Odyssey’s latest putters are the first mallets in the low-torque putter category to have both no shaft lean and heel shafted.
The company is building off its successful S2S Tri-Hot platform, launched last fall, with the same three shapes — Jailbird, No. 7 and Rossie — in a new SB (single-bend) configuration that the company still calls “zero-torque.”
“If you ask a consumer, ‘Do you prefer a center-shafted putter or a heel-shafted putter?’ the answer is always, ‘I’d love a heel-shafted putter,’” Odyssey VP of product strategy Jacob Davidson told GOLF. “They want their alignment line back. They want something that looks familiar. But they also see the benefit of returning the face to square.”
Building off the extremely forward CG of the S2S Tri-Hot putters — which use 140g of tungsten to push mass forward and allow the head to balance toe-up with minimal onset — the new S2S Tri-Hot SB models add a high single-bend shaft. That shaft design places the shaft axis directly through the putter’s center of gravity.
At address, they look far more traditional than most other options in the low-torque putter category.
Max Greyserman has been using various models in the S2S Tri-Hot SB line since the American Express at the start of the PGA Tour season, most recently a Jailbird Cruiser.
They also feature all the same technology as the original S2S Tri-Hot line with the Ai-Dual insert, up to 140g of tungsten to push CG forward, FRD groove design, new pistol-plus grip and a black SL120 shaft.
Keep reading below for more on the Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot SB putters, including my take on the release.
What’s actually new with Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot SB putters — and why you should care
Moving ‘zero-torque’ forward and heel-ward
The S2S Tri-Hot removed one of the barriers to entry for the low-torque putter category with the significantly reduced onset, allowing the putter to look more like a traditional center-shafted putter at address.
As has been the trend in recent months, Odyssey has now figured out its own method of maintaining low-torque properties by placing the shaft in a traditional heel position.
To do this, the Tri-Hot SBs use a unique high single-bend shaft that bends at a specific point, allowing the shaft axis to pass through the putter’s CG.
Davidson said a couple of different hosels were experimented with, including a modified crank hosel, but none looked as traditional as the single-bend shaft.
“People don’t want new hosels,” he said. “They don’t want something that adds a different angle. They’re used to a single bend or a double bend. This was just the cleanest, most normal-looking way to bring it to market.”
With the shaft now in the heel, the putters’ sightlines are completely unobstructed, allowing players to utilize the sightlines without issue.
The Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot SB lineup
There are three shapes in the S2S Tri-Hot SB lineup: Jailbird, No. 7 and Rossie. The No. 7 is available in a 38″ Cruiser configuration.
Jailbird
What is it: Odyssey’s high-MOI mallet with maximum stability thanks to a unique rear-window design. The jailbird also has a unique Versa alignment aid paint scheme with perpendicular color blocking.
Who it’s for: Players seeking maximum forgiveness in a low-torque putter that looks like a traditional putter.
No. 7
What is it: Odyssey’s popular fang-style mallet with long parallel alignment aids. The No. 7 is also available in a 38″ cruiser build with a heavier head, shaft and grip.
Who it’s for: Players seeking maximum alignment aids in a low-torque putter that offers an unobstructed visual thanks to the SB configuration.
Rossie
What is it: A compact half-moon style mid-mallet.
Who it’s for: Players seeking the most blade-like mallet in a low-torque putter, but with more forgiveness and more natural release.
My take: ‘zero-torque’ is evolving
Until last summer, we only knew low-torque putters as being center-shafted. Now that’s certainly no longer the case.
It’s interesting to think about that while putter technology has been evolving for decades upon decades; low-torque putters are just an innovation of the last few years. Companies have only begun to explore what’s possible and what shapes they can make.
Given many golfers’ aversion to center-shafted putters, it was only natural that the first place the market was going to go was trying to make putters look as traditional as possible. As Davidson explains, these accomplish that quite well. He says people have been shocked by the design when trying it in his office the last few months.
“They’ll pick it up, start hitting putts, and then go, ‘Wait a second — is this zero-torque?'” Davidson said. “Because it looks like a traditional putter, but once you swing it, you can feel the difference in the torque profile.”
As I’ve moved through a few different low-torque putters over the past year, I’ve found that while the configuration matches my pendulum stroke, I struggle with trying to feel the release and I block putts.
In testing with the Rossie, my preferred shape of the three, I don’t find that so much to be the case. None of these putters are truly “zero-torque,” which is why GOLF uses the term “low-torque” instead, and I noticed these putters don’t spin in your hand as easily as some others.
Does that mean they have a touch more torque that helps me release it? Potentially.
What is for sure is that these putters look just like any other putter out there, which means the barriers to entry for the category have never been lower.
Price, Specs and Availability
Odyssey Tri-Hot Square 2 Square Jailbird SB Custom Putter
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Odyssey Tri-Hot Square 2 Square #7 SB Custom Putter
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Odyssey Tri-Hot Square 2 Square SB Rossie Custom Putter
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Odyssey Tri-Hot Square 2 Square #7 Cruiser SB Custom Putter
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Odyssey’s new S2S Tri-Hot SB putters are available for pre-order starting April 16 and will arrive at retail locations on April 24.
Each standard-length putter (33″, 34″, 35″) costs $599, while the No. 7 Cruiser (38″) is priced at $649.
Standard lie will be 70˚ on all models, and the standard build heads will be 365 grams, and the Cruiser is 385 grams and comes with the SL140 shaft instead of the SL120. Only the Jailbird model will be available in a left-handed option.
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