| The science of putting has seen a dramatic spike in | | | | but the club head increases in size a great deal as it |
| development over the past few years with the | | | | goes back. I put 14 gram weights in both ports to help |
| introduction of grooved putter faces and movable | | | | increase the weight since I prefer a heavier putter, this |
| weighting. The new Rossa line of AGSI+ putters | | | | also boosts the moment of inertia to the highest it can |
| improved on the award winning technology developed | | | | be since the heavier weights are to the extreme right |
| two years ago, the polymer filled grooves combined | | | | and left of the putter head. |
| with the Titallium insert gives the AGSI and AGSI+ | | | | The new AGSI+ insert has a bit of a firmer feel than |
| putters a solid feel and reduced skidding after impact. | | | | the original AGSI insert, but the ball still comes off of |
| The AGSI+ line features a combination of mallet and | | | | the face nicely, doesn't jump. I did notice that it helped |
| blade style putters. The first model to reach the | | | | to eliminate a bit more of the initial skidding and |
| market was the Inza, a mallet style putter that | | | | bouncing off of the face. I was a bit disappointed that |
| features the new and improved insert and movable | | | | there wasn't any dew on the practice green as this |
| weight technology. The AGSI+ insert has 14 grooves | | | | shows exactly how quickly the ball starts rolling by |
| instead of the 12 that were present in the first | | | | leaving a trail in the water. Overall balance of the |
| incarnation of Rossa's groove technology. By | | | | putter was very nice, it swung through almost on it's |
| increasing the number of grooves, the engineers were | | | | own. As with other mallet style putters, the Inza is best |
| able to decrease the amount of skidding immediately | | | | suited for a player that makes a straight back and |
| after impact. The grooves are filled with a polymer | | | | straight through putting stroke as it will minimize the |
| that allows them to give a little at impact, this forces | | | | chances of the putter head catching the ground |
| the top of the groove to "bite" the ball and impart more | | | | coming back and through. |
| top spin for a smoother rolling putt, increasing both | | | | As far as distance control and accuracy, the minimal |
| accuracy and distance control. | | | | bouncing and skidding off the face made it far easier |
| The Inza, which is mentioned in the category of this | | | | to control how far the ball would roll. I was very |
| review is a large mallet putter that has a very small | | | | comfortable on mid range putts, the 5 to 8 foot variety, |
| face and flares out to both sides towards the rear of | | | | even when I missed, the ball was very close to the |
| the head. There is a weight port to the extreme right | | | | hole. Longer putts are where this putter really came |
| and left of the back of the head which increases the | | | | through, the stability of the head and the AGSI+ insert |
| stability of the putter at impact and boosts the | | | | let the ball come of the face and roll true. Once I got a |
| moment of inertia. You are also able to customize the | | | | feel for how they came off, I was consistently leaving |
| swing weight and feel of the putter by increasing or | | | | 20 to 30 foot putts within tap in range, which should be |
| decreasing the weights that you put in the head. The | | | | the goal on longer putts. While impressed with the Inza, |
| dark black finish with a silver alignment aid in the center | | | | I settled on the Imola model, which is a blade style and |
| of the putter helps to ensure a square set up at | | | | suits my putting stroke better than the Inza does. |
| address and allows you to visualize both the target line | | | | I would recommend the Inza to anyone who is |
| and the plane on which you want to take the putter | | | | comfortable using a mallet putter and plays courses |
| back. There is another mallet style putter, the Turismo, | | | | with a variety of green speeds since you can |
| and several blade style putters available (Daytona, | | | | customize the head weight to suit the speed of the |
| Imola, and Modena). | | | | greens you are playing. Although you can't do it once |
| I demoed both the Inza and the Imola before deciding | | | | you hit the first tee shot, you can base it off the |
| on which putter to use this season. I have never been | | | | practice green and adjust the weight before your |
| a big fan of mallet style putters, but the shape of the | | | | round. |
| Inza intrigued me. The face of the putter is very small | | | | Buy it now in mygolfwholesale |
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