0
I was very fortunate to get this putter through Odyssey's Tour Dept. and b/c it's 100% custom and unique, I figured I'd share some pics with you all. It is modeled after a JDM (Japan) Forged-Milled ProType (PT) iX #9 HT w/ White Hot insert, but it has the black powder coat shaft found on the USA ProType Black and a white Iomic standard grip- I'm wondering if a black Iomic would've been better, but I kind of like how the white grip compliments the White Hot face. Anyway, let me know what you all think. I added a few pics taken with a camera instead of the iPhone.
A few people have asked, "Why add an insert to a forged/milled putter?" So I got the answer from the man himself:
"The milling or machining process is more about precision than creating some type of feel. With the adjustable weight ports and the insert pockets places you could see variance in the casting process, we can get to tighter tolerances by milling those. With current casting processes, we can get to pretty tight tolerances, but the more detail you add to the putter, the more re-working after casting is required. Simply put, we would have to change the weight design drastically on the PTiX if it were cast product and it wouldn't look as cool. The other part of it is the market perception. Golfers see milling as a very premium thing even though the majority of putters played by tour players in the U.S. are cast product. The performance differences are not big.
In an all steel putter, it becomes more important because you're playing with the striking surface. That is why we were the first to go deep mill on the Callaway years ago and then brought it back on Black Series Tour Designs (only to have Scotty do the same one year later). The more detail you put in the face, the more important the milling process is.
Two quick Did you know's?
Callaway was the first all milled putter with it's Billet series
A typical insert of ours weighs ~8 grams. If you fill that same area with stainless steel, it would weigh ~58 grams. The most underrated benefit of the insert is that we can take all of that weight and move it to more advantageous places in the putter (i.e. low and deep for better roll and heel/toe for more stability). "
Chris Koske
Global Director, Odyssey
Thanks!
A few people have asked, "Why add an insert to a forged/milled putter?" So I got the answer from the man himself:
"The milling or machining process is more about precision than creating some type of feel. With the adjustable weight ports and the insert pockets places you could see variance in the casting process, we can get to tighter tolerances by milling those. With current casting processes, we can get to pretty tight tolerances, but the more detail you add to the putter, the more re-working after casting is required. Simply put, we would have to change the weight design drastically on the PTiX if it were cast product and it wouldn't look as cool. The other part of it is the market perception. Golfers see milling as a very premium thing even though the majority of putters played by tour players in the U.S. are cast product. The performance differences are not big.
In an all steel putter, it becomes more important because you're playing with the striking surface. That is why we were the first to go deep mill on the Callaway years ago and then brought it back on Black Series Tour Designs (only to have Scotty do the same one year later). The more detail you put in the face, the more important the milling process is.
Two quick Did you know's?
Callaway was the first all milled putter with it's Billet series
A typical insert of ours weighs ~8 grams. If you fill that same area with stainless steel, it would weigh ~58 grams. The most underrated benefit of the insert is that we can take all of that weight and move it to more advantageous places in the putter (i.e. low and deep for better roll and heel/toe for more stability). "
Chris Koske
Global Director, Odyssey
Thanks!
Edited by Bogey's Belly, 05 February 2013 - 08:46 PM.
