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2020 Odyssey Triple Track and Stroke Lab Black putters

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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.

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.

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

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Ryan Barath is a club-fitter & master club builder with more than 17 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. He is the former Build Shop Manager & Social Media Coordinator for Modern Golf. He now works independently from his home shop and is a member of advisory panels to a select number of golf equipment manufacturers. You can find Ryan on Twitter and Instagram where he's always willing to chat golf, and share his passion for club building, course architecture and wedge grinding.

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  1. BRAD LANEY

    Jan 17, 2020 at 3:10 pm

    I think players trying to line up the ball then line up the putter to the ball precisely could be a pace of play nightmare.Just a thought.

  2. Shallowbutdeadly

    Jan 16, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    King Gillette would approve, this is the razor and blade model!

  3. Brandon

    Jan 16, 2020 at 11:07 am

    Having hackers take 5 minutes to make sure their ball and putter are perfectly aligned should do wonders for the pace of play.

  4. Rich Douglas

    Jan 16, 2020 at 10:42 am

    Putters designed to sell a lot of balls.

    Fine, but might I suggest three things? First, please put the triple-track on the Chromesoft, not just the Chromesoft and the ERC.

    Second, create a stand-alone putter with this alignment aid. This would allow the player to stand behind the putter and ball, examining the line stereoscopically. Line–>Ball–>Putter. I own a Bloodline putter and it’s amazing.

    Third, how about a center-shafted putter choice? These seem to be disappearing in general, but I sure prefer them.

    • Rich Douglas

      Jan 16, 2020 at 10:44 am

      “…not just the Chromesoft X and the ERC.”

  5. dat

    Jan 16, 2020 at 9:57 am

    It’s like DLC for your golf balls. Airpods to your iPhone, etc. If you can’t line it up with these, you’re helpless.

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