Putting is a game within the game of golf. Would you consider a switch if you could potentially make 4-7.5% more putts from 20 feet?Īgain, Are Stroke Lab Putter Shafts Changing the Game? On the mallet side, Triple Track 2-Ball was twelve putts better than both Odyssey steel-shafted putters – the White Hot OG 2-Ball & Odyssey White Hot OG #7. Odyssey White Hot OG #1 Stroke Lab Blade – 271 Total Puttsįor the White Hot OG#1 Stroke Lab, its total of 271 is twenty-two putts better than the steel shafted White Hot OG #1.Odyssey Triple Track 2-Ball Mallet– 278 Total Putts.From 20 feet, the Odyssey Stroke Lab putters dominated the field. steel-shafted putters is the performance from both the Odyssey Triple Track 2-Ball and the Odyssey White Hot OG #1 Stroke Lab. The slight advantage for the steel shaft at 10′ is certainly a curiosity.
However, from 10 feet, the steel shafted putters bettered the Stroke Lab models by two putts in both the mallet and blade groups. Consistency at 10 FeetĪcross the board, both the Stroke Lab and steel-shafted Odyssey putters were strong performers at 10 feet. Whether it is four, seven, or thirteen putts, the data suggests there is an increase in effectiveness from 5 feet with a Stroke Lab Putter. This is a considerable differential from 5 feet. With the steel shafted models, the test pool averaged an additional 13 putts, completing the test in 210 putts. With Stroke Lab Putters our golfers completed the putting test with 197 putts on average. With Odyssey steel-shafted models, the average was 199.įor the blade group, the performance gap was wider. With mallets, testers completed the putter test with 195 putts on average with the Odyssey Stroke Lab Putters. Effectiveness at 5 Feetįrom 5 feet, our data suggests that Stroke Lab Putter shafts provide a performance benefit. Key Findings – Odyssey Stroke Lab Putters vs. The Strokes Gained differential is 0.060 in favor of the Stroke Lab Putters. Here are the Strokes Gained Averages for the two groups: Under our Strokes Gained methodologies, the Odyssey Putters featuring Stroke Lab Putter shafts outperformed the Odyssey Putters without Stroke Lab Putter shafts. Once again, the steel shafted putters outperformed the Stroke Lab putters at 10-feet. That’s a much larger difference than we saw in mallet testing. The blade Stroke Lab putters bested the steel shafted putters by 0.206 Strokes Gained. Within the blade grouping, the Strokes Gained differential is more significant. Notable is that the conventional steel-shafted putters performed slightly better at 10 feet. With a Strokes Gained differential of 0.019, the gap between Stroke Lab and non-Stroke Lab mallet putters is narrow. That said, Stroke Lab shafted putters still hold the edge. Under our strokes gained methodology, the mallets showed the least performance separation. Three putters featured traditional steel shafts:ĭuring Most Wanted Testing, we gathered performance data for each putter. In this year’s Most Wanted Mallet Test, there were five Odyssey putters utilizing Stroke Lab Putter shafts: Odyssey says the small tweaks further improve tempo, swing arc, and face impact consistency. The change resulted in a 7-gram reduction in weight. Notable in the updated Stroke Lab shaft is a shorter and stepless steel section. In 2021, Odyssey released a new lineup featuring the classic White Hot insert and an updated version of the Stroke Lab shaft. In that respect, it’s fair to call Odyssey the leader in the clubhouse, but it’s fair to ask if Stroke Lab putter shafts really produce better results. The same is true for Mitsubishi and Fujikura.Īs a maker of the putter and the shaft, Odyssey has a leg up on its competitors and certainly accounts for the majority of multi-material putter shafts in the bags of average golfers. For example, BGT offers multi-material models, and LA Golf Shafts offers a composite golf shaft. Of course, Odyssey wasn’t the only one modernizing the putter shaft, and it certainly wasn’t the only one promising better putting. To that end, Odyssey says Stroke Lab putters shafts can improve consistency across several facets of putting, including backswing length, face angle, tempo, and velocity. In putting, consistency is the name of the game. As with any new technology, Stroke Lab brought with it promises of improvement. Billed as a potential game-changer at the time, there was plenty of buzz surrounding the multi-material golf shaft. In 2019, Odyssey rolled out a new wave of technology, the Stroke Lab putter shaft. Are Odyssey’s Stroke Lab Shafts Changing the Game?
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