Metal-X D.A.R.T.

The Odyssey Metal-X D.A.R.T. line, as we hold it, consists of a single release, the 2012 Metal-X edition. There's no earlier or later entry on record to trace an arc through, so what follows is the shape of that one year as it was reported at the time, not a lineage.

The 2012 Metal-X D.A.R.T. arrived as a perimeter-weighted mallet built around D.A.R.T. alignment, according to thehackersparadise.com. Orlandogolfblogger.com described its face as using an oval depression pattern designed to coincide with the dimples of the golf ball, and separately reported that the putter offered straight line alignment assistance. Prnewswire.com and hagginoaks.com both noted that the model was available in Belly and Long configurations alongside the standard length, giving golfers three ways into the same head.

Reaction to the putter split along a fairly consistent line. Orlandogolfblogger.com came away positive, writing overall I could not be happier with the Odyssey Metal-X D.A.R.T. that comes in both standard and belly sizes. Other opinion on record praised the alignment assistance as improved and credited the Metal-X insert's added friction and feel with helping golfers gauge lag putts more accurately. But that same softness drew criticism elsewhere on record, with some finding the face too soft, requiring more effort to get the ball to the hole, and needing a real adjustment in stroke length to suit a face that receptive.

That's the whole of what we hold on this line: one release, one year, and a divided but largely favorable read on a putter whose alignment system and face design generated more discussion than its category placement did.