Hard to believe, but it was back in 1992 that the R&A and USGA made what has proved to be the most important equipment amendment of the last decade. The 'insert' clause. At a stroke, metal head designs were no longer restricted to a single material, paving the way for the myriad of exotic-combinations in the present market. Yet it would be five years before the feel and performance potential would be best

exploited by Odyssey whose putters feature the distinctive, soft black 'stronomic' plastic faces set into a steel head.

The latest Odyssey TriForce models may have a mindbending price tag, though with their tungsten rear-flange (which lowers the centre of gravity for even more line-hugging top-spin) along with the infamous stronomic (which also re-appears here as a vibration-dampening layer) it's the company's most ambitious design to date.

Price: £225
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