Versa Jailbird

[agood3putt]

Looks like Odyssey may be bringing this back with Clark and Fowler both at the top of the leaderboard. 

[Jeffinplano]

I called odyssey..they are noncommittal

[coreyhr]

5 minutes ago, Jeffinplano said:

I called odyssey..they are noncommittal

😂 What in the world did you expect, for them to go ahead and take your credit card number? It’s a vague comment on their instagram, not a press release. 

[agood3putt]

1 minute ago, coreyhr said:

😂 What in the world did you expect, for them to go ahead and take your credit card number? It’s a vague comment on their instagram, not a press release. 

Hoping they do bring it back. I think the mini S or just mini Jailbird should make a comback as well and while we’re at it make a Toulon version (bigger Seattle)

[coreyhr]

8 minutes ago, agood3putt said:

Hoping they do bring it back. I think the mini S or just mini Jailbird should make a comback as well and while we’re at it make a Toulon version (bigger Seattle)

I’d say it’s a high likelihood. Especially considering they just released the new Versa line anyway. Would plug right in. Considering he’s not on staff (assuming he goes on to win), I wouldn’t expect a limited release like Rahm got with a special O Works insert or anything like that though. 

[minhjn]

PLEASE

[03trdblack]

Bet it won't cost the same as it did the first time around. 

[CircleC29]

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Short slant tho..

[JungleJimbo]

 

 

[CircleC29]

9 minutes ago, JungleJimbo said:

 

 

Are those sheets of lead tape on that? 🤯 Were they that light originally? I've never held one.

[agood3putt]

4 minutes ago, CircleC29 said:

Are those sheets of lead tape on that? 🤯 Were they that light originally? I've never held one.

I think it’s due to the counterbalance and the length 

 

Keegan plays this putter as well forgot to mention that 

[Misc1600]

Been watching these on eBay’s 

[CircleC29]

5 minutes ago, agood3putt said:

I think it’s due to the counterbalance and the length 

 

Keegan plays this putter as well forgot to mention that 

I forgot about the specs these guys are using. Makes complete sense now 🙃

[JungleJimbo]

38 minutes ago, CircleC29 said:

Are those sheets of lead tape on that? 🤯 Were they that light originally? I've never held one.

20-25grams of lead tape on the sole.

 

https://www.golfwrx.com/703356/tour-report-rickie-fowlers-wild-new-odyssey-putter-and-the-fascinating-story-behind-it/

 

 

[JungleJimbo]

 

How Rickie Fowler’s putter carried Wyndham Clark to victory | Wall-to-Wall

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Outside of a minor difference in loft, Clark's putter is almost identical to Fowler's.

Jonathan Wall/GOLF

 

 

8 May 2023

 

Welcome to Wall-to-Wall Equipment, the Monday morning gear wrap-up in which GOLF equipment editor Jonathan Wall takes you through the latest trends, rumors and breaking news.

Thanks, Rick

Professional golfers usually know when it’s time to make an equipment change. Coming off a T27 showing at the Players Championship, Wyndham Clark figured it was time to shake things up with the putter after seeing too many putts inside 10 feet slide by the hole.

“[In] the back of my mind, I was like, I wanna try the putter,” Clark said on Tour Validated.

The putter Clark referenced belongs to none other than 5-time PGA Tour winner Rickie Folwer. To be clear, Clark didn’t swipe one of Fowler’s putters. He just happened to do the next best thing: He asked Odyssey to build him an exact replica.

To understand Clark’s latest putter switch, let’s go back to January when Fowler made a putter change of his own at the American Express.

After trying out caddie Ricky Romano’s Odyssey O-Works Jailbird mallet, Fowler asked Odyssey Tour rep Joe Toulon if he could build something similar. The putter, which features a slab of lead tape on the sole and a blacked-out Microhinge face insert, has played a key role in a career resurgence for Fowler. (He’s logged 10 top-25 finishes in 14 starts this season.)

The putter caught Clark’s eye during a money game at Medalist Golf Club, where Fowler was burying everything in sight from inside 10 feet.

