My Honest Review of My LAB Putter After Using it for 6 Months

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[member]

This is the best quality LAB putter review on YouTube. It's long term use that counts, not what it feels like out of the box.

[randallknoblock]

Thank you for being direct and honest. This is the best review for LAB I have seen.

[drodr]

Awesome review! I’ve been considering a LAB for a while and the timing of this video couldn’t have been any better. Thank you!

[high_alpine_golfer]

Very good review, honest and on point 👍 Always remember: Pros use LAB putters, because it’s the leading technology, NOT because they are paid to use them

[davevecht]

I'm a LAB putter believer. I have several, actually. I'm glad to see that you are open-minded enough to try it and game it regardless of its appearance. I'm a data junkie and the LAB putter was the only equipment change I've ever made that made a noticeable impact on my score. All of the stats (based on over 400 putts per putter) were better: putts per round, putts per GIR, frequency of 3-putts, etc. Like you said, it's only a couple of strokes per round at best, but it's still a couple of strokes. Why give that away? Plus, your confidence goes way up. It works for me and that is more important than what some random fashion policeman thinks of it. I now use a Mezz Max broomstick. I was never a broomstick putter guy, but combined with the LAB, it's put me at a whole new level of putting.

[garylucas]

Thanks for your assessment I have just within the last week taken ownership of a DF3 and as you mentioned it’s not a magic wand I just want it to return square at impact then it’s down to me to get the right line and pace ..I’ve noticed a ridiculous comment mentioned saying that it doesn’t look good so you or anybody shouldn’t use it 😮 the most ludicrous statement ever if it works it works obviously everything needs practice ..if somebody guaranteed me 26putts with a frying pan 🍳 a round I would use it …good golfing and thanks for spending your time on the review 👏👏👏👏

[robertwinter]

Tested a DF3 immediately after watching your video !
Don’t like the looks but I’ve never seen a putter head square up to target visually as good as the DF3.
I ordered one on the spot !

[mrb]

Ive had a DF3 for 6 months. I has taken a couple of months to get use to. But now that i have i love it. My puttung has improved greatly

[jamesanthony]

One of the best guitarist in the world finished a set when a person approached him and asked, is that the the new “xyz” guitar with “abc” pickups? It sounds really good! The musician put the guitar on the stand and asked, how’s it sound now? If you want to make more putts, put in the time practicing. After that, what Gen said.

[Shauns-io]

got a new, Odyssey putter, last year, cured my miss on the low side which happened frequently, but now i miss more on the high side😳
Anyway great video Gen, be good x

[michaelfreeman]

One of the most impressive review/practice sessions I have seen!

[arthurford]

Great video, as always! I’d like to hear you discuss the comparison of your putting statistics last year with your Scotty and this year with your DF3.

[cjschmitt]

Mine is in at the end of the month and let me tell you, it was very close with the Spyder. The LAB just felt better over all in my hands and head. Get those wins girl!

[mickritchie]

Got one recently. Feels really good and I do make more putts. Still miss easy ones sometimes but that’s because you can still hit open or closed. It’s down to you and your stroke at the end of the day

[lkae]

I like big putters and I cannot lie. DF3, Jailbird, Alcatraz, Spider, PXG Alan, Scotty Phantom, Cobra 3D Printed, Bettinardi, Ping, etc. The big benefit with a zero torque putter is that left/right dispersion is much better so I get to focus on line and speed which is entirely up to me. It means I must practice and read greens better and focus.

[justjames]

It did changed my putting. Keeping 28 putts and below since I took on LAB 1.5 years ago.

[nickpellatt]

THANK YOU GEN. I did comment about the putter. Been thinking of one myself.

[tecksengyeo]

I had the DF2.1, then the Mezz, and recently changed to the DF3. If I’m honest, I find the 2.1 unweildy (too big to make a stroke), and the Mezz I keep pulling my putts (it was custom to my specs mind you). Finally the DF3 is the most comfortable and I made a ton of putts with it. Some of you find this putter ugly, that’s ok, you do it your way.

[feesix]

Awesome review! this was super helpful!

[somersgolf]

Had my DF3 for 2 months now (Used a Odyssey Marxman for 3 years prior to that) and used the remote fitting, which is great but meant I needed a 72 lie angle and 35.5" shaft so lead time was a little longer, so went with the Accra shaft, a red head and custom sight lines too, as might as well at that point.

I track SG with Arccos and I don't need it to tell me the DF3 is much better but nonetheless:
Odyssey - 25% 1 putt, 72% 2 putt, 3% 3putt+ (29.1 per round, 1.8 per hole, 2 per GIR)
DF3 - 35% 1 putt, 60% 2 putt, 5% 3putt+ (29.1 per round, 1.7 per hole, 1.8 per GIR)

Big thing for me is I used to pull putts left, now I don't, I pick a line, it goes there. Big revealer for me and the one that shows everyone who asks me about the LAB on practice greens is the thumbs off drill... It's amazing how different the LAB is compared to a 'normal' putter.

Is it expensive? yes, is it worth it? Depends how good/bad your putting is but the way I looked at it is, I would spend that much on a driver and expect it to improve my game, yet I use my putter more times per round and the SG's are probably even more important.

Anyway, long time watcher but massive lurker, so thanks for all the vids Gen but felt I had to comment on this one given my own experience.