New Odyssey Flip Face putter: Innovation or Abomination?

[JustOne]

How long until we carry just one club that can be anyone of 14 pre set clubs... Just dial in a 7 iron

That's been done already... somewhere.

Not sure having the putter with different inserts would really help, I'd rather be able to knock off a couple of degrees loft in the Winter, or on slow greens, than change the feel off the face.

 

[bladeplayer]

Out of curiosity do those that see it is pointless predominantly play their home club? And would this potentially appeal more to the nomadic golfer? Or is it just a brilliant way to feed the tinkering nature of a club golfer? Currently we've got adjustability in woods, changeable faces in wedges, changeable weights in putters and now we can flip the face...

i think i see where you are going with this , regarding different type/speed of greens etc , are most of us handicap amatuers good enough to worry bout this , I try get around different courses , i practice putt before i go out & work on pace rather than holing out , if greens are slow hit it harder if greens are fast a bit easier .. played FoA last year & greens were bullet quick , so just rolled the putts easier not change putter .. proverb of bad workman blaming tools comes to mind

 

[ScienceBoy]

That's been done already... somewhere.

Not sure having the putter with different inserts would really help, I'd rather be able to knock off a couple of degrees loft in the Winter, or on slow greens, than change the feel off the face.

Found it! http://www.firebox.com/product/4123/Divnick-Adjustable-Golf-Club

 

[garyinderry]

codswallop! and i dont say that all that often. CODSWALLOP!

 

[Sponge1980]

i think i see where you are going with this , regarding different type/speed of greens etc , are most of us handicap amatuers good enough to worry bout this , I try get around different courses , i practice putt before i go out & work on pace rather than holing out , if greens are slow hit it harder if greens are fast a bit easier .. played FoA last year & greens were bullet quick , so just rolled the putts easier not change putter .. proverb of bad workman blaming tools comes to mind

Agreed

 

[Qwerty]

I can't believe someone at Odyssey HQ gave that the go ahead and put it into production, I just can't see anyone who is serious about the game buying it.

Im also surprised Taylormade didn't think of it first!

 

[Oddsocks]

Would make a good fittIng too....

 

[sev112]

Looks like a Chipper to me

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The shape of the putter looks horrid and that would put me off before anything else. I have my trusty Ping for the majority of courses and my odyssey #9 which is better for me on ultra quick greens like Maidenhead and particularly Blackmoor

 

[Mattyboy]

Flipping gimmick if you ask me (see what I did there?).

Give me a non adjustable Ping any day!

 

[Scottjd1]

Im a little surprised at all the hate... Im not sure about the head shape but thats not what the post is about. The idea to change from a softer to harder insert i think is pretty good. Odyssey already make identical puttters in both white hot xg(soft) and white ice (harder) inserts.

Ive seen plenty of pretty good golfers switch to a different putter/harder faced when playing slower greens in winter.


Odyssey are a pretty decent company and I think with a little improvement in head shape options I would definitely take a look. In fact -


How much are they -- I want one !!! :thup: