Odyssey S2S Tri-Hot Rossie Review - Sophomore Slump or Bat Out Of Hell?
- keithfmuir
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
Sophomore Slump?
Where does the term “sophomore slump” come from? It’s used when a sophomore (second-year) student fails to meet the high standards they established during their freshman (first-year) year. In musical terms, it is often described as “the difficult second album”. The reality is that it can take most bands years to get their first album released. If it is successful, they are usually under intense pressure from their record label and management team to get their next album out as soon as possible, often to the detriment of quality.
So how does that apply to Odyssey?
In this case, I believe it has gone the opposite way. With the success seen by L.A.B. Golf over the last couple of seasons, it felt like Odyssey rushed the original Square 2 Square product to market. They even risked ridicule (and lawsuits) by producing a “look-alike” of the DF3.
Essentially, it looked like Odyssey just needed to get to market quickly, so they took their most successful putters - the Jailbird, #7 and Double Wide and turned them into zero-torque versions. They had a lot of onset (as you can see above), but Odyssey didn’t have a press grip and just used a standard jumbo. Other than shaft length, there were no customisation options available and lie angle was fixed at 70°. It was a bit like a Temu copy (can you tell I didn’t like them), designed to hit a mass-market price point (£249). Full marks for effort, though, as getting Odyssey on board has really helped legitimise the zero-torque concept in the eyes of the consumer.
Bat Out of Hell
Yes, really, this was Meat Loaf’s second album. His first album was a rather odd, musical theatre effort called Stoney and Meat Loaf, released in 1971. Then came Bat Out of Hell, not just one of the best second albums ever, but possibly one of the best albums full-stop? Of course, the answer to that, just like views on zero-torque putters, comes down to personal taste. Personally, I’m still not convinced about zero-torque, and would likely vote for Nevermind by Nirvana as best second album instead.
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