On tour now, half of the inserts are the original White Hot inserts, which made us think that if people really want that insert then we should really give it to them. “Many of our tour players still use a White Hot insert, even on more modern designs we’ve retro-fit them with the insert. “We combine that with the feedback we get from club professionals, customers, golfers, our sales team, all different sources, and one of the things we’ve consistently heard throughout the years is that players have loved our White Hot insert and what a great product that was. “One of the things we do with tour players, beside working with them to get them dialled in, is listen to them and get their feedback. Twenty years on from it’s original introduction, why did you decide to bring back the White Hot insert? Luke Williams, Odyssey’s senior director of product and brand management, talks to TG about the new range. What Odyssey say about the White Hot OG putters There’s also a traditional steel shaft option for a slightly lower price.Īll of the White Hot putters come with a grey Odyssey DFX grip as standard with an oversized option also available. RELATED: Should you be using an Odyssey Triple Track putter? In testing Odyssey have seen decent consistency gains from the new shaft, with a 6% improvement in tempo, 9% gain in impact location and a 6% increase in arc. It has a shorter stepless steel tip, weighs seven grams less than its predeccesor, is stiffer and more stable. The White Hot OG range includes an updated version of Odyssey’s hugely popular and Major-winning Stroke Lab shaft in ‘Candy Apple’ red. Odyssey White Hot OG putter shaft and grip options RRP: £269 (Stroke Lab shaft), £219 (steel shaft) RELATED: Which Lamkin putter grip best fits your stroke? Team that with the firm-to-touch but soft-under-impact characteristics of the White Hot insert and a new candy apple-red Stroke Lab shaft (there is also a steel shaft option) and we reckon you’ve got your hands on a top performing putter for 2022. The #5 has a lovely mallet shape and thanks to some surface milling (the whole head is not CNC milled), you get really clear and defined edges at address, which we love. So it’s not that surprising Odyssey brought it back in 2021, and put it in six new models, together with a stiffer and more stable Stroke Lab shaft.
Incredibly, 20 years after the original, more than half the putters Odyssey make for tour pros still feature an original White Hot face insert. Grip choice: Grey Odyssey DFX grip or oversized Odyssey grip Verdict: Odyssey White Hot OG 5 putter Grip choice: Grey Odyssey DFX grip or oversized Odyssey grip RRP: £239 (Stroke Lab shaft), £199 (steel shaft)įinish: Rich silver PVD with finely milled surface Let’s take a closer look at the models in the line-up. Whereas soft inserts are usually slow, with a soft feel and dead sound, the two-part White Hot insert combined the feel of a softer model with the performance off a firmer face and returns in the new model. The original White Hot was made from the same urethane as the cover on Callaway’s Rule 35 golf ball. So what made the putter face so popular all those years ago? Both the Rossie and 7 are available in either double bend face-balanced models or with slant necks and a degree of toe hang. The new range, with its rich silver PVD finish and finely milled surfaces, offers a putter to suit every golfer – 1 blade, 1WS wide-soled blade, smaller mallet 5, fanged 7, classic 2-Ball and wider mallet Rossie. REVIEWED: Odyssey’s “best-ever” 2-Ball putter WATCH: Best 2022 putter video Now, despite racking up the most worldwide wins and most putters in play at every Major in 2020, Odyssey have decided to turn back the clock in a bid to increase their dominance, bringing back the most popular putter face insert of all-time in six ultra-premium-looking White Hot OG putter heads. Odyssey even admit that more than half the putters they create for Tour players today still feature this insert. There have been dozens of 2-Ball variations over the years, and it’s still hugely popular. But try as hard as they have to move consumers, pros and retailers into new face technology, golfers still yearned for a return to the soft but firm feel of the beloved White Hot insert. RELATED: Save six shots with putting coach Phil Kenyon “Legendary then, iconic now,” is how Odyssey are promoting their new line of White Hot OG putters, two decades after the famous face and renowned 2-Ball putters first found fame. Odyssey White Hot OG putters bring back one of golf’s most popular face inserts in six different head shapes for 2021.
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