![]() ![]() The milling was super precise and the lines of the top and sole just flowed together. Pelz had a novel design that Odyssey made sleek and deadly on the green.Īs a huge fan of the milled-face look, I applauded the looks of the silver version of the 2-Ball when it rolled out. Henry Ford doesn’t get credit for every advance in the auto industry in the last century. But go and compare photos of his design and this modern version. Yes, I know, Odyssey purchased the initial design concept from Dave Pelz. The looks of the 2-Ball changed the entire putter paradigm. Like many of the major designs, we observe significant differences between the pre-2-Ball and post-2-Ball marketplace. ![]() This is a putter that represents an iconic, archetypal design in the history of putters. The looks of the Odyssey ProType Black 2-Ball are classic 2-Ball. LOOKS Some balls are held for charity And some for fancy dress When I took the ProType Black out on the course for the first time, I could only wonder if a new color would really make a difference. While I loved the feel of the milled carbon head, aiming correctly with the allegedly simple 2-Ball alignment system seemed vexing. Alas, my relationship with that ProType was short lived. ![]() I was super excited to finally roll a milled face version of the 2-Ball as the previous insert versions never really seemed to work, likely due to my issue (perhaps psychological) with inserts. The Odyssey #7 seems to get more PGA love than the 2-Ball these days, but if we look at total wins since 2002 when the 2-Ball hit the scene, I bet the drain-for-dollars score favors the 2-Ball.īack to this summer’s silver ProType 2-Ball. Like many of you, I thought that the simple two-ball alignment system could help me drain putts like the pros that have won with it in the past. At the time, the silver-headed ProType was the third 2-Ball that I had played with, previously having rolled the DFX and the Black i versions. (Written By: GolfSpy Dave ) I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a ProType Tour 2-Ball earlier this year. I’ve got two balls I’ve got two balls They’re such two balls And they’re dirty two balls And he’s got two balls And she’s got two balls But we’ve got the two-est balls of them all!* Putter Tested: Odyssey ProType Black 2-Ball ![]()
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