LAB Golf Putters are All of the Buzz: Is It the Right Fit for Your Game?

There are a lot of putters out there in the golf world for you to use to shave valuable strokes off of your game. But never before has there been a company that has put so much stock in the technology of its putter until LAB Golf came around.

LAB has several patents on its putter designs, two of them include the label of “self-balancing.” But what exactly does that mean?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The patent describes it in plain language:

“When a putter is not self-balancing, the golfer must balance the club in his/her stroke. That is, the golfer must put torque on the shaft in order to keep the face of the putter square to the arc. This puts strain on the hands and arms of the golfer and makes it more difficult for the golfer to putt successfully. Further, it means that the golfer must adjust to each putter independently, because the amount and direction of torque required to square the putter will vary depending on the putter. In order to be self-balancing a putter must satisfy two conditions. It must “seek’ square to the arc during a normal Swing and it must do so when the shaft includes a forward lean. Many putters claim to be self-balancing, however, they do so only when the shaft does not include forward lean. Since most golfers have forward lean in the shaft of their putters, whether the putter self-balances is irrelevant because it does not do so when in actual use. Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a putter that will seek square even with forward lean. Further, there is a need for the putter to avoid putting torque or strain on the user.”

No matter which one you choose, as LAB has several models, each is self-balancing, aiming to make the difficult art of putting something that is much simpler than ever before.

The thing is, LAB Putters have a distinct advantage over all other putters on the market. Research shows, according to the company, that 83 percent of a putt’s starting direction is influenced by the direction of the putter face at impact.

You might as well have something that helps you get it square.

Enter the LAB Putter designs, and see which one is right for you:

DF3

DF stands for Directed Force, and this is the third version of this design. The DF3 is “less weird,” the company writes, making it small and sleeker while still honoring what LAB’s entry design was many years ago. 

It still stays square on its own, it still forgives the player with mishits, and it still features a few things that many people will love, including a club head that will pick up the ball for you.

They call it “The Gimme Getter.”

The DF3 is available in both right and left-handed dexterity and in lengths of 34 and 35 inches. It has a standard lie angle of 69 degrees, but all of these things can be adjusted through fitting.

It is available for $449.00.

MEZZ.1 MAX

You might have seen a clonky, and almost ridiculous-looking putter head in Adam Scott’s bag as of late.

It was the MEZZ.1 MAX from LAB.

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The MEZZ.1 MAX sports a 20 percent larger head than the MEZZ.1, which aims at boosting forgiveness and stability. The midsection is fully CNC machined from 303 stainless steel, improving feel. The body is CNC milled from 6061 aircraft aluminum.

Every MEZZ.1 MAX is hand-balanced and tested by craftsmen at the Creswell, Oregon, HQ. 

You can get it in left or right-handed dexterity, and it comes in lengths of 33 to 35 inches. It also has a lie angle of 69 degrees.

It is available for $469.00.

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