Equipment
Odyssey Ai-One: Artificial Intelligence comes to putters
We spotted Odyssey’s new Ai-One and Ai-One Milled putters down the stretch of the PGA Tour season and were able to photograph them on the putting green at the Shriners Children’s Open three weeks ago.
And we didn’t just spot the wands on the putting green; they wound up in some pretty big-time bags pretty quickly.
Jacob Davidson, GM of Odyssey Golf and Callaway VP of Global Tour spoke to this:
“We knew we had a great product when we launched this because the testing results came in so strong, but the one thing that I think we were a little bit, maybe not surprised, but excited about was early on – this putter captured the attention of the best players in the world. This putter is already in the bag of a number one player in the world (Ruoning Yin). This putter is already in the bag of our Masters Champion (Jon Rahm). This putter is already in the bag of someone that made a switch at the Tour Championship (Sam Burns)…the same player has never made a switch in putter since he turned professional in 2017.”
Given all of the aforementioned, intrigue abounded at GolfWRX HQ and in the GolfWRX forums around Callaway/Oddysey’s apparent application of artificial intelligence to putter design. Speculation about the cutaways behind the putter faces and what exactly was being showcased was rife as well. A putter face designed leveraging the powers of artificial intelligence, perhaps?
In a word, yes.
Odyssey today unveiled its Ai-One and Ai-One milled putters, which leverage the company’s Artificial Intelligence design and super-computing capabilities, honed in recent driver faces, to create what the company is calling “the most advanced insert in golf.”
What this means visually is a unique contour pattern on the back of the insert face designed to minimize speed loss on off-center putts and expand the sweet spot. Translation: Putts that finish up to 21 percent closer to the hole, according to Odyssey.
Introducing the putter line, Luke Williams Sr. Global Director at Odyssey said:
“We’ve designed two different putters under this Ai-One umbrella with really two different objectives. We have the milled line, the champagne-colored insert which is a milled titanium insert in a milled stainless steel head. So you get that look and feel of a milled putter, that is very important to us, to have the feel of that be consistent with what players that use milled putters expect, but with performance you wouldn’t get from a typical milled putter.
“And then we also knew that we wanted to have a White Hot version or a urethane softer feeling insert because that’s what through the years has really had the most decided advantage in the marketplace and really has become what we’ve been most known for, so that insert is a combination of an aluminum back section which has the contours which deliver the consistent ball speed married and co-molded to a White Hot urethane on the front. And that delivers the soft feel and the sound that that players have come to love for White Hot, so those are the two types of inserts – they both have tremendous performance.”
Let’s dig in further.
Odyssey Ai-One putters
At the heart of the Ai-One tech story is the Ai-One insert. A contoured aluminum insert is co-molded to the back of Odyssey’s famed White Hot insert in a bid for enhanced forgiveness and a larger sweet spot. Also notable from a feel standpoint: the White Hot insert is grooved.
Rightly proud of the innovation, Odyssey engineers developed a Panlite window to showcase the face technology behind a layer of automotive-grade polymer. The window is positioned in different locations on blade and mallet models.
Deviating from the traditional black exterior, engineers elected to use a blue PVD finish across the line.
5, 10, 15, and 20-gram weights may be used interchangeably to dial in head weight. Also, the latest iteration of Stroke Lab is a steel SL 90 shaft, which features up to 30 grams of weight in the butt end for counterbalancing.
Pricing, specs, and availability
- At retail and online: November 3
- Price: $299.99
- Head shapes (November 3): #1, Double Wide DB, Rossie S, #7S, and #7CH
- Head shapes (February): #2, Double Wide CH, Rossie DB, #7 DB, 2-Ball DB, CH, Jailbird Mini CH, DB
Family portrait, below.
Odyssey Ai-One Milled putters
Similar to the Ai-One, the insert design is essential to the Odyssey Ai-One Milled putter story. For this premium, milled stainless steel model, engineers utilize an A.I.-designed titanium insert to again achieve a larger sweet spot and enhanced forgiveness, minimizing speed loss on putts struck away from the center of the face.
Again, engineers implemented a blue PVD finish, and 5, 10, 15, and 20-gram weights may be used interchangeably to dial in head weight. The steel SL 90 shaft is standard here as well.
Pricing, specs, and availability
- At retail and online: November 3
- Price: $449.99
- Head shapes: One T, Two T, Three T, Six T, Seven T DB, Seven T CH, Eight T, and Eleven T
Family portrait, below.
Check out more photos of Odyssey’s Ai-One putters here.
- LIKE128
- LEGIT20
- WOW19
- LOL10
- IDHT2
- FLOP6
- OB6
- SHANK34
Whats in the Bag
Xander Schauffele WITB 2024 (May)
- Xander Schauffele what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @10.1)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX (45.5 inches)
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX
Irons: Mizuno MP-20 (3), Callaway Apex TCB ’24 (4-10)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid X100 (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-10)
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-10S @57), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-K @61)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas Prototype 7CH
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
Check out more in-hand photos of Xander Schauffele’s clubs in the forums.
