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Odyssey drops ‘zero torque’ Ai-ONE Square 2 Square putters

Classic Odyssey shapes combine with artificial intelligence and torque-reducing balance.

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Gear: Odyssey Ai-ONE Square 2 Square Putters
Price: $299.99 each
Specs: Center-shafted putters urethane insert, 3.3-degree forward press, and navy blue PVD finish.
Available: Now (pre-order), Nov. 29 (in stores)

Who it’s for: The Ai-ONE Square 2 Square putters should appeal to golfers who want to minimize face rotation and increase their consistency on the greens.

What You Need to Know: This line extension blends a White Hot face insert that was developed using artificial intelligence, with toe-up weighting and balance intended to help golfers reduce face rotation during the stroke.

The deep dive: Odyssey released the first Ai-One putters in late 2023, promoting them as tools that could enhance a golfer’s distance control thanks to a White Hot face insert engineered with the help of artificial intelligence. The lineup expanded last month to include several new Ai-One and Ai-One Milled putters, including 2-Balls, Jailbirds and other midsize mallets.

Now, Odyssey is introducing the Ai-ONE Square 2 Square line and bringing the AI-designed face insert to a putter category that’s gaining a lot of attention — zero torque putters.

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The new Ai-ONE Square 2 Square line includes two mallets, the Jailbird and #7, as well as a heel-toe weighted blade with an extended back flange that is called the Double Wide. All three putters have a center-shafted design, but instead of bringing the shaft into the topline, it connects well behind the face and a few millimeters toward the toe from the center of gravity (CG) location. As a result of that hosel location, if you hold the putters freely across your hands, the toe goes up and the face naturally points forward, toward your target.

Each Ai-ONE Square 2 Square putter is also designed with a 3.3-degree forward press, so the shaft leans toward your target when you address the ball.

The combination of the toe-up balance and forward press takes away the putter head’s bias to rotate closed on the backswing and rotate open on the downswing. So, the Ai-ONE Square 2 Square putters remain square to a golfer’s stroke path, regardless of whether that path is relatively straight, slightly arched, or strongly arched.

Odyssey believes this combination of reduced torque (face rotation), the AI-designed White Hot insert, and the latest counterbalanced Stroke Lab shaft can help golfers produce a smoother stroke with a better tempo that naturally keeps the face square to the path, and that should help golfers hit better putts.

Odyssey is not claiming that this is the first or only zero-torque putter out there, but the Ai-One Square 2 Square putters conquer one of the challenges faced by club designers in this category: zero-torque putters often look very unconventional. The Ai-ONE Square 2 Square putters have classic head shapes that will be familiar to just about every golfer.

The Jailbird, originally released in 2014 and used by Wyndham Clark to win the 2023 U.S. Open, incorporates Odyssey’s signature Versa alignment stripes. The #7 is a fang-style mallet with dual white alignment lines that help frame the ball, making alignment more intuitive. The Double Wide completes the lineup as a modern, heel-toe weighted blade with a T-shaped white alignment aid.

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Below are several images of the Odyssey Ai-One Square 2 Square putters.

Odyssey releases more Ai-One and Ai-One Milled putters

Face inserts designed using artificial intelligence help these putters enhance your distance control.

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Gear: Odyssey Ai-One, Ai-One Milled Putters
Price: $299.99 (Ai-One), $349.99 (Ai-One 2-Ball Jailbird Cruiser), $449 (Ai-One Milled)
Specs: Milled stainless steel head with co-molded aluminum insert with grooved urethane coating (Ai-One) or milled titanium face insert (Ai-One Milled)
Available: Oct. 25 (Pre-Sale), Nov. 1 (in stores)

Who it’s for: Golfers seeking precision and forgiveness with improved distance control on off-center strikes.

What you need to know: Odyssey is adding more putters, head styles and options to the Ai-One and Ai-One milled lineups to allow golfers more choices while still getting the benefit of enhanced distance control.

The deep drive: Last year, Odyssey’s Ai-One and Ai-One Milled putters brought artificial intelligence to the world of precision putting. Both lines featured a face insert designed to boost distance control, particularly on off-center strikes, a challenge most golfers face when it comes to consistency on the greens.

The Ai-One putter family was launched with five popular heads, including the #1 blade and the Rossie S, but now the 2-Ball Jailbird, Wingback Mallet and 24 Mallet are being added.

Like the original Ai-One putters, the new releases are built around a co-molded aluminum insert with Odyssey’s famous White Hot urethane material that was created using artificial intelligence (A.I.). The combination ensures golfers experience the classic soft feel and feedback White Hot putters are known for, while the AI-designed contours on the back of the insert help maintain consistent ball speed—even on less-than-perfect strikes. According to Odyssey, putts hit with an Ai-One putter finish an average of 21 percent closer to the hole, and that can mean not only more made putts but also fewer three-putts.

