Odyssey unveils O-Works putter line

New range features Microhinge Face Insert Technology for better roll

09 Jan 2017

Odyssey has unveiled its O-Works putter line, featuring Microhinge Face Insert Technology.

Microhinge technology consists of two pieces: a 304 stainless steel Hinge Plate backed by a soft thermoplastic elastomer inner layer.

Odyssey unveils O-Works putter line

Odyssey O-Works #1

The Hinge Plate is populated with 'Microhinges' designed to gently flex and rebound at impact to impart forward spin, desgined to help start the ball rolling immediately, smoothly and accurately.

Odyssey robot tests indicate that Microhinge technology promotes almost twice as much forward-spin as Odyssey’s Fusion RX insert.

Odyssey O-Works #9

The thermoplastic elastomer inner layer measures 46 on the Shore D hardness scale, making it softer than the cover of the average Tour golf ball. That creates a soft-and-satisfying feel that should appeal to golfers of all types.

Austie Rollinson, Chief Designer at Odyssey, said: “Tour pros are much better putters than amateur golfers, partly because Tour pros impart forward-spin at impact for a smooth, accurate roll. Microhinge technology promotes the kind of Tour-level forward-spin that can immediately help golfers at any level putt better.

“When we started this project, the mission of our R&D department was focused on the effect of the insert at impact with the golf ball, and the results we’ve seen with Microhinge have been nothing short of amazing.

“The Microhinge is incredibly difficult to manufacturer but it has, quite simply, created a whole new way in which the golf ball rolls off the putter face, meaning performance is taken to a completely new, previously unattainable, level.”