Equipment
2020 Odyssey Triple Track and Stroke Lab Black putters
Odyssey Golf is bringing Triple Track alignment from golf balls to putters with the introduction of the Stroke Lab Triple Track line for 2020. This makes some of the most alignment-friendly putters on the market even friendlier.
What is Triple Track?
In the simplest terms, Callaway Triple Track is three high-resolution parallel lines drawn onto a golf ball to help with alignment.
But in reality, it’s not that simple, because a golf ball is, let’s be very clear, a spherical object, and trying to put what appears to be three straight parallel lines on a ball isn’t as easy as just drawing the lines. If you are not looking at them from a perpendicular 90-degree angle (or close to it), then you will realize they aren’t straight.
The Triple Track lines use your eye’s Vernier Acuity: “the ability to discern a disalignment among two line segments or gratings” to help make sure you aligned properly when putting. You see, the human eye is extremely sensitive to spotting parallel lines and Callaway worked with an optometrist to prove this could be brought to golf balls, and now they are bringing it to putters.
What is Stroke Lab?
Stroke Lab putters use a method of weight distribution designed to improve the physical dynamics of the stroke. This weight distribution is achieved through Odyssey’s Stroke Lab shaft, which is a full 40 grams lighter compared to a standard steel Odyssey putter shaft. The Odyssey shaft design combines a graphite body with a steel tip, which in total weighs just 75 grams, with the majority of weight concentrated in the tip.
According to Odyssey, the addition of their new shaft and weight distribution results in “improvements in the consistency of backswing time, face-angle at impact, ball speed, and ball direction,” while “feel for the putter head becomes more acute.” What this means is—you have the opportunity to sink more putts.
If there is one more thing Odyssey knows about putters, it’s roll and inserts. The Triple Track putters will all utilize the popular Microhinge Star insert to increase the sound for better player feedback. The Microhinge Star insert improves the correlation between the sound and expected distance a player will hit the ball—firmer means further. This is just another step in the design process put in place to help players of all abilities putt with greater consistency.
Let’s Put this Together
In what Sean Toulon called “a 30-second prototyping” experiment using an Odyssey 2-ball putter, a ruler, and a few Sharpie markers, Triple Track putters were born. They’re not claiming rocket science here—but Triple Track is scientifically proven.
By bringing Triple Track Alignment from the ball to the top of the putter, Odyssey has brought the same Vernier Acuity to getting not just the ball (if you are using one with Triple Track alignment) but your putter lined up better too. Figuring out ways to get golfers to line up and aim properly is not new, in fact every putter maker has tried almost anything and everything to help golfers putt better—that’s a good thing.
Since everyone uses different parts of the putter to get properly aligned depending on a lot of factors including eye dominance, Triple Track combined with proven putter shapes including the 2-Ball, 2-Ball Blade, the Ten Model, Double Wide, and Marxman, allow golfers of putter style preference to find a shape.
Odyssey Stroke Lab Black
On top of the new Stroke Lab Triple Track, Odyssey is expanding the popular Stroke Lab Black series with additional models including the One, Seven, Rossie, R-Line Arrow, and Double Wide.
Pricing and Availability
Both the Triple Track and Stroke Lab Black putters will be available at Retail Stores and online starting January 30.
Pricing varies depending on the model with the Triple Track starting at $249.99, and Stroke Lab Black models starting at $299
This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.
Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.
Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.
Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.
@Lamosteve began:
Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine
Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6
Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
- JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
- jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”
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BRAD LANEY
Jan 17, 2020 at 3:10 pm
I think players trying to line up the ball then line up the putter to the ball precisely could be a pace of play nightmare.Just a thought.
Shallowbutdeadly
Jan 16, 2020 at 8:54 pm
King Gillette would approve, this is the razor and blade model!
Brandon
Jan 16, 2020 at 11:07 am
Having hackers take 5 minutes to make sure their ball and putter are perfectly aligned should do wonders for the pace of play.
Rich Douglas
Jan 16, 2020 at 10:42 am
Putters designed to sell a lot of balls.
Fine, but might I suggest three things? First, please put the triple-track on the Chromesoft, not just the Chromesoft and the ERC.
Second, create a stand-alone putter with this alignment aid. This would allow the player to stand behind the putter and ball, examining the line stereoscopically. Line–>Ball–>Putter. I own a Bloodline putter and it’s amazing.
Third, how about a center-shafted putter choice? These seem to be disappearing in general, but I sure prefer them.
Rich Douglas
Jan 16, 2020 at 10:44 am
“…not just the Chromesoft X and the ERC.”
dat
Jan 16, 2020 at 9:57 am
It’s like DLC for your golf balls. Airpods to your iPhone, etc. If you can’t line it up with these, you’re helpless.