More Xander Schauffele WITBs
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2023 (August)
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2022 (July)
- Xander Schauffele’s winning WITB: 2022 Scottish Open
- Xander Schauffele’s winning WITB: 2022 Travelers Championship
- Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele’s winning WITBs: 2022 Zurich Classic
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2022 (January)
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2021 (October)
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2021 (September)
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2021 (May)
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2021 Masters
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2020 (October)
- Xander Schauffele WITB: 2020 Tour Championship
- Xander Schauffele’s winning WITB: 2020 Olympics
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2020
- Xander Schauffele WITB: 2020 Sentry Tournament of Champions
- Xander Schauffele’s winning WITB: Sentry Tournament of Champions
- Xander Schauffele’s winning WITB: 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2018
- Xander Schauffele’s winning WITB: 2017 Tour Championship
- Xander Schauffele WITB 2017
- LIKE2
- LEGIT0
- WOW0
- LOL0
- IDHT1
- FLOP0
- OB0
- SHANK0
Whats in the Bag
Cam Smith WITB 2024 (May)
- Cam Smith what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X
3-wood: Ping Max G430 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 7 X
7-wood: Titleist TS2 (21 degrees, D4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Elements Proto 8F5
Irons: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi (2, 3), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X Custom Series
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-08M, 60-04T)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130X (46, 52, 56, 60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron 009M
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Tack
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Check out more in-hand photos of Cam Smith’s gear here.
- LIKE9
- LEGIT3
- WOW0
- LOL0
- IDHT1
- FLOP0
- OB0
- SHANK0
Whats in the Bag
Patrick Reed WITB 2024 (May)
- Patrick Reed what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G400 (8.5 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 125 MSI 70 Tour X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 125MSI 80 Tour X
Hybrid: Callaway Apex Pro (18 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila RIP Phenom Hybrid 100 TX
Irons: Titleist 716 TMB (2), Grindworks PR-202 (4), Grindworks PR-101A (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (50-10 Mid), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (56-08M @55), SM10 (60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot RX Pt Customs No. 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
More photos of Patrick Reed’s WITB in the forums.
- LIKE4
- LEGIT0
- WOW0
- LOL2
- IDHT0
- FLOP0
- OB0
- SHANK2
-
19th Hole3 days ago
Brandel Chamblee says this is the primary reason why Rory McIlroy hasn’t won a major in 10 years
-
Whats in the Bag4 days ago
Tiger Woods WITB 2024 (May)
-
19th Hole2 weeks ago
Report: LIV star turns down PGA Championship invite due to ‘personal commitments’
-
19th Hole2 weeks ago
Gary Player claims this is what ‘completely ruined’ Tiger Woods’ career
-
Equipment1 week ago
Details on Justin Thomas’ driver switch at the Wells Fargo Championship
-
News1 day ago
Scottie Scheffler arrested, charged, and released after traffic incident at Valhalla
-
Whats in the Bag3 weeks ago
Team McIlowry (Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry) winning WITBs: 2024 Zurich Classic
-
Whats in the Bag2 weeks ago
Keegan Bradley WITB 2024 (May)
Pingback: Odyssey Ai-One Cruisers join Ai-One putter lineup - Fly Pin High
Pingback: Odyssey Ai-One Cruisers join Ai-One putter lineup – GolfWRX
Pingback: Oddysey Ai-One Cruisers join Ai-One putter lineup – GolfWRX
GetOverYourselves
Nov 8, 2023 at 4:06 pm
A lot of Bitter beer face posters on here. All every company does is recycle their old designs, except maybe LAB, and no there is nothing special about Cameron putters, they stole their design from Ping, you the purchase just pay for the name.
Don
Nov 4, 2023 at 9:26 am
BS. It’s PIXIE DUST. Callaway uses all of their existing designs with an alleged technology that suddenly turns everyone into a world class putter. It’s a marketing gimmick, nothing more.
As someone who has a US patent in the use of AI and works with it daily, I understand it’s capability and source of it’s inferences. AI is a type of software that cycles and through a process of “backpropagation” refines a desired output from a set of human inputs. It’s input parameters follow a criteria from the original training by the developer. The tasks are then processed through a Rule-base before presentation to the developer for evaluation. It’s unlikely to create new criteria on its own. So, go ahead and getcha some of that AI stuffed in your putter. If anything, it’ll make you happy and ready to brag to all of your friends about you smart putter.
The Truth Network
Nov 4, 2023 at 7:28 am
Nobody cares.
Martin
Nov 3, 2023 at 3:47 pm
Marketing At its best
Joey5Picks
Nov 3, 2023 at 3:33 pm
Gimmick. What’s next? AI grips?
$300 is better spent on putting lessons.
The Truth Network
Nov 3, 2023 at 8:39 am
Every time Odyssey releases this trash, Scotty Cameron is laughing all the way to the bank.
The Truth Network
Nov 3, 2023 at 8:20 am
Every time Odyssey rolls out garbage like this, Scotty Cameron is laughing all the way to the bank.
NotToulon
Nov 3, 2023 at 12:50 am
Was supposed to be a Toulon brand but he is no longer with callaway.
Billy
Nov 2, 2023 at 3:38 pm
Isn’t this just Ping TR grooves? Or what they accomplish, or evnroll too? I just feel like oddy is so gimmicky sometimes. I get there is AI, and it probably helps some-but you put a robot testing off the sweet spot help and I bet they perform similar to tech (see above) that has been around a decade.
Louis
Nov 2, 2023 at 2:37 pm
Same old tired designs Odyssey has had for years.
D Gillis
Nov 2, 2023 at 11:47 am
Aka – reinventing the wheel!
Jimmy
Nov 2, 2023 at 10:05 am
Same old tired putter designs.
boydenit
Nov 2, 2023 at 4:22 am
Is this the same Ai software Callaway used in there Golf Ball plant a few years back?