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Spotted: A new Odyssey “Stroke Lab Three” prototype putter

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6 years ago

Sep 17, 2018

Correction: This story originally reported this putter was in Patrick Reed’s bag. After further investigation, it was not.

Spotted at the 2018 Tour Championship at East Lake was an Odyssey Stroke Lab Three prototype putter. The putter appears to have a milled head and Odyssey’s familiar White Hot Microhinge face insert.

Stroke Lab may be a familiar name for some who know the Stroke Lab putters from around 2017. Mostly only available in the Japan Domestic Market (JDM), the Stroke Lab putters weighed heavier in the head — about 15 grams — and lighter in the shaft (about 29 grams), according to descriptions from True Spec Golf.

Is this a sign of things to come from Odyssey, or just a one-off? It would seem given the familiar name that it’s more the former than the latter, but only time will tell. What do you think about the Stroke Lab Three putter? Do you think it will be available in America at some point?

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17 Comments

Barry Boyd

Oct 7, 2018 at 5:32 pm

There hasn’t been a putter made in the last 25 years that I’ve found that gives you a real “pop” at impact…you want some “pop”, pick up a used Cleveland Ken Giannini putter. Wouldn’t trade mine for the world.

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TM

Oct 5, 2018 at 2:38 pm

What’s with the TM driver colorway?

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Walt Pendleton

Sep 21, 2018 at 11:14 am

Putters with softer insert can be taken too far causing a player to loose feel on longer putts. For me these softer inserts are harder to match ball speed with alignment on putts running over 10 on the stimp. Secondly, I don’t like the “dead hit” feeling at impact…it makes me feel like I missed the sweet spot on the putt, reducing feedback and therefore control on ball speed around the cup. Give me feel at impact thank you!

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Tom54

Sep 19, 2018 at 5:51 pm

I have a #7 odyssey with the micro hinge insert and I was wondering if anyone other than myself thinks it’s almost too soft. Most of the time it seems like I have to hit it harder. It’s definitely a soft feel. I definitely like the grey/black color scheme

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Tucsonsean

Sep 19, 2018 at 12:34 pm

Ping gets ripped off again–it looks like the old Ping Specify putter from the last decade, except with a few too many ‘bells and whistles.’

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NormW

Sep 19, 2018 at 12:25 pm

Putter reviews should always include a view of the top of the putter. That’s what you see when you use it.

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adan

Sep 19, 2018 at 12:14 pm

Looks like my #6 Odyssey with a different paint job. Not crazy about inserts. Prefer milled face.

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rolf

Sep 18, 2018 at 11:51 pm

Odyssey Stroke Lab Three Putt putters?

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D Mack

Sep 18, 2018 at 8:46 pm

This micro hinge insert is much better feeling than the original version. Glad to see it in different head selections. Could be good.

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Tom

Sep 18, 2018 at 1:48 pm

WOW!!! so different from anything else ever introduced, amazing!!!

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gunmetal

Sep 18, 2018 at 8:46 am

Liked it until I saw the face.

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uhgolfguy1

Sep 17, 2018 at 10:52 pm

Oh how the Ping Anser 4 has evolved over the decades. Lots of new bells and whistles but still the classic anser head shape.

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- Bart Broesamle
  
  Sep 18, 2018 at 3:04 pm
  
  The same old comment.Every blade style heal/toe weighted putter from hear to eternity will be a copy of a Ping.So,should we all get rid of our other putters and just play Ping because they were the first. That means all football players should go back to leather helments and we should go back to crank telephones.
  
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  - Tucsonsean
    
    Sep 19, 2018 at 12:37 pm
    
    Sounds like someone who paid too much for a Scotty Cameron.
    
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Barkley Charles

Sep 17, 2018 at 10:18 pm

I hope so! I like what I see.

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- xox
  
  Sep 18, 2018 at 2:39 pm
  
  This has got to be the stupidest putter design with it’s silly face that tries to ‘hinge’ on to the ball. It should be banned from golf.
  
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  - gunmetal
    
    Sep 27, 2018 at 12:28 am
    
    It’s just marketing fluff man. Don’t get too hot over it.
    
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