![]() ![]() Your brain has line detectors that work in groups to perceive what is straight. If you want the official explanation, you can read it here, but I’ll give you the short version. Now we come to MLA’s patented alignment technology. You can insert weights of 5, 10, or 15 grams to achieve your preferred feel. You can see in the pictures of the sole that the weights are placed in the heel and toe near the face. Additionally, the Tour Series putters come with a weight kit. The stock grip is a midsize Winn pistol, and there are four Super Stroke options. With the Tour Series, MLA offers five different grips at no upcharge. MLA Golf, by contrast, has given us plenty to talk about.įirst, MLA provides a number of fitting options. With many putters, this section can be a little thin. Both the sound and the feel provide good feedback about the quality of the strike. The sound at impact is a medium-volume “tock” that gets louder as you move off center. The MLA Tour XDream has the soft-but-not-mushy feel that players expect from a milled putter. This flat stick is 100% CNC milled and has a quality look to it that fits the $370 price tag. Substantial portions of the flange are removed which enhances the semi-circular shape of the putter. I’ll get into the actual performance of it later, but for now I’ll say that there’s something comforting about the shape.īeyond the alignment feature, the XDream is a midsized, modern mallet. Both the stark contrast with the black body and the unusual shape make it the dominant visual feature. ![]() When you place the MLA Golf XDream at address, your eye is immediately drawn to the white alignment feature near the top line. MLA stands for Multiple Line-detector Activation, and they claim that this patented technology will “revolutionize your putting.” We put it to the test to see if that claim has merit Looks I’ve read a lot of stories about how different putters improve your aim but never anything remotely like MLA’s. I’ve been writing about golf equipment for nearly ten years. The price is $299 at their site MLA.golf if you want to purchase or for complete technical details.The MLA GolfTour XDream putter is a modern mallet with a unique, effective alignment aid. Recommendation: The MLA Tour XDream is a solid, efficient putter and if you like the looks of the unique crown alignment aid it could be a very good choice. Also at 375 grams the Tour XDream is at the upper end of what might be considered ideal weight range for typical green speeds. MLA does make several blade models which we did not test. Negatives: The flattened horseshoe alignment aid took some getting used to and in fact several of the players who tried the Tour XDream felt a smaller, blade style head would be better. As a result the wrists arch slightly which facilitates the modern shoulder, big muscle stroke. The stock grip is a Forward brand model designed with extra thickness under the flat top of the grip where the left palm sits in a normal placement of the hands. Putting a 5-gram weight in both the heel and toe positions made the head face balanced, my preferred weight configuration. The milled 375 gram head has two changeable weights in the sole and three more are included. Feel was excellent and distance control never a problem even on very fast surfaces. In a nutshell, I used the Tour XDream for ten rounds on greens from Florida to Alabama and believe it did help me to line up putts particularly breaking left to righters, which for a right-handed player are the most trying. There’s a much longer and more complete explanation of why they think the white horseshoe works but of course the proof is in the putting. ![]() ![]() who has made extensive studies over 20 years of the brain’s perceptual process. This large white flattened horseshoe is distinctive in shape, prominent in appearance, visually striking and meant to aid our brain to correctly perceive the proper line of a putt.Īccording to the company which is based in Switzerland, MLA stands for Multiple Line-detector Activation and the clubhead pattern is the result of working with Dr. I have lost track of the number tried over the years many of which never made it into a column since I believe what my mother always told me, “If you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all.”īut since my friend had asked I readily agreed to include the MLA Golf Tour XDream in the rota of clubs for the “Ten Rounds with…” series.įirst of all the putter’s most obvious feature is the also the one that separates it from the rather crowded field of flat sticks, namely the alignment aid on the top of the putter head. My first reaction was, “Oh goodie, another putter.” A longtime friend who handles publicity for a number of golf equipment companies called to say he had just taken on a putter company and would like me to test their product. ![]()
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