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Who I am – MGS Tester Introduction My name is Chris and welcome. I am a 65 year old male and I live with my artist wife Sue and two huskies in Oakville, in the greater Toronto area in Ontario, Canada. To put things into perspective the province of Ontario is 1.5 times larger than the state of Texas and 4 times the size of the U.K. Why I am testing: I am very grateful to MGS and L.A.B. and excited by this opportunity. I am keen to see if the L.A.B. DF3 and its lie angle balance approach to putter design works as claimed. It was designed to eliminate torque and produce a repeatable swing. The DF3 is the smaller, sleeker version of its bigger brother, the directed force, DF2, but does it deliver the goods? It has gained significant traction on tour and begs the question of how it stacks up to my fitted reference putter(s). VERSUS But this is no ordinary Evnroll. It has been fitted and modified with a stability tour shaft and an Evnroll gravity grip. For more information on this and my putting statistics, see, What am I looking for in the L.A.B. DF3: I gave a lot of thought on how I would test this if given the opportunity before applying. I am a fairly decent putter averaging 31 to 32 putts per round based on my Arccos data. If it proves to deliver the putter more consistently to the ball and results in more one putts, less three putts and overall, less putts per round, it will be a candidate to go in the bag permanently. I am particularly interested in how it performs from 10’ feet and in. Does it offer good value for the money? My putter testing protocol including testing on Quintic to follow in a separate post. Moreover, thorough testing of the L.A.B. DF3 will focus me on improving my putting and working on my putting drills. So thankyou MyGolfSpy. Making those short putts is critical. Who I am: I am driven by challenges and the constant need to learn and improve and I’m passionate in what I do. I am also data driven and analytical in nature. Needless to say, I am a golf, data and equipment junkie. I have had many careers. After graduate school, I did medical research looking at factors involved in preterm labour. I then moved onto organ donation and transplantation, eventually running the organ donation program based out of Toronto General Hospital. Toronto General hospital (TGH) is one of the premier transplant centres and hospitals in the world. They pioneered both successful single and double lung transplantation in the eighties. I had the distinct pleasure of working in multi organ transplant in the early days (80’s/90’s) and worked with many brilliant and incredibly smart people. Where the driving principle was you do what’s best for the patient and what does the data show. What is the source of that data, is it evidence based, is it fair, balanced, and non promotional in nature. You had to know your stuff and be prepared for anything. Back then it was routine to work 24-36 hours straight procuring and transplanting organs. Think of the guy getting off the Lear jet in OR greens with a cooler. I was that guy. I’ve been in every teaching hospital and most ICU’s (intensive care units) across Canada and many in the US. No frequent flyer miles I’m driven by the need to learn, push myself and enjoy what I do. I then transitioned to career 3, moving to the “dark side” starting with Wyeth and then Pfizer in their Rare Disease group and the launch of Rapamycin for organ transplantation. So, I stayed in transplant, interacted with all the people I worked with for many years, although now in a different capacity. If you’re going to go to industry, it’s the best way to go. Over time, bleeding disorders (hemophilia) and growth disorders were added to my portfolio but the same guiding principle of doing what’s best for the patient and what does the data actually show, guided me. Career 4, presented itself during the pandemic and the opportunity to take early retirement with no more Zoom calls and the opportunity to be a full time golf aficionado and pickleball player was too irresistible to pass up. My other passions are building, home renovation and cooking. When I was young, I bought a water access shell of a cottage as my first property. Not being handy at the time, I proceeded to take courses in construction, carpentry, electrical and plumbing. I then proceeded to completely wire the cottage, plumb it, insulate it, drywall, install flooring, build the kitchen, bathroom, etc. I’ve built and rebuilt docks, decks, so hence the handyman moniker. There’s not much I can’t do, although with age comes wisdom. Golf: I have been playing golf on and off for 40 plus years. After not playing golf for 10+ years, I got back into golf at the age of 60. I was inspired by a friend who once said, golf is the only game you can play for 30 years and never improve. When I thought about it, it is rather true, so I was determined to do it right the second time around. At the time I was about a 25ish handicap. Hence lessons, fitted equipment and diligent practice. I was inspired again when I went to Tour Experience Golf (TXG) 5+ years ago and came out not only with expertly fitted and built clubs, but many new friends. I now go at least twice a year to tweak my setup. My current handicap is 6.3, but I have been as low as 4 or high as 8.5. Most of my rounds are in the 78 - 82 range. My home course is TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley featuring 3 courses all ranked within the top 60 courses in Canada and all 3 in the top 20 public courses in Canada. TPC Sawgrass, I’m the guy in the middle in the blue and black. I love scenic, challenging courses, especially mountain or coastal courses. What drives me is hitting good shots and being consistent. My philosophy is if you hit good shots the score will “usually” take care of itself. If you don’t like the score, play better. I am competitive, however, I play more for the joy of the game. I strive to improve each year and keep father time at bay. Now, my day job is golf, pickleball and my two huskies. Myah (front) and Hazel (rear) Thank you for your patience and understanding in reading my introduction.

