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Another one in the books!

I did my second Test this year, and the more polished templates and the Mod interaction throughout the process was really great.  Also it was nice meeting the other testers virtually as well.  
I enjoyed both tests a lot and I think we all provided some interesting testing feedback as opposed to just chirping praises of the product.  
I agree with Jamie that some lesser known products are just as big OEMs.  
Testing is a responsibility not to be taken lightly, but it’s also a lot of fun.  I think through the process, I have encouraged other golfers in my club to try products we are testing and it improves our reviews and the after test interactions with members.
Thanks again Mods for all of your hard work!

Welcome to the forums!!

What part of Pittsburgh yinz from, I work in South Point and live about an hour south of Pittsburgh 

Up until recently, my go to putter has been the Odyssey Divine Line white hot putter from around 2006 or so, but there has been a changing of the guard, after testing and reviewing this putter it has replaced old faithful. My NEW GO TO PUTTER is...…. drum roll ….... Odyssey AI#1 CH, it is an awesome piece of equipment and I have gained almost 2 strokes a round, give it a look and check out my review.
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Up until recently, my go to putter has been the Odyssey Divine Line white hot putter from around 2006 or so, but there has been a changing of the guard, after testing and reviewing this putter it has replaced old faithful. My NEW GO TO PUTTER is...…. drum roll ….... Odyssey AI#1 CH, it is an awesome piece of equipment and I have gained almost 2 strokes a round, give it a look and check out my review.
My review is approximately 2/3 the way down on page 1 --     
 
 

 

 

Date 02/08/2024 Course Name Uniontown Country Club Gross Score 76 Course Handicap 5 Gross Strokes over/under par 5 Net Score to Par 0 Net Score 71 Net Birdies or better 4 Longest Drive 238 SIM Round? SOOO Nice today the local pro told me to play 2 balls since I had the course basically to myself... So I did. So I played 2 rounds in one 18 hole outing, Played pretty good, driving wasn't bad missed a few fairways by a yard or 2, approach shots could have been better, left myself some long putts. putting saved my rounds today, my lag putts finished on average in the 3 foot circle, which was good, but making all the comebackers was even more important and NO 3 putts!!
The confidence I have with this new Odyssey AI#1 CH putter is off the charts, if anyone has a chance give the new Odyssey line of AI putters a try, wont be disappoint in my opinion.!

Great review and awesome feedback!

Up until recently, my go to putter has been the Odyssey Divine Line white hot putter from around 2006 or so, but there has been a changing of the guard, after testing and reviewing this putter it has replaced old faithful. My NEW GO TO PUTTER is...…. drum roll ….... Odyssey AI#1 CH, it is an awesome piece of equipment and I have gained almost 2 strokes a round, give it a look and check out my review.
My review is approximately 2/3 the way down on page 1 --     
 
 

 

 

Morning MyGolfSpy Nation!
Heading out to the Country Club to play 18, the day is looking really good with a high close to 60*, played yesterday and did decent. Now lets see what we can do today!

Up until recently, my go to putter has been the Odyssey Divine Line white hot putter from around 2006 or so, but there has been a changing of the guard, after testing and reviewing this putter it has replaced old faithful. My NEW GO TO PUTTER is...…. drum roll ….... Odyssey AI#1 CH, it is an awesome piece of equipment and I have gained almost 2 strokes a round, give it a look and check out my review.
My review is approximately 2/3 the way down on page 1 --     
 
 

 

 

My wife begs me to clear the " junk" out my garage all the time. I have "stuff" in there from 15 years ago or better that I just can't part with. I may just need that particular item someday, since I needed it that 1 time,  15 years ago. Some of the stuff I have I should throw out or donate because I don't own the things it went to anymore 🙃 

Up until recently, my go to putter has been the Odyssey Divine Line white hot putter from around 2006 or so, but there has been a changing of the guard, after testing and reviewing this putter it has replaced old faithful. My NEW GO TO PUTTER is...…. drum roll ….... Odyssey AI#1 CH, it is an awesome piece of equipment and I have gained almost 2 strokes a round, give it a look and check out my review.
My review is approximately 2/3 the way down on page 1 --     
 
 

 

 

Great review and awesome feedback!

