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I am away this week so struggling to reply to comments, appreciate all your feedback, chat soon 👍
Missing the Bettinardi Antidote Line and Evnroll Zero line. Would have liked to have seen the SB2 Mallet and Z.1 along these models.
I got the Jailbird, doesn't feel much different than my Odyssey 7 that's face balanced. I feel like the whole thing might just be a marketing gimmick. I tried to swing a few of my putters while lightly pinching the grip at the very top with two fingers to see how much torque you can actually feel while letting the putter sway back and forth. There's such little torque created by each of my putters, I don't think it's anything that's causing any misses beyond your normal putting stroke
Tom is a legend and really appreciate his clear unbiased opinion
I gotta go with Axis 1
Went for a L.A.B fitting yesterday and was sorely disappointed…. Absolutely not for me. Very underwhelmed
audio separation between the two of you is a little annoying. Should have had more of a 50-50 split.
I have the PXG. I like it but it does require getting the time to develop feel on distance putts. It will shine on line and distance. It is going to be more difficult on short breaking putts. My gamer is a Scotty Cameron. Will see what works the best in a year.
The key comment for me was the pro saying he wasn’t sure about the placebo effect. I say this because I have a number of putters both blade and mallet, some are limited edition models purchased for collecting only. I am not a good putter so I decided to go for a fitting. My favourite putters are blade style but when I was fitted, the Scotty Phantom X 5.5 mallet had the best results for me but only marginally over the blade. As the mallet performed marginally better I decided to try the L.A.B mallet range to see if I could achieve greater gains. I don’t personally think the L.A.B mallet range are particularly attractive but if it’s works I thought I could get over the look. I did not put well with any of the L.A.B mallets but was surprised by the L.A.B link 1 so much so I bought one. Now I’m not going to suggest it’s made me a great putter, what the L.A.B technology does is make you believe you’re a great putter as the pro suggested the placebo effect. I really like my L.A.B link 1, I find it confidence inspiring to the point where I now occasionally use my favourite Scotty Cameron Newport blade.
You really need to adjust the ball position when using these putters. With normal putters, the ball is in the center of your stance, but with the LAB putter, specifically, the ball needs to be forward and the shaft in the center of your stance.
After gaming the Mezz 1 Max for 6 months I have sold off my immaculate collection of Scotty Cameron's as anyone who knows 90% of putters in the next 3-5 years will be in the used bin next to the persimmon woods….
Good vlog. The most of the new putters I've seen together. Good move by Callaway with the price.
Now we just need Cleveland or Wilson to bring out the $150-200 versions
Interesting that he mentions he tends to leave it to the right and needs the release of the toe hang as it's actually the exact opposite. Toe hang require more effort to close and are generally used to reduce a pull.
Thank you, Andy and Tom. I like this sort of test. Tom did a great analysis, I thought.
I game the DF2.1 so I m a L.A.B. fan boy. All the other putters look really good. I did like how he said he could put it in the bag. Hope you are having fun being away Andy. I head to Florida from NH Friday. Looking forward to warmer weather.
DF3 all day long
great opening
I got the df3 earlier in the year & it took me 3 weeks to get used to it. But now it's fantastic, full of confidence with line etc. No manipulation of hands or stroke just it flow. Great review as always.
Odyssey DFX7 can beat all of these with its excellent price-to-performance ratio.
To me a putter is a putter just use the one that I like the feel of , 99% don’t swing the same every time and the face is never quite the same when hitting the ball and if you are off you are off ,
The "Zero Torque" concept is not new, but is just the latest marketing alternative to hit today's golfing world. Some will like it, some won't. I tried the LAB putter and did not like it, will stick with my $30 heel shafted mutt which works just fine.
I love the center-shaft putters. There do not seem to a lot of them around. though. Thanks for the vid.
Should not of commented on each one before he hit them, then its not truly a blind test as even narrative has been shown to impact perspective. Should do it again
I don't get it, don't your hands add torque? Your stroke determines where the ball goes. Just get something that feels good "to you" and practice with it.
Can’t help thinking you shouldn’t have said anything until the end about the differences. PXG putter seems quite noisy compared to the others
For a real change of pace, try the new "Lock 'n roll" putter. It took my PPR from 34 to 31.
Did my fitting a couple weeks ago, and as of today, my l.a.b. df3 is in my home!
I normally don't care about the looks of a club, but that Lab putter is the ugliest thing to me since that disgusting square nike thing.
Excellent review, thanks Andy and Tom.
However I’d love to see the zero torque notion tested against some (non zero torque) centre shafted putters.
Candidates.. Mizuno OMOI 5; Wilson CS22 and Cleveland HB soft 10.5CS.
Cheers Geoff
Unless the guy putting the ball is blind? How is this a blind test