Strong possibility Rickie Fowler switches to an @odysseygolf Versa Jailbird mallet this week. Tested a few putters on Wednesday but left with the Versa. pic.twitter.com/bn3D2PY9V0

— Jonathan Wall (@jonathanrwall) January 18, 2023

“[We were] out of Medalist playing the money game and he was putting with it and didn’t miss inside 10 feet,” Clark said. “When anyone’s putting that good, you’re typically like, Let me take a look at that. We practiced afterward and I was putting with mine, and then I tried his a little bit and it felt really good.”

Clark wasn’t ready to switch at the time, but things changed following the Players Championship. According to Toulon, Clark asked for Fowler’s build, all the way down to the longer SuperStroke Tour 3.0 grip and 20-plus grams of lead tape situated on the sole. The only difference is Clark plays with 2.5 degrees of loft compared to Fowler’s 2.25. That’s it.

“Gotta give a shoutout to Rickie Fowler,” said Clark. “The head is pretty heavy and you don’t feel like you can miss it offline. As far as short putts, it’s so dialed that you feel like you’re going to make it every time.”

The Fowler-inspired putter (or is it a Romano-inspired putter?) has rejuvenated Clark’s game on the greens. He’s finished no worse than T29 in his last six starts to go along with four top-6 finishes.

After Sunday’s win in Charlotte — where he ranked 3rd in SG: Putting (plus-7.465) — Fowler might want to start asking for royalties if Clark’s heater continues.

[Puttersaurus Rex]

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And a CH option while we are at it!

[Puttersaurus Rex]

6 hours ago, Misc1600 said:

Been watching these on eBay’s 

There were some for $400 last month.

[iNeedMoreGolf]

I have o works red jailbird mini. Amazing putter.

[Jeffinplano]

On 6/16/2023 at 9:28 PM, coreyhr said:

I’d say it’s a high likelihood. Especially considering they just released the new Versa line anyway. Would plug right in. Considering he’s not on staff (assuming he goes on to win), I wouldn’t expect a limited release like Rahm got with a special O Works insert or anything like that though. 

is O works insert softer than white hot?

[coreyhr]

17 hours ago, Jeffinplano said:

is O works insert softer than white hot?

In my experience with those two inserts, you’d be splitting hairs trying to compare the two. They’re both very, very soft. There’s probably others with more time with both inserts, but I think the o works insert is just a tad softer even than the OG White Hot insert. 

[mjo23]

44 minutes ago, coreyhr said:

In my experience with those two inserts, you’d be splitting hairs trying to compare the two. They’re both very, very soft. There’s probably others with more time with both inserts, but I think the o works insert is just a tad softer even than the OG White Hot insert. 

Having used both as well, I agree with this 100%

[SupSup99]

I hope so. I’m a bandwagoner and I’m on it. I got my credit card ready.

[driveandputtmachine]

I had a red one that I stripped the paint off of and played for awhile in raw, but I couldn't get it dull enough so that I didn't get reflection blinding.  I "painted" it on Sunday last weekend after our member member due to getting blinded multiple times.

[Azaggie]

I have an original jailbird and would love to duplicate. Are these guys just extending and then weighting? I putt with a 36” putter, wonder how far I’d have to extend. Guessing reshaft to maybe 39”? 

[TheMoneyShot]

It’s only a matter of time before Odyssey re-releases this putter.  They would be dumb not to imo. 

[fjk]

6 hours ago, Azaggie said:

I have an original jailbird and would love to duplicate. Are these guys just extending and then weighting? I putt with a 36” putter, wonder how far I’d have to extend. Guessing reshaft to maybe 39”? 

They grip it at different positions but yea, rickies has been reported at 39”

[williaza]

Could make a poor man’s with the white hot og 7 bird with extra weights and lead tape 

[Jeffinplano]

why do pros want soft inserts vs. hard metal clink  of the old pings???? 

[agood3putt]

So many Instagram posts about the Jailbird including Odyssey, I can’t imagine they don’t roll something out soon either replica or similar to Clark’s/Fowlers 

[stlblues31]

I definitely think they will rerelease the putter I am just curious if they will do so with an O-Works insert or not.