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Odyssey BackStryke 2-Ball Putter-The Best Putter I’ve Ever U

This is one of those sad cases where you think you have a no miss/win win combo coming out of the gate, but somehow something just doesn’t jibe. The 2 Ball was definitely one of Odyssey’s best putters . It is as Iconic a putter as The Titleist Bullseye or The Ping Anser. The T-Balance, though able to achieve cult status, was deserving of much more than that. Problem was, Tour Edge spends less money on marketing than just about anybody out there. Even though they were founded and funded by a golf pro, they still don’t pay anyone to use their sticks. The T-Balance was a revolution that never took place. Later on, hoping to gain more traction from a concept they knew to be a winner, they built the Bazooka Mallet Automatic, sporting the same “In Line Axis Shaft.?”

I believe the problem with this concept, and the 2-Ball is that the basic philosophies of each design are mutually exclusive. I have tried almost all the 2-Balls. 2-Ball Original, 2-Ball Plumber’s Neck, 2-Ball Center Shaft, and my favourite, 2-Ball Saturn Ring w/steel insert within polymer insert technology. The Odyssey BackStryke 2-ball always feels much better balanced as a club with an offset heel shaft. I believe that was the best balance point for the shaft, and my hands, and personal results over many years continue to reinforce that conclusion.  Not to mention, that is the design that made it what it is, and the one that continuously shows up on tour. Just today I was trying both the Backstryke for the 4th time, and Center shaft for G*D only knows how many times, and in all honesty, I kept going back to the original design w/the offset heel shaft.

Distance control is okay with this design, but talk about heading for the hole “with a hop, skip, and a jump.” Definitely unsettling to me. The forward press, something I am more than familiar with, as at one time I was hooding all my clubs , save for the driver and fairway metals, in order to increase both distance and backspin, just doesn’t seem to sit right with a club which rode the wave of success based on it’s easy alignment and follow through at normal address. It’s simply one of those great duets where the chemistry just isn’t there. Don’t let that stop you from trying it–BUT—I give much higher marks to the Backstryke Blade and The Backstryke Divine Line Marxman Mallet. Both of them stay much truer to the original Tour Edge designs from which they were spawned. If you need an exceptioanlly well balanced blade–Check out The Backstryke Blade. If you need an exceptionally well balanced mallet–try The Divine Line Marxman. Otherwise you’ll end up paying top dollar for a 2-Ball that doesn’t perform like a 2-Ball, and more like a very overpriced Tour Edge T-Balance Wannabe.

Odyssey BackStryke 2-Ball Putter-An extended mallet head with legendary 2-ball alignment technology and a Stroke Balance shaft. The new Backstryke 2-Ball is a putter so revolutionary it just might improve your stroke, put your mind at ease, and change the way you think about putting forever. Visable Face Alignment gives you a clear sight for parallel and perpendicular alignment aids, while Forward Press Stabalization delivers proper hand position and creates true roll and stability. Stroke balance ensures an in-line axis, which promotes the smoothest, most consistent stroke possible.

Visible Face Alignment
Allows you to clearly see if the face of the Odyssey BackStryke 2-Ball Putter is square to the target line, without the shaft impeding your line of sight. This provides an unprecedented visual aid in lining up putts to the target line for precision and accuracy.

Forward Press Stabilization
Hands-forward position, without de-lofting, promotes an upward stroke into the ball. The shaft position also helps create a stable, straight line with your leading arm, so your wrists are less likely to break down during the stroke. This type of ascending stroke imparts topspin faster, generating true roll. The position of your hands also encourages a longer and lower follow-through for better consistency.

Stroke Balance
Creates a putter balanced on the axis of the putting stroke, which promotes a fluid, stable stroke path that is more consistent and accurate, and also leads to better distance control.

White Ice Insert
This multi-layer insert has been fine-tuned to enhance sound, responsiveness, resiliency and consistency. The inner core is 19.6% firmer to enhance the feel and 92% stiffer for better resiliency. The face surface has been roughened to enhance the sound at impact with softer golf balls; this rough texture also helps increase friction between the ball and the insert to promote forward roll.

Advanced Roll Technology
The multi-material construction results in the lowest and deepest center of gravity of any Odyssey putter line, giving you better, quicker, and truer roll.

This putter is the best one I have ever used before .