TaylorMade Rossa Inza AGSI Putters

The science of putting has seen a dramatic spike in development over the past few years with the introduction of grooved putter faces and movable weighting. The new Rossa line of AGSI+ putters improved on the award winning technology developed two years ago, the polymer filled grooves combined with the Titallium insert gives the AGSI and AGSI+ putters a solid feel and reduced skidding after impact.

The AGSI+ line features a combination of mallet and blade style putters. The first model to reach the market was the Inza, a mallet style putter that features the new and improved insert and movable weight technology. The AGSI+ insert has 14 grooves instead of the 12 that were present in the first incarnation of Rossa's groove technology. By increasing the number of grooves, the engineers were able to decrease the amount of skidding immediately after impact. The grooves are filled with a polymer that allows them to give a little at impact, this forces the top of the groove to "bite" the ball and impart more top spin for a smoother rolling putt, increasing both accuracy and distance control.

The Inza, which is mentioned in the category of this review is a large mallet putter that has a very small face and flares out to both sides towards the rear of the head. There is a weight port to the extreme right and left of the back of the head which increases the stability of the putter at impact and boosts the moment of inertia. You are also able to customize the swing weight and feel of the putter by increasing or decreasing the weights that you put in the head. The dark black finish with a silver alignment aid in the center of the putter helps to ensure a square set up at address and allows you to visualize both the target line and the plane on which you want to take the putter back. There is another mallet style putter, the Turismo, and several blade style putters available (Daytona, Imola, and Modena).

I demoed both the Inza and the Imola before deciding on which putter to use this season. I have never been a big fan of mallet style putters, but the shape of the Inza intrigued me. The face of the putter is very small by today's standards, just larger than the golf ball itself, but the club head increases in size a great deal as it goes back. I put 14 gram weights in both ports to help increase the weight since I prefer a heavier putter, this also boosts the moment of inertia to the highest it can be since the heavier weights are to the extreme right and left of the putter head.

The new AGSI+ insert has a bit of a firmer feel than the original AGSI insert, but the ball still comes off of the face nicely, doesn't jump. I did notice that it helped to eliminate a bit more of the initial skidding and bouncing off of the face. I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't any dew on the practice green as this shows exactly how quickly the ball starts rolling by leaving a trail in the water. Overall balance of the putter was very nice, it swung through almost on it's own. As with other mallet style putters, the Inza is best suited for a player that makes a straight back and straight through putting stroke as it will minimize the chances of the putter head catching the ground coming back and through.

As far as distance control and accuracy, the minimal bouncing and skidding off the face made it far easier to control how far the ball would roll. I was very comfortable on mid range putts, the 5 to 8 foot variety, even when I missed, the ball was very close to the hole. Longer putts are where this putter really came through, the stability of the head and the AGSI+ insert let the ball come of the face and roll true. Once I got a feel for how they came off, I was consistently leaving 20 to 30 foot putts within tap in range, which should be the goal on longer putts. While impressed with the Inza, I settled on the Imola model, which is a blade style and suits my putting stroke better than the Inza does.

I would recommend the Inza to anyone who is comfortable using a mallet putter and plays courses with a variety of green speeds since you can customize the head weight to suit the speed of the greens you are playing. Although you can't do it once you hit the first tee shot, you can base it off the practice green and adjust the weight before your round.

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