Odyssey Backstryke 2-Ball
The rear-shafted design makes it ultra-easy to align the clubface to your target (the shaft won't impede your line of sight). The shaft angle also creates a natural forward press without delofting the putter, so the ball tracks nicely to the hole. The shaft position (near the head's center of gravity) enables you to swing the club back and forth freely. The club's design also allows you to set up with the putter forward in your stance, your hands ahead of the ball, and your eyes behind the ball. Backstryke comes in 2-Ball (photo), Marxman (see video) or Blade styles.
With the BackStryke, Odyssey has moved the point at which the shaft enters the head to the back of the club, rather than the traditional position near the face. The result is a putter that affords the player an unobstructed view of the leading edge of the putter, making alignment easier. Combine this look with the very popular 2-ball alignment feature and you have a putter that is very easy to square up to the target line. The other two models feature alignment lines that give a different look, but still make it easy to line up your putts.（太字筆者）
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2. Forward Press Stabilization
The forward press has always been a textbook key to good putting. A forward press putting stroke is one in which the hands are pressed forward of the ball before making a stroke, promoting solid contact and truer roll. Recently the forward press has been reborn, with putting legend and teacher Dave Stockton working with Phil Mickelson before the masters and re-emphasizing Phil’s forward press move. The position and angle of the shaft with the BackStryke putters helps promote a forward press hand position.
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3. Stroke Balance
Most putters on the market are of the “toe hang” variety, which means that when held from the shaft, the balance of the head makes it hang with the toe down. Some putters are face balanced, which when held from the shaft results in the face of the putter remaining parallel with the ground. This helps make the putter more stable on off center hits. With the BackStryke putters from Odyssey, the putter is balanced along the stroke path. In practice, this results in a putter that doesn’t like to open or close during the putting stroke.
