Tri-Hot

The Odyssey Tri-Hot line arrived in 2022 with a single generation, the Tri-Hot 5K. Odyssey's own product pages frame it as a deliberate break from the mallet-versus-blade divide, describing an aim to build a blade putter construction that outperforms a mallet while keeping the classic shape tour players favor. The maker's copy credits this to a front-loaded, multi-material build, a 303 stainless steel front section milled to shape around the face and hosel, with massive amounts of tungsten, over 120 grams by the maker's own account, packed behind the face in the toe and heel to push CG forward and push inertia past 5,000 IZZ.

That forward CG and high MOI became the throughline of how outlets received the 2022 release. Golfmagic verified the putter's MOI figure at 5000, and fairwayjockey.com argued the design proved blade putters can be forgiving. But reception was far from unanimous. Golfalot praised the reduced spin on off-center hits and the high forgiveness, while also flagging a hollow feel, a steep price of £379.00, and a sense that the feel leaned too closely on previous Odyssey White Hot models. golfalot.com went further on the shaping itself, stating flatly that Odyssey got the putter head shape wrong. Golfmagic's own verdict split the difference, calling the range just short of perfect.

With only the 5K generation on record, the Tri-Hot line's arc so far is really one release's worth of ambition meeting a mixed verdict: a maker's page selling a new blade category built on tungsten and forward CG, and a Community of reviewers divided on whether the shape and feel lived up to that pitch.