It is no secret that L.A.B. Golf has taken off because of multiple wins on the PGA Tour and a greater professional presence overall. Its success in MyGolfSpy testing and the hype around the newly released L.A.B. DF3 has only increased its notoriety. What Is L.A.B.? L.A.B. stands for Lie Angle Balance. These putters, unlike other putters, are not toe-hang or face balanced. They are balanced to point at the target, meaning no twisting, no struggling to keep the face directed at the target—the putter does this naturally. As each golfer is unique in their putting stance and stroke, the fitting process for L.A.B. is crucial. L.A.B. has made this easy by way of their online submission. A simple step-by-step process is sent to L.A.B. and they use this video to dial in your specifications. L.A.B. is best known for their big and unique-looking DF 2.1, a putter that has many nicknames and certainly does not appeal to all golfers. This is where the DF3 comes in. Please welcome and congratulate our testers! @jbern @MattWillGolf @CFreddie @Cfhandyman @GolfSpy MPR @Steve F

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Happy Thursday all! Pumped that it is another community call day and we have a new guest lined up for two weeks from now. Thrilled for another Live Q&A where you all will have a ton of questions to ask about the insights of their product. Exciting times and looking forward to a great weekend as well!

Happy Friday all! I hope that everything is able to watch as much of the Masters as they like and for all who are out on the course to go low. Looking forward to a relaxing day today and hopefully this weekend with a round booked for Sunday. May miss some of, but not all of the Masters. Got my Newton 5 dot to go test out as well! Oh and I need to get my next Stack session in today as well.

Good morning Spies on this Community Call and First Round at the Masters Thursday from a wet Michigan. Raining here, and supposedly lasting all day today through tomorrow morning. Although we can use the rain and I don't have golf plans until the weekend, not a big deal to me. Hope you get the t/stat and wiring issue resolved @cksurfdude, a lot of great advice, but with you knowing exactly how the house heating is laid out, you will make the best decision for yourself. Hope that all here have the best day they possibly can, that something fun and enjoyable may be in your plans, and hope to see many on the Community Call later today,

Right with you there. Watch a bunch and then when I did try to sleep the baby was up and before i knew it my alarm went off to get into work. I do have a tee time booked for 2 hours so we will see how that goes and I had a fun round yeterday at a course I don't particularily like, but was able to give the Newton 5 dot another good run. Was better for sure after a few minor tweeks, but think I found a few things out along the way and was able to get a few good photos.

Good morning everyone! It's the first day of the Masters and I'm looking forward to seeing how things go with it today. It's also community call day and I can't wait to get on the zoom call with all of you. I hope y'all have a great day!

Good morning MGSpies from 'it's already getting light out and definitely springtime' in WNY on this day before the Community Call, work computer going online and starting the workday from the zero commute to the basement command center. Got in 9 holes yesterday in sunshine, still Caz park with nice greens as the fairways are far from ready but did run into longtime friend and played 5 holes together before he had to leave. Rain in the forecast due to arrive soon today and again on Friday so might be taking everyone for a vicarious view on the call tomorrow for the first time this year. Hope golf is a part of your day 42 And welcome! Jessica @Jessica Adams to the forum and a great place to start on the Good Morning Thread too! Hope to see your good morning's more often as well as posts around the forum where I am sure you are going to find this a family kind of friendly the way we all enjoy it being as it has always been.

