![]() ![]() Odyssey knows the importance of feel and their new two-layer insert hits the “feels-great” mark. Feel is subjective in many ways, but that’s what gets putters out of the corral (and cash out of pockets).ĭon’t agree? OK, how many times do you think that someone goes into a shop and says “This putter feels like shit, I’m buying it immediately!”? So what did they do? First, Odyssey focused on the retaining the White Hot feel. The new White Hot RX insert is one of the good ones. Let’s just say that I feel that some were better than others. I don’t want to tangent into a detailed discourse about my White Hot insert opinions. There have been multiple White Hot permutations throughout that tenure, with each generation hoping to add something new while maintaining the beloved White Hot essence. White Hot inserts have been dropping balls in cups for the last fifteen years. I’ll get my hands of the rest of the line and have a more complete Club Report article for you when the line releases next month on the 26 th, but the V-Line Fang has the lead out of the gate for me. More on that nugget in a bit.Īdded bonus: It scoops the gimmie better than most. The fangs throw the weight wide, promoting a very stable swing. It sets up deliciously at address, with alignment achieved effortlessly via dots and lines. You can see some #7, some V-Line, and even a touch of Sabertooth in the alignment lines.īy the way, did you know that Odyssey released a Works Versa Sabertooth in Japan? How did I miss that one? I love the Sabertooth…Īnyway, I think that the V-Line Fang will be the standout in the line-up. There are all kinds of hybridization going on here. The V-Line Fang is a new model in the White Hot RX line and I’ll come right out and say that it is going to be very popular. Additionally, there is a great new mallet in there as well. If you track the #7 over the past couple of cycles you will see a great variation in size and overall geometry. ![]() You know that the heads vary in architecture from year to year. Don’t immediately assume that these are the same as previous versions though. Six of those are Odyssey staples: #1, #2, #7, #9, 2-Ball, & Rossie. The Odyssey White Hot RX line will include seven different head shapes. So what is new in the White Hot RX line? The Models Don’t change enough, and you’ll catch a load of grief for trying to re-market the same thing year after year. Change too much and you risk losing the loyalist. Ideally, a new incarnation of an older, yet successful putter line will keep the aspects that players liked, revise the aspects needing improvement, and then sprinkle the whole package with innovation. It’s likely more important for putters, as golfers are known to stick with old faithful longer than any other club in the bag. When a new version of an established line launches that “What’s new?” question is entirely valid. It’s not unreasonable to expect that the RX will help that tradition continue. They earn their #1 Putter in Golf tagline year after year. To be fair though, Odyssey has never really struggled in the putter market. ![]() Back in the day when Callaway was struggling, and couldn’t afford all of the letters to make complete words, that RX could have stood for something like RAZR Xtreme. That’s the first thing that I thought of when I learned that the new Odyssey White Hot line would sport an “RX” in its name. ![]()
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