A Panlite window in the back of the heads not only adds to the modern look of these clubs but also allows golfers to see the intricate design contours behind the insert.

2-Ball Jailbird: The tour-winning Jailbird mallet shape, combined with the popular 2-Ball alignment system.
Wing Back Mallet: A forgiving, high-MOI mallet with a double bend hosel for golfers with a straight stroke who prefer a face-balanced putter.
24 Mallet: The S-neck hosel on this mallet creates toe hang for golfers with an arched putting stroke.

Four new Ai-One Milled putters are also being made available, and like the original Ai-One Milled offerings, they feature a milled titanium face insert.

This advanced material offers a firmer feel and a sharper sound compared to the softer Ai-One models, catering to golfers who prefer more feedback from their putter. Like its Ai-One counterpart, the Ai-One Milled models also benefit from AI-designed contours behind the face that expand the sweet spot and reduce speed loss on mishits. According to Odyssey, putts struck with Ai-One Milled putters finish about 10 percent closer to the hole

2-Ball T: featuring the iconic alignment system that’s proven popular on tour.
Jailbird Mini T: bringing the Jailbird’s stability in a smaller profile mallet head.

Rossie V T: a major-winning shape redesigned for this lineup.
One Wide V T Blade: a more forgiving version of a traditional blade, with a wider sole and V-shaped hosel.

Below are several images of the just-released Ai-One and Ai-One Milled putters.

Odyssey Ai ONE Cruiser putters

Odyssey’s Ai ONE Cruiser putters have an insert made improve distance control and heavier weight to encourage a better-quality stroke.

Gear: Odyssey Ai ONE Cruiser putters
Price: $349.99 each
Specs: Cast stainless steel heads with adjustable sole weights.
Available: February 8 (pre-order), March 15 (in stores)

Who It’s For: Golfers who struggle with distance control and who want a more solid, stable-feeling putter.

The Skinny: While the Ai ONE insert helps golfers improve their distance control by normalizing ball speed over a larger area, the Cruiser putters’ heavier weight should help players make a smoother, better-quality stroke.

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The Deep Dive: When anchored puttering strokes were outlawed by the USGA and R&A in 2016, some players looked to heavier putters and counterbalanced putters to get some of the stability back in their game. Lighter putters can encourage golfers to get their hands and wrists more involved in the stroke, which can lead to inconsistency. However, heavier putters and clubs that have extra weight added to the top of the handle tend to quiet your hands and encourage players to make a smoother stroke, which can enhance consistency.

In time, the counterbalanced putter surge quieted and faded. The trend towards generally heavier putters continued, with many putters now typically weighing 345 or 350 grams, which is about 20-25 grams heavier than putters made in the early 2000s.

With the release of the new Cruiser family of putters, Odyssey is looking to blend the stability and stroke-enhancing features of longer, counterbalanced putters with a face technology created using artificial intelligence.

At the heart of the new Cruiser putter family is the new Ai ONE, which made its debut this winter in the standard Ai ONE putters. On the outside, the insert looks like a standard White Hot insert with a series of grooves milled into the hitting area. However, on the interfacing side of the urethane insert, artificial intelligence has created a series of thicker and thinner areas that help to normalize ball speed. Traditionally, when you strike a pot in the center, you get the best energy transfer, but when you strike a pot towards the heel or toe, the ball rolls out less far. With the AI ONE insert, center strikes are slowed down slightly while mis-hits roll out a touch further, so your overall distance control is enhanced. A transparent polymer window in each putter allows you to see the rippled backside of the insert.

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Odyssey Ai ONE Double Wide Cruiser — A window on the back of the Double Wide Cruiser allows you to see the variable-thickness Ai ONE insert. (Odyssey)

Each of the five Cruiser models features the Ai ONE insert, and all five putters are significantly heavier than most of today’s standard putters, including the 380-gram Jailbird, which also comes with the black-and-white Versa alignment lines. This is the putter that Wyndham Clark used to win the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last week and a putter that is nearly identical to the one he used to win the 2023 U.S. Open. At 38 inches in length, it comes standard with a 17-inch grip, and players are encouraged to choke down so a few inches of the grip extend above their hands. Doing this creates a counterbalancing effect and should help increase stability.

Odyssey Ai ONE Jailbird Cruiser — Weights in the sole of the Cruiser putters allow fitters to adjust the swing weight. (Odyssey)

There are three versions of the #7 putter in the Cruiser family, including a 42-inch, 380-gram Arm-Lock edition and a 48-inch, 450-gram Broomstick model. The standard #7 Cruiser is 38 inches long with a head that weighs 380 grams. Like the Jailbird, it comes standard with a 17-inch grip, along with a Stroke Lab 140 steel shaft.

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Here are several close-up looks at the Odyssey Ai ONE Cruiser putters.