Odyssey 7 Doublebend --> Flowneck/Plumbers Conversion

[Mugnut]

Does anyone know of an adapter system that would allow a double/single bend Odyssey 7 to be set up with a flow/plumber's/offset neck? Every available option I have found for a replacement hosel for a DB putter sets up for a 90* stub in the head; on Odysseys, the neck does not enter the stub at a 90* angle, but slightly less acute, so those options seems like they would not work.

 

For reference, the Ody Highway 101 #7's (pic below) were sold with a kind-of knuckle neck to accomplish something similar to what I am thinking of. Seems like that solution basically only required a piece of straight neck, a knuckle at the correct angle - and then the rest of the shaft straight. (No - I ave not contacted Callaway/Odyssey about this - but maybe someone will tell me they could help).

 

 

 

I am kind of surprised this mod isn't easily found out there just because of the sheer number of Ody DB putters in the world.

[MattM97]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154271020403?hash=item23eb44f573:g:lWYAAOSw44BYMLm9 

[Mugnut]

I think that that Black Lab adapter needs a 90* shaft entry into the head; the Odyssey DB heads are not 90*, but are angled forward less than 90*, so I think the geometry would be screwed up if you used this one.

[MattM97]

5 minutes ago, Mugnut said:

I think that that Black Lab adapter needs a 90* shaft entry into the head; the Odyssey DB heads are not 90*, but are angled forward less than 90*, so I think the geometry would be screwed up if you used this one.

 

Then you'll most likely need to get a new neck welded on.

[Mugnut]

Actually think I found someone who can do this without a weld job. Still kind of blows my mind that this part is not readily available. If you ever needed to re-shaft an Ody doublebend, you're prett much stuck with an OEM replacement shaft, and there is no readily available solution to convert a single/double bend Ody putter to a flow neck.

 

Will update if I go through with it.

[cocolamb22]

Interested as well. 
 

I'd love to have something like this

Edited September 18, 2021 by cocolamb22
Pic added

[Mugnut]

The Tour Van can cook up this option - which seems like the solution I assumed would be readily available aftermarket, but is not:

 

[Mcgeeno]

I've used that ebay knuckle/plumbers neck conversion posted above on my own Ping Ketsch.

 

Worked great and the guy was easy to deal with.

 

 

[5hort5tuff]

Yeha there is nothing at all available on the market for this. Very few putters have a 90* post or hole aswell. 

[btyh]

7 hours ago, 5hort5tuff said:

Yeha there is nothing at all available on the market for this. Very few putters have a 90* post or hole aswell. 

It's not a mallet but I'm doing this on a catilina classic.

[5hort5tuff]

This? Looks like the post is 90* to me. Should be able to find a kit online. 

[btyh]

11 hours ago, 5hort5tuff said:

This? Looks like the post is 90* to me. Should be able to find a kit online. 

Yes, I was just saying it's not a mallet but I am putting the knuckle kit on it. It's 90 with no angle.

[ty2330]

Would this work on a newport 2 dual balance?

[Mugnut]

Odyssey-specific, but the below is exactly what I'm taking about. The stud on Ody mallets is not 90*, but may be 72*, so a knuckle like this (this is an OTR JDM Ody #5) that accounts for the stud angle, and is mated with a straight shaft, is exactly what I'm looking for.

 

I know Callaway customer service is supposed to be good, but are they good to provide a random JDM knuckle?

[Will.Enefer]

On 9/18/2021 at 11:51 PM, Mcgeeno said:

I've used that ebay knuckle/plumbers neck conversion posted above on my own Ping Ketsch.

 

Worked great and the guy was easy to deal with.

 

 

Would I be able to see a photo of this? I was looking at doing a plumbers neck conversation on a vault 2.0 ketsch

[Mcgeeno]

6 hours ago, Will.Enefer said:

Would I be able to see a photo of this? I was looking at doing a plumbers neck conversation on a vault 2.0 ketsch

 

Here is a pic I posted on here a while back:

 

[JungleJimbo]

On 9/14/2021 at 10:24 PM, Mugnut said:

Does anyone know of an adapter system that would allow a double/single bend Odyssey 7 to be set up with a flow/plumber's/offset neck? Every available option I have found for a replacement hosel for a DB putter sets up for a 90* stub in the head; on Odysseys, the neck does not enter the stub at a 90* angle, but slightly less acute, so those options seems like they would not work.

 

For reference, the Ody Highway 101 #7's (pic below) were sold with a kind-of knuckle neck to accomplish something similar to what I am thinking of. Seems like that solution basically only required a piece of straight neck, a knuckle at the correct angle - and then the rest of the shaft straight. (No - I ave not contacted Callaway/Odyssey about this - but maybe someone will tell me they could help).

 

 

 

I am kind of surprised this mod isn't easily found out there just because of the sheer number of Ody DB putters in the world.

OP @Mugnut Did you have any luck resolving this?

If all else fails ... there appears to be ready-stock of "Odyssey #7 crank hosel" putters e.g. on ebay! 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/115615154927

Edited December 16, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[Will.Enefer]

11 hours ago, Mcgeeno said:

 

Here is a pic I posted on here a while back:

 

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I take it you just glued in the conversion kit into the original hole from which the original shaft was fitted into?

 

This is exactly what I’m after. It looks great

[Mcgeeno]

24 minutes ago, Will.Enefer said:

I take it you just glued in the conversion kit into the original hole from which the original shaft was fitted into?

 

This is exactly what I’m after. It looks great

 

The hole was actually slanted slightly so I did need to drill it out a little straighter. Maybe a half hour worth of work. 

 

Then I epoxied the knuckle kit into the head and off I went.

 

 

 

 

[Will.Enefer]

On 12/16/2022 at 6:00 PM, Mcgeeno said:

 

The hole was actually slanted slightly so I did need to drill it out a little straighter. Maybe a half hour worth of work. 

 

Then I epoxied the knuckle kit into the head and off I went.

 

 

 

 

Did this make the hole too big and you have to use a lot of epoxy to fill the gaps? And did you just use a hand drill? 

[Mcgeeno]

2 hours ago, Will.Enefer said:

Did this make the hole too big and you have to use a lot of epoxy to fill the gaps? And did you just use a hand drill? 

 

Yes  and yes.

 

I was lucky I had two Ping Ketsch putters The original one and a nicer vault 2.0 so I just went to work on the old one as a fun experiment.

The hole ended up a little too big, I filled it with JB weld for the gaps. I used a dewalt drill with a bit that was ok for aluminum/steel. 

 

Cleaned it up, made sure it was all straight and level. Sanded it down and painted all of it black to match my grip/putter shaft.