Good morning y'all! (I think I am using that right as a yankee) More beautiful weather on tap this has been a wonderful spring stretch before we get inundated with bugs for about a month or a bit more. Yard work is getting done with this nice weather including some clean up from trees, leaves, and just general clean up. Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Good morning and happy Monday! Coffee is brewing and I have a full packed day ahead. It was a great weekend full of family time, golf and watching some golf. Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning to all on a wet Friday. Rain, rain and more rain. Thankfully, it’s Friday, espresso is delicious and it’s The Masters weekend. Can Tiger’s leg and body hold up to make it through the day. Will he make the cut. I’m hoping yes and yes. @cksurfdude see good things happen when you ask for help. Glad you got it sorted out @GolfSpy_APH great write up on the monthly recap. That should be a regular feature moving forward. Well done. Todays, daily chuckle is

Good morning MGS! Hoping to get on the CC today! Always excited to see who the mystery guests will be @GolfSpy_APH ! Heading out to prep for a charity tournament today. Hopefully they learned a little bit about tee time blocking lthis week. Weather was nasty last night and looks like it pushed from us to The Masters (so go ahead, blame me, get it out of the way ) Have a great day!

Good morning! Ready for Masters 2024. Hoping the weather holds but doesn’t look promising.

Morning all, a grey, overcast start to the day here but it’s dry at the moment. First day of the Masters and the weather forecast isn’t good for there so could be a challenging day. Looking forward to seeing how it shapes up. Hope you all have a good day

Good Morning Spies! Happy Wednesday! Should be a steady work day which will help the day pass faster. Supposed to get in the mid 80's here too which is always nice. Planted a few tomato plants yesterday and mowed a little grass. Not sure what is in store for me this afternoon, maybe a little swing work? We will see... Have a great day everyone!

Good morning Spies - hope everyone is having a great start to the week. Absolutely floored to be selected for the DF3 test - if you have seen my posts elsewhere, you’ll know I’m a fan of L.A.B. And I can’t wait to get this test started with this incredible group of testers! Sending good vibes your way @sirchunksalot! Have a great Tuesday!

This is my first time posting in the Good Morning Thread! Hi everyone I have Mondays off, so my mornings are always an early round somewhere in the Los Angeles area. This was a view of the 18th green of the Wilson course at Griffith Park Golf Club. 7:00am and a brisk 46*. Happy Monday, and I hope you all have a great week ahead! ✌

Good morning fellow spies and happy post Masters Monday. What a performance Scottie put on yesterday to run away with the championship. Truly in the midst of witnessing greatness in the game of golf. He has been on an absolute tear and if it continues I could realistically see him challenging for a handful more victories this year. Absolutely incredible. Had another article post to the main site today with some different strength exercises to add to your routine to boost your performance on the golf course! Would appreciate if you gave it a read and comment! https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/golf-performance-training-strongerfasterlonger/ Have a great day!

Monday mornings…with the discussion about making the day after the Super Bowl a holiday, I’d support making the Monday after all 4 majors a holiday as well! Hope everyone has a good start to their week!

Good morning all and happy Friday! Some excellent golf played yesterday in round one and looking forward to round two of the Masters today! Need some members of my pool crew to pick up the slack a bit so I can get into the mix . I am a criminal offender of changing my lineup repeatedly for pools like this, and it once again did more harm than good. Maybe this time I will learn my lesson lol. Heading to the in-laws cabin after work today to do some fishing, and hoping to squeeze a round of golf in when we get back Sunday, but yard work and general cleaning of the house beckons.

Good Friday morning! @cksurfdudeglad to see mission accomplished. @Erin B good luck today. Busy morning and then hopefully a round this afternoon. Have a lesson tomorrow morning and looking forward to hopefully learning something. Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning everyone and happy Friday! I'm glad the work week is almost over since it's Masters weekend and my job just doesn't understand I would rather be watching it all day as opposed to working. They don't understand priorities. I had a great time on the call yesterday and can't wait for the next one. @cksurfdude I'm glad you got your thermostat issue rectified, Chuck. I hope you all have a good start to your weekend and that it's filled with golf whether your playing or watching it.

The Master’s is here! A conversation with my 6 year old last night: - Me: do you know what this week is? - 6 YO: (with a puzzled look) no - Me: it’s the Master’s! - 6 YO: what’s the Master’s? - Me: it’s a tradition like no others - 6 YO: what’s a tradition like no others? (As my wife is laughing at this conversation) I may have failed as a parent!!!

Morning all! Another testing opportunity, community call day (hopefully I can make it today), day 1 of the masters (delayed but that’s okay) and I get to wear my azalea shirt . Easy day at work and a work from home day tomorrow….cant beat it!

