Metal X Core

The Metal X Core arrived in 2012 as part of Odyssey's Metal-X family, and the record on this specific release leans almost entirely on trade reporting rather than the maker's own page for this edition. PR Newswire's coverage lists the Core as available in a Belly model, and separately notes it came in both Belly and Long configurations, putting it alongside other putters of that era that were built to accommodate the anchored styles then in play. Mygolfway.com's rundown of the release lists six head shapes: #1, #6, #7, #8, #9, and Rossie, giving Core buyers a spread of blade and mallet options rather than a single silhouette.

On price, the two outlets don't agree on a single figure so much as they cover different markets. PR Newswire has the Core at $149 USD, while mygolfway.com's listing runs through a set of international prices, GBP 109.00, EUR IRE 129.00, EUR 159.00, CHF 229.00, SEK 1,495.00, DKK 1,299.00, NOK 1,395.00, EUR FIN 169.00, CZK 3,995.00, and ISK 26,190.00. Read together, these look like a US MSRP alongside a European and Nordic pricing sheet rather than a contradiction, but both are editorial figures, not verified numbers, and neither has been confirmed by Odyssey directly for this Core release.

Where this entry sits against the rest of the Metal-X line is worth noting only in outline: the Core name marks it as a tier within a broader Metal-X push that also included later Milled versions, the latter carrying the oval-depression face technology and adjustable weight kit described on Odyssey's own product pages for that milled line. Whether the 2012 Core shared any of that milled-face technology isn't something the material in front of us addresses, so the safest read of this release is what the trade press actually reported at the time: a multi-headed, Belly-and-Long-capable putter sold at a range of price points across markets.