Metal-X #9

The Metal-X #9 is the toe-weighted, heel-shafted flanged blade in Odyssey's Metal-X line, built with a long hosel and half-shaft offset, as described on the maker's own page. That page also notes the putter was named a Gold Medal winner on the 2013 Golf Digest Hot List, and cites a line from Golf Digest praising how the club locked into the ball and got it rolling automatically.

Odyssey's page describes the Metal-X insert as a dual layer construction, with the outer 6061 aluminum face carrying oval depressions designed to mesh mechanically with a golf ball's dimples at impact, increasing friction for a more consistent roll and more precise distance control. Beneath that aluminum face sits a softer urethane inner layer, which Odyssey's copy credits with a lighter feel and weight savings that go toward optimizing performance. The maker's page also attributes the putter's Midnight Black finish to a high-tech coating process meant to produce a durable, glare-reduced surface.

The Hacker's Paradise reports the #9 came in RH and LH versions, with a standard head weight of 343g and 3 degrees of loft. Golf Avenue's listing echoes the dual-layer insert and 6061 aluminum face with oval depressions, and separately names the urethane layer beneath it. Haggin Oaks lists an MSRP of $149 USD. Within the Metal-X family, the #9 sits as the toe-weighted heel-shafted blade entry, distinguished by its long hosel and half offset rather than by any face-balanced or mallet-style geometry.