LAB Broomstick Review

I have a putter problem I’m addicted to buying Putters and I’m think I’m a glutton for punishment because I have just boughten so many Putters throughout this golf Journey cuz just they’re just fun you know it’s just fun to buy Putters and the best putter I’ve owned has been this Huntington Beach 3 $120 putter okay this thing just keeps making its way from the timeout closet back in from the timeout closet back in now it’s in the full rotation but there’s a part of me that just can’t resist like buying another putter I don’t know why cuz I just love experimenting and ah so today we’re going to pit the jailbird 38 in with lots of lead tape and extra weights against this to see which one reain supreme in the bag now first impressions of this putter honestly it’s pretty good like you know it’s a very different style of putting obviously you have the extra counterbalance and I added more weight cuz I just felt like the weight that was there just didn’t feel like enough weight so I bought additional 20 G weights from Callaway plus added some lead tape because if you look at all the pros wow okay this is not a good start um if you look at all the pros they play this pretty heavy and after doing the lab putter review you know I feel like if you’re going to have a putter like this like you want the head to feel heavy you want to feel like there’s like as minimal amount of manipulation as possible in the hands so I have had this putter for a little bit and I’ve tried it a variety of different ways between claw grip and holding it normal it feels like claw grip for me is the only way to make this putter work like if you see you know if you saw the first two putts like standing over it feels quite natural in the kind of like counterbalance stance the only problem I have is like I just pull everything so left when I do it that way versus if I go pencil or claw grip I don’t seem to have that same issue I don’t know why if you know why let me know in the comments I am not an expert but I’m genuinely curious as to why so to put it through his Paces I’ve got a nine station putting setup we’re going to do the Cleveland versus is the jailbird with the pencil grip and see if this deserves a spot in the bag or not all right we’re going to kick it off with the thing I go back and forth with wearing the sunglasses while I play I need to wear them more I went and got my eyes tested a year ago and they said I need to wear sunglasses more often because I’m very sensitive to light which is fine but sometimes I find with reading putts uh the sunglasses are not the play for getting depth okay also I figured this time we’d have the Cleveland go first CU When we did the lab test which I’ve Linked In the description below the Cleveland went second which I don’t think really altered the test but I think it’s just you know out of fairness that’s a good putt just not enough speed oh that’s a really good putt that’s annoying oh sit down just not enough it’s not enough not enough that’s a good putt there we go all right three1 putts see if we can do something do you deserve a spot in the bag pushed the out of that my goodness nope oh oh that’s that’s not as bad as that’s that’s not good oo first two tester in had to run back to the car in between uh they do they have a lot of farms around here and so sometimes they’ll fertilize and I think it’s manure or whatever and I don’t what it was today but you saw this Cloud over there coming with the wind and it there was a smell and I saw it coming and I was like I don’t need to get hit with whatever that is so we’re just in our car uh waiting for the wind to blow this over because I’m not down to get hit with whatever that is and then we will resume interesting thing part about the first round the jailbird wins by one but the Cleveland had a lot of putts that were like really really close so I wonder if if you know that’s why we do two rounds for when like the test is close because sometimes it could just be you know Green irregularities or things like that uh when I did this test with the lab putter it was very obvious that the lab was just not it whereas in this case yeah it’s worth we got to do another another round each and kind of see if the test holds up because I’m very curious to see if if you know did I putt better with the jailbird simply because I knew the putts a little better or is it actually just a better putter for me oh my gosh just missed it on the lip again yes oh I hammered that so hard that’s going to be a problem I felt too confident on that one way too confident like Norm like this is this is unacceptable this is unacceptable what I’ve done here this is an unnecessary three putt so we got to saved oursel from that one yes oh I thought I had that for sure go go go go go wow all right 41 putts it’s pretty good so interesting I missed this putt on that side with this putter twice same Miss really finally no so very interesting and that’s why when I do these tests if it’s close on the first one you have to do it two three four times through the entire circuit to get a sense of if you know it’s just an anomaly or one is actually better and it is interesting like though this putter is good it makes sense all the technology is there you got the AI face which is really cool like it makes sense that this should be better but what I find interesting about this Putter and maybe this just the perfect sweet spot for me I tend to be closer even on my misses with this like I’m either lipping out or close to lipping out with this when I do miss and I feel like I can aim and I think that’s been a big thing I’ve been trying to find with every putter I’ve ever tested is when I step over it do I feel like I can aim and the thing I keep running into with these Putters you know with the more helpful putters is a struggle to be able to just kind of aim and hit my lines and I find that with this like I think under the gun and kind of even in this test I don’t feel like I can make some of those pressure putts I missed a couple here that would be putts that I would need to make in a game time scenario and as you saw with this one when I had to make that comebacker on the lag putt that I totally wrecked I made that I don’t know if I could make that same putt with this so you know what let’s go let’s go see can I make that same putt let’s go see right now just going to walk right over and we’re going to estimate because that’s a good example right there of like can we make the putt here we’re going to set it up this way all right so I blew that putt I think it was about here yeah I think it was about here all right you know can I make this to save par and that’s that’s what I’m looking for in a putter that’s what I’m looking for in the confidence I have with a putter huh I can huh interesting I didn’t I that sucks that kind of sucks now now now this is potentially more of a debate I don’t know I don’t know I was kind of ready to write this off but I don’t know in my hands it doesn’t feel as comfortable as the Cleveland does just naturally I don’t sit there and go oh this is the best putter but huh interesting but then I did miss two putts more on that second time round so on the overall the Cleveland won this is why it’s torturous this is why I buy Putters this why I lose that’s why I spend so much money on Putters this is this is the psychosis that this puts me through I still think the Cleveland’s a play let me know in the comments what you think should be the gamer from what you see in this video I think I’m leaning towards the Cleveland I think that’s just the move but I’m interested to get your thoughts so you let me know and I need to stop buying Putters so hopefully I can just put this to bed the Cleveland wins and we call it a day but if you guys say different well then the misery continues so let me know in the comments and I will catch you on the next one peace

