter maker has tried almost anything and everything to help golfers putt better—that’s a good thing.

Odyssey Triple Track Double Wide

Since everyone uses different parts of the putter to get properly aligned depending on a lot of factors including eye dominance, Triple Track combined with proven putter shapes including the 2-Ball, 2-Ball Blade, the Ten Model, Double Wide, and Marxman, allow golfers of putter style preference to find a shape.

Odyssey Triple Track Putter Cover

Odyssey Stroke Lab Black

On top of the new Stroke Lab Triple Track, Odyssey is expanding the popular Stroke Lab Black series with additional models including the One, Seven, Rossie, R-Line Arrow, and Double Wide.

Pricing and Availability

Both the Triple Track and Stroke Lab Black putters will be available at Retail Stores and online starting January 30.

Pricing varies depending on the model with the Triple Track starting at $249.99, and Stroke Lab Black models starting at $299

More photos of/discussion about the new putters in the forums.

Equipment

Putters that never made it: Check out some of the best tour builds that didn’t make the cut

Published

2 weeks ago

May 18, 2026

Alistair Cameron

Arguably, the best perk of being a professional golfer on the PGA Tour is the ability to request or even just be handed pretty much any club you could think of. It happens more often than you think, usually with putters around the practice green from one event to the next. Come Wednesday, the Tour bags lining the edge of the putting surface become resting places for fallen flatsticks that never made the cut.

So let’s take a look at some of the best we’ve seen out on Tour this year that never made it to the competition. (You may notice none of Hideki Matsuyama’s custom Scotty Cameron putters made this list. There are too many.)

Let’s start with this custom Damascus Milled Odyssey Rossie made for Ryo Hisatsune. Featuring a single line and the short-slant hossel, we’ve seen plenty of Number 7 and jailbird heads featuring the Damascus Milled insert, but this is the first and only one we’ve spotted in a Rossie. Hisatsune primarily putts with an Odyssey Black Series iX #9, but we have seen him recently with a TaylorMade TP Collection SOTO, so there could be potential that the Damascus Milled Rossie could end up in the bag.

Everyone wants to be Cameron Young right now. We’ve had Justin Thomas and Tom Hoge both game the Scotty Cameron 9.5R prototype. Well, for the PGA Championship, Brooks Koepka nearly joined that list after requesting the same style of putter, with the full-length alignment line. But the Scotty Cameron reps took the request a step further and made one specially for Koepka with a Teryllium insert, similar to one in his previous Newport 2 gamers. The reason why this one didn’t go into play, though? Because it was too heavy.

Harry Hall was the third-best putter on Tour last year, so when Bettinardi made him a custom proto, you know it was going to be good. The custom BB28 blade features VDF face milling, a custom-welded single-bend shaft, and the owner’s initials – HH – on the sole of the putter. Hall, who usually games an Odyssey O-Works #7 W, has dabbled with a TaylorMade Spider Tour X already this year. Maybe there’s a chance this Bettinardi might make his bag.

Honestly, this one doesn’t need a description. It’s Kieth Mitchell’s custom Scotty Cameron Napa. One Scotty Cameron face stamp, two Scotty Dogs, two Scotty Cameron 7-Point Crowns and one Circle T. That is all. Oh, except for the Cashmere Cameron headcover.

Finally, and just for fun, how about we pour one out for this TaylorMade Spider Tour X made for Scottie Scheffler in its new torched finish. It’s unlikely we’ll see a putter change anytime soon from the best golfer in the world. In fact, he hit just two putts with it on the Harbour Town practice before going back to his trusty gamer.

Whats in the Bag

Patrick Reed WITB 2026 (May)

Published

2 weeks ago

May 18, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: Titleist GT3 (9 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 130 M.S.I. 70 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X

Irons: Grindworks PR-202 (4), Grindworks PR-101A (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Cleveland RTX6 Tour Rack (52-10 Mid), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-08M), SM11 (60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Tour Rat 1.5 Tour Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

See more photos of Patrick Reed’s clubs here.

Equipment

Which of Tiger’s major winning irons are your favorite? – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

2 weeks ago

May 18, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been discussing their favorite major winning irons used by Tiger Woods. WRXer ‘golferdude54’ kicks off the thread saying:

“Mizuno MP 14/29. Titleist 681T. Nike Forged Blades. TaylorMade P7TW.

Among these irons that helped Tiger win 15 majors, which is your favorite in terms of looks?”

And our members have been naming their favorites and why in response.

Here are a couple of posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

SwingBlade: “I prefer the early blades he played and the more recent TM TW’s especially because after Tiger had his major behavioral setbacks, part of Nikes support payback was making Tiger play a Nike putter and cease using his beloved uniquely customized Scotty putter.”
ProjectX: “This (Nike Forged Blades) and there’s not even a close second.”

Entire Thread: “Which of Tiger’s major winning irons are your favorite? – GolfWRXers discuss”