What part of Pittsburgh yinz from, I work in South Point and live about an hour south of Pittsburgh 

I have a love hate relationship with my putters and if you asked my wife it’s more hate than love. When we moved from Pittsburgh back to Florida I thought it was time to thin the herd so I donated 150 putters to The First Tee. I have slowly built the number back up to 60+. Again my wife says the + piece is more accurate. 
 
in terms of what I currently have in the bag is an old Scotty Phantom Futura look alike that I picked up in a sporting goods clearance rack 20 years ago.It has been in and out of rotation more than I care to mention. Occasionally I will switch over to one of my six Cure putters or my trusty old Rife Two Bar or my Bobby Grace M5K-GT and even an old Ping 90 45” for days I really feel brave.  I have looked at the Lab MEZZ but just can’t seem to justify the cost.  So I guess it’s going to be me and my trusty old Futura look a like riding off into the sunset together. Happy trails!

Been rolling a spyder for a few years but have noticed a little “twitch” on the shorter ones so found an old two ball, extended it to 40” and put an armlock grip on it. Definitely helps on the shorter ones ! 

Great review and awesome feedback!

Up until recently, my go to putter has been the Odyssey Divine Line white hot putter from around 2006 or so, but there has been a changing of the guard, after testing and reviewing this putter it has replaced old faithful. My NEW GO TO PUTTER is...…. drum roll ….... Odyssey AI#1 CH, it is an awesome piece of equipment and I have gained almost 2 strokes a round, give it a look and check out my review.
My review is approximately 2/3 the way down on page 1 --     
 
 

 

 

Hello everyone well as you can see by my username my name is Blaine Dye

I want to first thank MyGolfSpy and Odyssey  for this amazing just in time for christmas gift and oppurtuntity   I grew up in a small town outside of Joplin Missouri, But I now live in North west Arkansas which is where my love for golf has grown Me and my Amazing wife moved here about 2 years ago for a fresh start and the Apartment we found was on a golf course I was one of those people that was never interested in golf because it was SO EASY and BORING  boy was I wrong! It is the most fun and challenging game I have every played.

My new Favorite part of golf is watching my friends get into it and teaching them what I know so we can all have a great time.
 
The worst part of my game is definatly my putting but that also means I feel like I am perfect for this test because I have been putting a lot of time into my putting and im getting better I have become a big believer in the texas wedge off the green when my shot calls for it so finding a putter I trust will be a big boost hopefully this is it
So now to the test my current Gamer is a Wilson Harmonized putter and the Odyssey I was chosen for is the Double wide DB I went and did a putter fitting because I have been in the market for a putter for a while so im excited I was chosen for a putter that matches my specs I was given I am super excited to get this test going and give a honest review the biggest hope im going for is this putter will magically make me putt like tiger………. Just kidding im hoping that it feels good off the face and its rolling true im hoping the Claims are true and the loss of speed when it comes to a slight miss hit is true I don’t always hit the center like most of us.
If you have any Questions about something you want to see tested Let me know I try to golf 2-3 times per week but with this weather getting colder it will be a lot of matt time in the kitchen
 
First impression 19/20
I finally got my hands on this baby and man is it beautiful
 
Very timely shipping and its even better when you think about these were ordered around Christmas time but here's the results for day one
So I got the notification it came so of course I had to speed home and take it down to the practice green. One thing I really wanted to test was across the face how the speed changes because the biggest claim they make on this new putter is consistent  speed across the face and because if your like me you don’t always hit the dead center of the putter so there claim really intrigued me I started by going out two club lengths and tried my best to keep my swing the same the results are below

 
toe hit                                                                                         center hit                                                                                 heel hit 
I did notice that the center is still king on day one but I'm going to go more in-depth  into this putter and going to also just have some fun with this test so come along for the ride!
I took away 1 points simply because When I opened my package all it was was my putter and my receipt I feel like it should be protected in some way while it is being shipped
 
