Is This The Putter To Knock The TaylorMade Spider From Its Throne?

I'll just come out and say it - I genuinely feel like the Odyssey TRTL (pronounced ‘Turtle’) is going to be the brand's most popular release in years. Ever since seeing the prototypes of these putters at the start of the year, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on one and put it through its paces.

The TaylorMade Spider franchise has really taken a dominant stance in the putter world over the past couple of years, racking up numerous major championships and professional wins across both the men's and the women's game, but I’ve got a sneaky feeling the appropriately named TRTL could be here to chase all the spiders away.

The tour momentum behind this putter is already evident. Min Woo Lee has been gaming a prototype since February, and it clearly paid off, propelling him to a T-4 finish in the FedEx Cup in 2026.

The TRTL ($349/£299) is Odyssey's latest mallet putter design, and the name's inspiration is fairly obvious when you look down at it. It’s a large enough shape to offer confidence to those who need it over those nervy three-footers, yet sleek and compact enough that tour pros have given it the nod of approval.

At address, the new Twin Track alignment system provides comprehensive aim assist and is perfect if you're like me and prefer long, uninterrupted lines to set up with. Plus, this putter sits incredibly flush to the ground thanks to the camber on the sole - just another thing that helps you aim the putter well.

I got my hands on the 'S' (Short Slant) model for testing, which gives a bit more toe hang and fits my slightly arced stroke perfectly. One of the first things I noticed was the incredibly responsive feel through impact. This is largely down to the new Ai-Star insert, a dual-layer face design, created through the same Artificial Intelligence that designed the Ai-One smart face.

The Ai-Star insert boasts an aluminum inner layer paired with a firmer urethane outer surface to help deliver really consistent ball speeds. This was something I noticed straight away during my testing, and being someone who’s traditionally favoured a milled putter, I found it particularly easy to control the pace on longer putts.

The new F.R.D. (Forward Roll Design) grooves also played a big part in that and got the ball rolling extremely quickly across the putting surface. However, it’s these grooves that bring me to my only real complaint about the TRTL putter. Debris seems to get lodged in those deep grooves fairly easily, particularly on a dewy morning or after it has rained, which could cause a putt to fall short of the target if the face was not cleaned perfectly.

Aside from that minor issue, I loved getting familiar with the TRTL putter, and the design of the putter as a whole is both aesthetically pleasing and was also created with performance in mind.

It uses a combination of a steel body with a slick black PVD finish, a lightweight ABS shell, and an aerospace-grade aluminum sole. This setup let the clever people over at the Odyssey R&D team push all that weight to the perimeter for massive MOI and forgiveness gains.

I also love the fact that there is adjustable perimeter weighting. Having four distinct weights in the corners means you can easily mess around with the CG and tweak the toe hang to match your specific stroke. Of course, you’d be best consulting your local PGA Professional or fitter to know how to best amend the putter for your stroke.

While I personally love the S slant model, there are some other great options in the TRTL lineup like the DB (Double Bend) and CH (Crank Hosel). If you’re a zero-torque convert or have been thinking about it and love the TRTL design, fear not, because there is also a Square 2 Square (S2S) model, which I think looks great with its short sight line.

All in all, I think Odyssey has seriously delivered with the TRTL range, and I think these will quickly be regarded as some of the best putters on the market. While the Spider may be on top for now, I think 2027 could be the year when the battle for supremacy becomes more even.