Virginia Golfer Sep / Oct 2018 | Page 41

SCOTTY CAMERON CONCEPT X CX-01 Scotty Cameron’s Concept X CX-01 sports wings that stabilize the putter through impact. That, in turn, enhances forgiveness, so you’ll hit your target more often. Its dual-zone vibration dampening chambers help precisely tune sound and feel, by separating each chamber with a band of stainless steel. It’s “for the player who wants the feel and performance of a Tour-proven blade style putter, but wants to benefit from the latest technology to achieve more forgiveness,” says Cameron. “It’s fast looking and high-tech. But by making it wider, it’s more forgiving. … You get the best of a blade and the best of a mallet in one.” $599, scottycameron.com ODYSSEY RED BALL Odyssey incorporated an old idea into its new Red Ball mallet. It has top and bottom levels: The upper has a circular “scope” hole in it, the lower features a small red ball. When you stand over the putter, you visually center the red sphere in the scope—in the spirit of SeeMore Putter’s renowned RifleScope technology. That lets you know that your putter is in proper position. It’s a simple yet effective approach. At that point, the only thing you need to worry about is the speed of your putt. The Red Ball features Odyssey’s popular White Hot RX face insert that enhances sound, feel and roll. $599, odysseygolf.com PXG OPERATOR PXG’s Operator is a forgiving mallet designed to be fine-tuned to a golfer’s personal stroke. Three hosel configurations are available that each match different stroke preferences and degrees of face rotation during the stroke. And you can use multiple sole weights, available in increments of 2.5, 5, 10, 15 and 20 grams, to adjust the overall head weight between 330 and 400 grams. It sports multiple subtle alignment features, along with a single, high-contrast stripe that makes it a cinch to line up. The head has a soft billet-milled stainless steel face and aircraft-grade aluminum body. $450, pxg.com/en-us vsga.org S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 18 | V I R G I N I A G O L F E R 39