 
FINAL REVIEW ( pictures to be uploaded later tonight)
Aesthetics (8 out of 10
 
Don’t get me wrong this putter is beautiful I took a point off because the step in the actual putter itself when I’m looking down on the ball is a little bit of an eye sore for me personally, I’m getting used to it but the stairstep in it is just not it for me. On a positive note, I love the Blue on the putter and on the cover, it pops and stands out the magnets in the cover are strong and secure and all in all the putter looks fantastic and the Window in the putter is a bonus point to me because it makes the putter unique! And as far as the sound of the putter that is where I took the other point when you hit the center as you are supposed to the putter is very quiet to me but its when you hit the outside or where the insert meets the club it makes the click noise almost like when you tap a key on a piece of metal. The speed control is still there its just the noise that I can’t get behind. The Feel of this putter I almost wanted to give the 2 points back it has been a game changer for me I feel so confident standing over this putter and it’s a feeling I’ve never had…… Confidence while putting. I feel as if I can hit it anywhere and taking out the user error its going at the speed and line, I wanted it to
 
The Numbers (10 out of 10)
 
Now granted I haven’t got to play a lot of rounds with this putter just practice green and at home putting but as I stated above my confidence in this putter is amazing and I think that has to do with the speed control and balance it has. On the practice green I have noticed my make range go out about 2-3 foot from where it was and my number of 3 putts is almost non existent which coming from the guy who 3 putts at least 3-4 times a round that is saving me strokes hopefully once spring hits and the weather is better I can get on the course and not just the practice green and really find out if I’m just getting to know my practice green to well or if this putter is really the answer I’ve been looking for I’ve always believed it’s the Indian not the arrow but having a well made arrow really does make a difference     the Forgiveness on this putter is great I’m not one to always hit the center and knowing I can hit a little off center and still get the same roll out/ speed is a great feeling I no longer stress so much about hitting the center and can focus more on other things like my speed or alignment. My biggest surprise of my testing was the Double wide coming out of the fringe or fairway it picks the ball so smooth and get it rolling down the path you put it on i think it has to do with the hitting edge but its almost like the putter has a bounce built into it because through all the testing time I never dug it into the ground
 
 
On-Course (20 out of 20)
 
Like I stated above I did not have a lot of on the course time with the putter but this putter I feel amazing when I’m standing over the ball looking at a 15 footer I no longer think okay just lag this close in my head the only thing I’m thinking of is what club am I hitting next because I’m going to make this that’s how it feels but I do focus on my putt having that confidence has made me actually enjoy putting and starting to practice putting…. putting has always been the worst part of my game and I can say I think that will be changing soon because the confidence and the forgiveness this putter gives me makes me want to go out and practice more.
On the practice green from long distance away my 3 putting is almost nonexistent thanks to this putter so as I do not have a lot of data that shows it, I believe it will help my score be lower as I am typical to 3 putt multiple times a round. Honestly when I started this test, I was skeptical I had been doing a lot of research and I was going to buy either a Scotty or a LAB putter looking back now I am so happy because this putter has far exceeded my expectations as far as speed control and forgiveness Odyssey really did an amazing job on this putter!

 
 
The Good, the bad, the in-between (19 out of 20)
 
This will be short sweet and to the point the putter is amazing with a few draw backs for me personally like the stairstep in the club easily could have been fixed just picking a different model and for me personally I think the grip is to skinny I like the big fat grips but again just picking and installing a new grip on it fixes that The only thing that I can’t fix is the ping when you hit off center…. O WAIT I can fix that just hit the putter in the middle but the technology and advancement going from a Wilson harmonized to the AI-ONE it’s not even close which brings me to…….

