Callaway Golf has unveiled its new range of putters, the Odyssey Stroke Lab and Odyssey EXO with Stroke Lab.

Previously restricted to the Japanese Domestic Market, the newest line of Odyssey Stroke Lab putters are set to hit shops in the U.S. next month, as will the new Odyssey EXO With Stroke Lab.

Odyssey Stroke Lab

At the heart of the new line of Stroke Lab putters is 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 new 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.”

Speaking on the new Odyssey putters, Luke Williams, senior director of putter marketing, stated

“You feel the difference immediately. The putter head moves freely, smoothly and on a sound path, helping you roll the ball accurately while giving you greater speed-control.”

While Sean Toulon, senior vice president and general manager of Odyssey, said

“These new putters epitomize what Stroke Lab is all about. Questioning the norm for the purpose of developing putters that perform substantially better to help golfers make more putts.”

 

As well as the innovative weight distribution, the Stroke Lab shaft is slightly stiffer and has a lower torque compared to standard putter shafts, which aims to provide players with greater control due to a slightly heavier head.

Additional weight in the sole and butt-end of the grip have been added with the intent to help golfers consistently repeat a smooth and accurate stroke, while Odyssey’s White Hot Microhinge Face Insert is combined with dozens of micro hinges embedded across the face, which is designed to promote topspin to provide a smooth roll and improved distance control.

The Stroke Lab lineup consists of 10 shapes — six mallets and four blades — all in a choice of pistol or oversized grips.

The new Stroke Lab putters hit the market on February 8, and have a price tag of $249.99.

Odyssey EXO Putters with Stroke Lab

The new Odyssey EXO Putters with Stroke Lab combine three of Callaway Golf’s latest innovations: EXO Construction, WhiteHot Microhinge Insert, and Stroke Lab Weighting.

In the latest Odyssey mallet putters, through the lightweight 6061 milled aluminum exo-cage, the weight of the putter has been re-distributed from the centre of the head to the perimeter of the head, which aims to concentrate the weight, in order to drive up the Moment of Inertia (MOI) and create consistent ball speeds and directional control.

The Odyssey EXO Putters with Stroke Lab utilize the White Hot Feel, and combine it with their Microhinge technology, with the aim of creating an immediate forward roll for more consistent accuracy.

Just like the Stroke Lab Putters, the EXO Putters also contain the new multi-material Stroke Lab Shaft, designed for greater weight distribution, and to offer a smooth and accurate roll.

The Odyssey EXO putters with stroke lab offers both face balanced options (designed to reduce face rotation in the stroke) and toe hang options (intended to allow for more face rotation in the stroke) on each model.

The Odyssey EXO Putters with Stroke Lab will become available on March 29, and will set you back $349.99,