Odyssey’s new SRT Tri-Ball putter uses a high-density alloy ring to move the center of gravity deep and back from the face of the putter. The high moment of intertia with this design helps you move the putter straight back, and straight through. The putter also takes the 2-ball alignment system one better by creating a three ball alignment system (a two ball system will be available later this spring).

I don’t think there’s been a more imitated idea in putter design than the two ball alignment system. Go to any golf show with a lot of independent golf club makers and you will find dozens of imitation two ball clubs.

The design, however, isn’t entirely original. Golfsmith had the Snake Eyes Strikeline ML with an orbital ring two years ago. I have played that putter for some time and think that its wonderful. You can find a review here.

Like the rest of the successful White Steel product line, the White Steel Tri-Ball SRT Putter face features Dual Insert Technology, which combines a modified White Hot(R) urethane insert with a milled stainless steel insert for the precision and accuracy of steel with the feel and distance control of urethane.

The new White Steel Tri-Ball SRT Putter is face balanced, has a half-shaft offset and is available in both right-and left-handed models in 33-, 34-, 35- and 36-inch lengths. It will be available at retail February 1, 2006 with an MSRP of $249.

You can get it at Golfsmith.

Harrods is offering a solid platinum putter for a mere $28,220.

I can’t even imagine having the kind of money where this would seem like a good idea.

A 140-year-old Philp Longnose putter was sold at an auction in Edinburgh last week for seventy thousand pounds sterling ... that’s more than $123,000 dollars.

Time to check the shed.

Callaway Golf offers its Odyssey White Hot Putters emblazoned with the logo of your favorite major league team. Mine would have to be the Baltimore Orioles.

Callaway Golf Baltimore Orioles Odyssey White Hot Putter

Callaway Golf Boston Red Sox Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Putter

Callaway Golf New York Yankees Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Putter

You can get any major league team at Buy dot Com

There seem to be a lot of putters these days with a curved bar at the back end. The Technica Curved Putter is one offered by Pinemeadow Golf.

The idea seems to be to move the weight back and around the perimeter to increase the moment of intertia (resistance to twisting). The result is a very stable putting platform.

I use one with a similar idea: the Golfsmith Strikeline. I’ve got a review here.

If you’re a budget-minded golfer looking for a new set of sticks, you might want to consier Pinemeadow Golf. Pinemeadow is an online clubmaking firm that offers “cloned” clubs, but says that its clones—unlike Chinese knockoffs—are made from the same top quality materials as the big boys ... for about a third of the price.

I like the look of the Bionik 201 Mallet Putter. Pinemeadow says that it:

has all the necessary features to instantly improve your putting stroke. The alignment design on the putter is made up of a white line followed by a row of ball bearings to give you a clear visual of exactly where you are aiming your putts. In addition the elevated center line and added ball bearing weight in the middle will assure that your putting stroke stays on a straight path throughout the entire swing. Combine these technologies along with the red anodized alloy insert that provides you a soft feel at impact and you have one of the most complete putters in the market today.

You can take a look at it, and other good looking clones at Pinemeadow Golf.

And if anyone has any experience with Pinemeadow Clubs, I’d really like to hear from you. You can leave a review or comment by clicking on the comments link below.

Last summer, when I was playing “Up North,” I was paired up with a guy who was putting with what looked like a piece of pipe on a shaft. And the thing was, he putted pretty well. But I was concentrating too much on my own game to think too much about it.

But just recently, I came across this Arsenal Roller Putter while surfing the web. And I’m convinced that’s what he was using.

It’s an interesting design. Its supposed to put overspin on the putts and get the ball rolling quicker than traditional faced putters, with reduced skidding and hopping.

Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of putter designs that are designed to get rid of the initial hops (yes, the ball hops for a split second after it impacts most putter faces). The Aserta is another one of those designs that I’ve written about.