Odyssey Golf has debuted its new line of stainless steel Dual Force 2 Putters with a new Stronomic insert that is the firmest that Odyssey currently offers, company officials said. The Callaway Golf subsidiary also is unveiling six new models of its revolutionary White Steel putters.
The new Dual Force 2 Putters build on the heritage of the original Dual Force, a classically styled bronze putter featuring the patented black Stronomic insert that debuted in 1994. In 1995, Odyssey putters were used in 26 victories and had more than 300 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour.
The Stronomic insert in the Dual Force 2 putters is softer yet more resilient than the original for a pleasing sound and improved feedback, officials said. Odyssey inserts, which are lighter than steel, help increase the Moment of Inertia by repositioning mass from the putter face to the perimeter of the putter head for more forgiveness and a truer roll.
The Dual Force 2 putters also have a co-molded, ground face that ensures a truer impact surface. The insert is formed in the face cavity to create a flush fit on every side of the insert, then ground with the face for greater consistency. A shot peen finish on the putter head produces a rich look that helps reduce glare off the putterhead.
The Dual Force 2 Putter is available in seven models for right-handed golfers (#1, #2; #2 Center-Shafted, #3, #5, #5 Center-Shafted and Rossie). The #1 and #5 models also will be available in left-handed. All models carry a suggested retail price of $110.
Among the six new versions of the White Steel line is the popular 2-Ball model. The White Steel design incorporates a milled, stainless steel insert within the main urethane insert, officials said. This Dual Insert Technology provides the precision and accuracy of milled steel with the feel and distance control of urethane.
Four of the new White Steel Putter models -- the #2 Center-Shafted, #3, #5 Center-Shafted and Rossie -- will be offered exclusively in right-handed versions at a suggested retail price of $150. The new White Steel 2-Ball Blade 2 and 2-Ball Blade Mid Putters will carry a suggested retail price of $215 and $295, respectively.
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