Odyssey Black Series Tour Designs 8 Putter

Odyssey Black Series Tour Designs 8 Putter Review

Odyssey Black Series Tour Designs 8 Putter Feature

• Craftsmanship/Design
• A.R.T (Advanced Roll Technology)
• Deep Black PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) Finish
• TD Milled Face
• Classic heel-shafted blade with a slant-neck hosel and half-shaft offset

A putter alone can't make you a terrific golfer. But it certainly can give you a better chance to flourish on the green. Enter the precision-crafted, milled Odyssey Black Series Tour #8 putter, which was engineered using direct feedback from some of the best players on the PGA Tour.

The putter's TD milled face includes a precise, deep pattern to encourage a consistent, smooth roll.

The #8 putter is outfitted with a classic heel-shafted blade with a slant-neck hosel. Odyssey then added a TD milled face, which includes a precise, deep pattern that generates a consistent interaction between the face and the ball. This encourages a better feel, more distance control, and a smoother roll--all essential to elite green play. Looks-wise, the club boasts a Deep Black PVD finish, which offers the type of rich look and reduced glare that many Tour players prefer.

Odyssey's biggest Black Series innovation, however, is its Advanced Roll Technology (ART), which is achieved through multi-material construction. Odyssey subtly placed a urethane dampening layer between the 1025 carbon steel head and the independently milled tungsten flange. This results in a lower, deeper center of gravity, encouraging a better, quicker, and truer roll. Finally, the club's precision weighting--which is based on the putter length--delivers a balanced stroke with every shot.

Specifications:

• Lengths: 33, 34, and 35 inches
• Loft: 3 degrees
• Life: 70 degrees
• Offset: Half shaft
• Head weight: 12.34 ounces (33 and 34 inches); 11.99 ounces (35 inches)

About Odyssey Putters
An Odyssey putter is a promise made. Odyssey designs each of its putters to help golfers to slay more demons and sink more putts. But the company also designs them to withstand any kind of punishment, and then backs them up with an Odyssey assurance of quality. Odyssey rarely sees a putter returned, but if you find a defect within a two-year period, the company will repair or replace it no questions asked. And that's a promise kept.

About Odyssey
Odyssey believes you can overcome a ton of adversity on the golf course--including nasty rough and deep sand traps--but that you live or die on the green. That's why the company has created some of the industry's most innovative putters over the years. In 1991, Odyssey released the first mallet putters molded entirely from a lightweight, soft, and resilient elastomer called Stronomic. Two years after its introduction, the Stronomic putter earned its first Tour win and quickly garnered wide acceptance among pros. By 1995, Odyssey had claimed 26 first-place victories across the six major tours, and by 1996 had claimed its first Masters win. In subsequent years, Odyssey unveiled the Tri-Force line, which offers a unique tri-sole design that squares the setup at address; the White Hot, with a patented insert that proves softer and more responsive than the Stronomic; and the White Steel, which combines a precision-milled, stainless-steel insert and an improved White Hot urethane insert to produce more precision and accuracy than ever before. In 2003, Odyssey neared a staggering 50 percent market share within the putter business, and has continued to profoundly influence the market ever since.

“Thanks to extensive work between our design team and our Tour players like Phil and Ernie, we have been able to create these precision milled putters. Almost everything about them is based on direct feedback they gave us so we could dial in the shape, feel and finish like nothing Odyssey has ever done before.” —Austie Rollinson, Odyssey Principal Designer. Milled from 1025 carbon steel for soft feel. Urethane-dampening layer between the head and tungsten flange enhances feel. Independently milled tungsten flange lowers and deepens the CG for truest roll possible. Multi-material construction combines a 1025 carbon steel body with a tungsten flange. Lower, deeper CG quickly gets ball rolling truer. Premium, high tech process produces a durable, non-glare finish. Added specifically based on feedback gathered from Tour players. Deeper, sharper milling pattern increases interaction between the face and the ball. Provides better feel, truer roll and more consistency.