 
 
Play it or Trade it? (20 out of 20)
I mean was there ever a doubt if you have been reading this far the AI-ONE is the clear winner here and has defiantly earned a spot in my bag the forgiveness, speed control and tech along with the confidence this putter gives me is just too much to ignore so ole betty (the name of my Wilson) is getting replaced.
Conclusion
 
All in all this putter is amazing and you can tell that Odyssey really put the tine in went to work on creating a great product my only issues with the putter were personal ones like the step in the model I got (double wide DB) and the grip being to skinny for me at the beginning there was a issue with the putter being to light but once I got use to that I think there is a reason for it. And the slight ping sound when you hit it off the edges or where the insert meets the club…….  I think if you are in the market for a putter don’t overlook the Odyssey AI-one line because not only are they a good-looking putter, but they are ULTRA forgiving and great at getting a consistent speed no matter where on the face you hit it! Thank you so much for reading and like always if you have any questions feel free to reach out to ask questions
 
Final Score (96 out of 100)


 
 

Date 02/08/2024 Course Name Uniontown Country Club Gross Score 80 Course Handicap 5 Gross Strokes over/under par 9 Net Score to Par 4 Net Score 75 Net Birdies or better 2 Longest Drive 241 SIM Round? SOOO Nice today the local pro told me to play 2 balls since I had the course basically to myself... So I did. So I played 2 rounds in one 18 hole outing, Played pretty good, driving wasn't bad missed a few fairways by a yard or 2, approach shots could have been better, left myself some long putts. putting saved my rounds today, my lag putts finished on average in the 3 foot circle, which was good, but making all the comebackers was even more important and NO 3 putts!!
The confidence I have with this new Odyssey AI#1 CH putter is off the charts, if anyone has a chance give the new Odyssey line of AI putters a try, wont be disappoint in my opinion.!
Used a Titleist Prov1X and a Taylormade Tour Response ball

Date 02/08/2024 Course Name Uniontown Country Club Gross Score 80 Course Handicap 5 Gross Strokes over/under par 9 Net Score to Par 4 Net Score 75 Net Birdies or better 2 Longest Drive 241 SIM Round? SOOO Nice today the local pro told me to play 2 balls since I had the course basically to myself... So I did. So I played 2 rounds in one 18 hole outing, Played pretty good, driving wasn't bad missed a few fairways by a yard or 2, approach shots could have been better, left myself some long putts. putting saved my rounds today, my lag putts finished on average in the 3 foot circle, which was good, but making all the comebackers was even more important and NO 3 putts!!
The confidence I have with this new Odyssey AI#1 CH putter is off the charts, if anyone has a chance give the new Odyssey line of AI putters a try, wont be disappoint in my opinion.!
Used a Titleist Prov1X and a Taylormade Tour Response ball

Date 02/08/2024 Course Name Uniontown Country Club Gross Score 76 Course Handicap 5 Gross Strokes over/under par 5 Net Score to Par 0 Net Score 71 Net Birdies or better 4 Longest Drive 238 SIM Round? SOOO Nice today the local pro told me to play 2 balls since I had the course basically to myself... So I did. So I played 2 rounds in one 18 hole outing, Played pretty good, driving wasn't bad missed a few fairways by a yard or 2, approach shots could have been better, left myself some long putts. putting saved my rounds today, my lag putts finished on average in the 3 foot circle, which was good, but making all the comebackers was even more important and NO 3 putts!!
The confidence I have with this new Odyssey AI#1 CH putter is off the charts, if anyone has a chance give the new Odyssey line of AI putters a try, wont be disappoint in my opinion.!

Morning MyGolfSpy Nation!
Heading out to the Country Club to play 18, the day is looking really good with a high close to 60*, played yesterday and did decent. Now lets see what we can do today!

Date 02/08/2024 Course Name Uniontown Country Club Gross Score 80 Course Handicap 5 Gross Strokes over/under par 9 Net Score to Par 4 Net Score 75 Net Birdies or better 2 Longest Drive 241 SIM Round? SOOO Nice today the local pro told me to play 2 balls since I had the course basically to myself... So I did. So I played 2 rounds in one 18 hole outing, Played pretty good, driving wasn't bad missed a few fairways by a yard or 2, approach shots could have been better, left myself some long putts. putting saved my rounds today, my lag putts finished on average in the 3 foot circle, which was good, but making all the comebackers was even more important and NO 3 putts!!
The confidence I have with this new Odyssey AI#1 CH putter is off the charts, if anyone has a chance give the new Odyssey line of AI putters a try, wont be disappoint in my opinion.!
Used a Titleist Prov1X and a Taylormade Tour Response ball