GOLD
GOLD
GOLD
GOLD
OVERALL RATING ★★★★ ½ PERFORMANCE ★★★★ ½ INNOVATION ★★★★ ½ LOOK • SOUND • FEEL ★★★★
OVERALL RATING ★★★★★ PERFORMANCE ★★★★★ INNOVATION ★★★★★ LOOK • SOUND • FEEL ★★★★ ½
OVERALL RATING ★★★★★ PERFORMANCE ★★★★★ INNOVATION ★★★★★ LOOK • SOUND • FEEL ★★★★★
OVERALL RATING ★★★★ ½ PERFORMANCE ★★★★ ½ INNOVATION ★★★★ LOOK • SOUND • FEEL ★★★★ ½
‘Perfect weighting. Stroke this putter and the club will do the work. The compact head has some pop.’ – PLUS-2-HANDICAP
‘It’s stable without being heavy. The bat wings give the sense of control
‘Super easy to align. Everything is directed to that. Promotes consistent strikes.’ – 10-HANDICAP
‘Stealthy but responsive. I know I’m getting the power, but it’s not going to overpower my feel.’ – PLUS-2-HANDICAP
and frame the ball nicely.’ – 13-HANDICAP
COBRA 3D PRINTED Price TBA
ODYSSEY Ai-ONE R6 300 WHY WE LIKE IT
ODYSSEY Ai-ONE MILLED R9 000
PING PLD MILLED R9 900
WHY WE LIKE IT As any teenager will remind us, putting is easy. Cobra knows better, and that’s why these putters are engineered to compensate for erratic strokes. Custom 3-D printed internal structures save mass that is used to monumentally increase stability on off-centre hits for better distance control. The face has staggered lofts from top to bottom to ensure that wherever we make contact, our putts launch the same way. Take that, rug rat.
WHY WE LIKE IT To design its putter face Odyssey’s team of engineers looked to titanium for its light weight, strength and flexibility. They needed the face’s intricately varied indentations – designed through a range of artificial- intelligence simulations – to respond to every impact like a high-performance race car moving across an undulating road. These titanium faces have “micro-deflections” to direct energy to the ball for consistent distances.
WHY WE LIKE IT It seems appropriate that the process for milling one of these classic, compact designs takes about the time of a round of golf. Each seems just about as intricate, with these milled designs mixing tour player insight and design- engineer smarts. The angles, curves and weight placements are designed to produce cleaner strokes and smoother roll. The deep-milled face pattern throughout is intended to provide a soft feel.
Most of us think of the putter face as a study in feel, but the engineers at Odyssey thought, Why can’t we get the face to be active and flexing on putts, too? The key was using artificial intelligence to produce the strangely bumpy back of the face. This insert uses “micro-deflections” to help mis-hits roll nearly as well as centre strikes. When it comes to feel, is there anything better than fewer three putts?
• Compact heads are milled from 303 stainless steel. • Tour pros prefer the soft-feeling deep-milling face pattern. • Five models (DS72, Prime Tyne 4, Oslo 3, Oslo 4, Ally Blue 4); head weight: 360-375 grams; length: 35 inches (89cm); loft: 3 degrees
• Six models across five putter-head styles (Three T, Six T, Seven T, Eight T, Eleven T); double bend, crank hosel, slant neck options; head weight: 360 grams; lengths: 33-35 inches (84-89cm); loft: 3 degrees
• Three models (Agera, Agera RS, Supernova); single bend, plumber’s neck, slant neck, armlock options; head weight: 345-422 grams; length: 34-35 (86-89cm) and 38 inches (97cm plus custom); loft: 1-4 degrees
• Nine models across four head styles (2-Ball, Jailbird Mini, Rossie, Seven); double bend, crank hosel and slant neck options; head weight: 360 grams; lengths: 33-35 inches (84-89cm); loft: 3 degrees
FEEL
FEEL
FEEL
FEEL
Firm
Cushioned
Firm
Cushioned
Firm
Cushioned
Firm
Cushioned
HEFT
HEFT
HEFT
HEFT
Light
Heavy
Light
Heavy
Light
Heavy
Light
Heavy
SHAPE
SHAPE
SHAPE
SHAPE
Angular
Soft curves
Angular
Soft curves
Angular
Soft curves
Angular
Soft curves
TOP 10 BEST SOUND/FEEL, MALLET PUTTERS, MIDDLE-HANDICAPS
TOP 5 SOFTEST FEELING, MALLET PUTTERS, HIGH-HANDICAPS
TOP 5 SOFTEST FEELING, MALLET PUTTERS, LOW-HANDICAPS
TOP 5 BEST LOOKING, MALLET PUTTERS, MIDDLE-HANDICAPS
99 GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA
GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA 100
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