12 Comments

  1. Hey Gabe! love the content, been following for a few years and the progress is amazing. Just something i noticed with your putting in this vid is that you occasionally pick your head up a little bit early during your stroke, especially on lags. May throw off your line? Do what works for you, but just an observation !

  2. Cleveland for sure! Your tempo, cadence, stroke, and majority of misses were all better with the Huntington Beatch. You KNOW this because you’ve been measured but don’t be afraid to add a little weight to the Cleveland either to feel the head more.

  3. Gabe- I’ve been +SG tee to green for years with only putting holding me back. Closet full of putters from Jailbird, Cleveland, LAB, Cameron and Odyssey (so your video really resonates) – measured & analyzed on SAM, custom tweaks for loft & lie. I’m in the green zone in all four categories. Hitting 14,15, 16 GIRS and posting 72, 73, 74+ was humiliating and demoralizing enough to consider quitting. 2-4 hours a day of practice logging 1000’s of putts measured with BlastMotion. Out of desperation I picked up a used ArmLock off marketplace last fall and extended it to fit me (I play 44” so never could test one at a big box store). I consistently have <30 PPR now and drained 7 birdies the second round I played with it. I look forward to being on the greens now. I’ve had as many rounds in the 60’s in the last 6mo than in the last 6 years. The main reasons I never tried it before were 1) not readily available in stores 2) if a store had one, it didn’t fit me 3) thought for sure it was next to be banned for anchoring. Please, please do not discount this option. Good luck brotha 👍🏼

  4. Just picked up the Jailbird to replace an OG spyder. Been a really big fan of it so far, especially as a left-hand low putter. I feel like I am hitting my lines much more consistently. Not sure if you noticed this, but I found it's been tougher at times to get the ball all the way to hole.

  5. I've had 4 concussions, and am insanely sensitive to light. Oakley Prizm lenses dude, they will change your life. They actually make reading greens easier, as the lens makes the colors more enriched and vibrant. Oakley online has an unreal custom program where you can build your frame and lens, ships to your door in a week.

  6. I min 17 seconds… your eyes are clearly not vertically straight above the ball…..probably need to bring the ball 3 inches closer to your toes .

  7. Got a friend whos using the jailbird. Its a decent putter. If it fits your eye then try it for 5-10 rounds

  8. Yep I'd go with that Cleveland blade. I cannot get comfy with the LOOK of mallets. It is a confidence thing, putting..😊

  9. You're like me, I love my Scotty cameron newport.. But I always buy more putters, just because i'm addicted to them 😂

  10. Just got the jailbird cruiser. I love the way the white strips help square the face to the target, whether it be the cup or an intermediate point. It does it more effectively than anything else I’ve used. The added weight and length gives it a counterweight which to me is very stabilizing.

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