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The Odyssey Marxman Mallet is a nice mid priced
putter. Very comparable to the
original two ball putter by Odyssey. A good bargin as currently on sale
at Golf Town.
Price
B
Feel
A
Forgiveness
A
Weight
B
Look
B
The current sale price of the Odyssey White Hot XG Marxman
Mallet Putter is $139 at Golf Town which is a pretty good value
considering that is is comparable is most aspects to the two ball
putter which is more money. Note that if you are a Clublink member,
Clublink should match the price. I also checked ebay and you can get
the same putter for about $80-100 new or even less as used golf
equipment.
The
feel of this putter was excellent.
I was able to roll the ball consistently to within about 8 inches of
the hole from 15 ft.
I was intentionally trying to hit the ball both slightly off the toe
and heel of the putter to see how the ball would react and to
try to hook and slice the ball into the hole.
The ball did not seem to roll much less than sweet spot contacts with
most of the balls getting to the hole. The forgiveness was also
excellent for the Odyssey White Hot XG Marxman Mallet Putter.
The weight of this putter seemed a little heavier than ideal and with
the forgivingness being so good, short very fast putts might be tough.
I think a B rating is right in this category.
I would say that there wasn't really anything special about this putter
in terms of looks. The reason I demo'd it was due to the extra long
alignment strip in the middle which made me wonder if it actually
worked. I'd have to give this putter a B rating in terms of looks .