Equipment
Odyssey’s new limited-edition Highway 101 putters
Surely you’ve heard of Highway I-20, which is the road that takes you from the Atlanta airport to Augusta National Golf Club. But there’s an argument to be had that there’s another highway that’s even more important to the game of golf, or at least golf equipment. And that’s Highway 101.
Highway 101 runs through Carlsbad, California, where Odyssey calls home; and it’s far from the only golf equipment manufacturer in the area.
“Within a couple mile radius, you have…75 percent of the putter market in the United States,” says Chris Koske, Odyssey Global Product Strategy Director.
As such, Odyssey’s new limited-edition Highway 101 putters are an ode to the Carlsbad area, which Koske calls “the mecca for golf club design.”
Also in the surrounding area are beaches, surfer hangouts, Cypress trees and the famed Torrey Pines Golf Course(s). With its designs, the Highway 101 putters manage to incorporate all of the elements that make Carlsbad unique.
And the limited putters aren’t just for show, or for your putter collection — they’re designed to perform.
The putters are made from 1020 carbon steel, and have a 17-4 stainless steel insert with the familiar Odyssey Metal-X pattern. But for a new sound and feel, they have what Odyssey calls a “sound chamber” behind the face, designed to allow sound to resonate and provide greater feedback, according to the company.
Therefore, with the sound chamber, the sound off the face will be slightly louder than it would be with just the insert. And that’s on purpose.
As Odyssey/Callaway Tour player and resident golf club design consultant Phil Mickelson said, according to Koske, “I want a 5-foot putt to sound and feel like a 5-foot putt. It should entertain all the senses.” With modern golf balls, it’s said that the sound and feel off the face are too soft. The Highway 101 putters are designed to quell those concerns.
Odyssey is releasing 1,000 of the putters in three of the company’s most popular models, with slight alterations compared to the original models:
- #7 (400 putters available): Odyssey describes this version of the #7 as a “progressive mallet” with “weighted alignment wings,” and a single bend, slant-joint hosel.
- #2 (400 putters): This version of the #2 has a “slightly larger heel-toe blade” and has a crank-neck hosel.
- #5 (200 putters): This #5 is described as a “half-moon mallet” with a single-bend, single-joint hosel.
They will be available on May 27 for $399.99 and come equipped with a Genuine Cabretta leather Red Midszie Master grip with a Black Baseball stitch. More specs below:
- Loft: 3 degrees
- Lie angle: 70 degrees
- Length: 35 inches
- Dexterity: RH Only
- Head weight: 350 grams
Check out more photos from Odyssey of the putters below.
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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hefe
Jun 21, 2016 at 1:02 pm
Reminds me of Cameron’s Limited Edition Pebble Beach Putter, Only he did it better. Same birds
http://secure.pebblebeach.com/pbstore/Limited-Edition-Pebble-Beach-Putter–Exclusively-by-Scotty-Cameron
Weekend Duffer
May 18, 2016 at 4:08 pm
save your money and buy a $30 anser 2
8thehardway
May 18, 2016 at 4:13 am
This is the first in Odyssey’s “On the Road” series – next year’s putter theme will be NJ highway Route 46 and sound chamber feedback will feature cars honking during rush hour.
Rob
May 18, 2016 at 3:31 am
Talks up a special “sound chamber” behind the face then doesn’t show us what it looks like. Nice job.
Ian
May 18, 2016 at 7:17 am
+1
golfraven
May 18, 2016 at 12:25 am
Why no 34″ and LH versions? This is just lazy.
James
May 17, 2016 at 11:51 pm
Sad one of the best in Carlsbad is History..Carbite Golf made good wedges and excellent putters before going by by.
jahshua
May 19, 2016 at 9:00 pm
I still have a checkmate SW that sometimes rotates in the bag. I used to get their heads in components and wish I had stockpiled some.
Troy
May 17, 2016 at 6:21 pm
Beautiful looking putters, that have a real Scotty Cameron look about them and probably for half the price.
Jwowzer
May 17, 2016 at 6:55 pm
They are not half the price, but rather $399.
Pat
May 18, 2016 at 5:52 am
Did you not read the article?
Brad
May 17, 2016 at 3:31 pm
Junk. Just like the rest of their lineup…
Where are all the Scotty Cameron haters now?? Odyssey puts out a limited edition putter, and all of a sudden everyone is cool with it? It is over priced, ugly, and unoriginal… No thanks.
Jamie
May 17, 2016 at 4:47 pm
calm down
there putters
Dave
May 18, 2016 at 11:35 am
They’re**
Brad
May 18, 2016 at 2:27 pm
Your response only proves my point even further… If this were an article about Cameron putters, the haters would be lining up to write a comment about it. I just find it hilarious that since it is an Odyssey putter, everyone is automatically OK with it costing 400 bones… even though it brings nothing special to the table other than the limited quantity available to be purchased.
When was the last time someone trashed a Cameron article, only to be rebutted with “Relax… they’re only putters…”
Yea, that’s what I thought.
Harry
May 17, 2016 at 3:25 pm
No want to hear about the silly prices of Scotty Cameron’s ever again stupid!
OH
May 17, 2016 at 2:58 pm
Meh. Doesn’t really do much for me. I guess if you’re a collector or a Cali guy then it’s probably geared more for you, though.
steve
May 17, 2016 at 1:31 pm
Why, Why a insert? You couldn’t go 100% milled carbon steel. For that reason I am out
Odyssey
May 17, 2016 at 6:19 pm
How will we manage…
steve won’t buy our putter
Michael
May 17, 2016 at 1:05 pm
17-4 SS insert?! That is … weird.
j
May 17, 2016 at 11:10 am
Whens the all black versions available with the black shafts and grips
Robmac
May 17, 2016 at 9:50 am
Where can you get these on May 27th? On Odyssey’s website?
Hooker T. Washington
May 17, 2016 at 9:42 am
Your descriptions of each model number are all mixed up…
Bogeypro
May 17, 2016 at 9:33 am
I hope I’m able to snag one of those #5. Great looking putter.