Good Morning all! Masters Thursday is finally here (even if things are going to be a bit delayed), I have my first round scheduled for 7am Sunday, now if it was not going to be cool and rainy the next couple days that would be a real plus. Can't win them all but in this case 2 out of 3 is not bad. Have a great Thursday everyone!

Good morning to all on a fine but wet Wednesday morning. Forecast is rain, rain and more rain. So no golf today. As a result, the Espresso machine is working overtime. Plan B is installing some pot lights in the basement or maybe heading to the indoor golf facility. Liking that much more. May everyone have a wonderful day. Welcome to the forum, @Jazzdrummer420 and @Jessica Adams

Good Morning Spies, welcome to non frozen weather for most of us LOL. Enjoy the links and have a great day. Cheers, Hit em straight if you can

Good morning spies! It is a chilly, windy morning this morning. Winds are supposed to be 20-30 mph all day with no sunshine. We've had such a nice few days recently, so it's going to suck that we are going through a couple of days here that are colder and windy. Hopefully, that all clears up and I can get out and play some golf this weekend! I hope you all have a happy hump day!

Good morning Spies, and Happy Monday!!! I'm SOOOO sore this morning. Really reminds me how out of shape I am and how I really need to step up my efforts to get back into a shape other than round. What I'm doing isn't working, so a change needs to be made. Beautiful day yesterday for golf. Almost too warm for that first day out of hibernation at 85*. Got a light sunburn on my arms, but luckily I did put some block on my face/ears/neck to help prevent it there. The course was a bit mushy from all the rain. Cart path only, made the day a bit longer putting almost 9k steps on my new shoes in just that round alone. I was able to wipe down the mud/dirt that got on them when I got home, which was great. I'll just need to do that whenever we get these soggy rounds going forward. Going to be a nice day today and tomorrow at 80* and partly sunny. There will be lots of golfers on courses the next couple of days. Then the rain is back Wed thru at least Sunday. Ugh. I do have a lesson this Saturday, so that helps offset the rainy weekend a bit. Anyway, everyone have a great day and start to your week.

Good morning spies! Today is work at the GC running around and making sure everything flows as it should. Got news 10 minutes ago that our division at the PD opened up 2 slots for a benefit tournament in 10 days. Think I was the first to message the Major and jump into it. Fingers crossed! Playing a course tomorrow that I have not played in 8 months. Looking forward to a different setup. Have a great day!

Good Monday Morning Spies! Hope everyone had a good weekend! A cool 59 degree & Sunny Central Florida morning. No golf today, on first cup of espresso! What a Masters yesterday, congratulations to Scottie Scheffler! Wow, worlds #1 proved it! He closed out the tourney on the back 9! Impressive! Have a Great Day Everyone and Hit’em Straight ️

Happy my Masters Pool is ruined (for yet another year) Saturday! Now that the Autoflex TW is released let's here what in your mind was the better week of testing ops Option 1 - LAB and GHOST Golf Option 2 - Callaway Driver and Autoflex Or was there another week you preferred?

MORNING MASTERS COVERAGE !!! WOO HOO! wake up with a cuppa and masters coverage reminds me of the Open Championship. Love watching early morning golf. Mama Nature opened up with some serious wind gusts and buckets of rain putting my afternoon round in serious jeopardy. Maybe I'll just do it anyway.... 60s and 70s on the horizon and I CAN'T WAIT. Would love to play 40-50 rounds this year, if not more. Monday is a state holiday for us up here in the birth of America, Patriots Day, and I'll be out on the course. Patriots' Day is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in six U.S. states, commemorating the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy, some of the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. The holiday occurs on the third Monday of April each year, with celebrations including battle reenactments and the Boston Marathon. Wishing nothing but the best for you all. Have a fabulous weekend and I hope you get to watch golf, play golf, practice golf, buy golf and enjoy golf.

Good morning NGS troops! Happy Friday! Headed back to Denver for imaging for the spousal unit! Things are starting to move. I may get out today to play a round. We’ll see what time we get back from Denver. Getting a cup o Joe and then on our way. Have a fantastic day!

Morning all. Community call was good! Always a pleasure to hang out. @cksurfdude congrats on your home improvement mission accomplished! That’s always a satisfying feeling. Nice write-up @GolfSpy_APH! After Day-ish 1 of the Masters I’ve exceeded my expectations in the pool! I assumed that I’d be in the mid/low hundreds, took a look this morning and found that I’m #255! Go Nicolai Højgaard! This is probably my best ranking in the times I’ve joined the pool, so I figure, why not celebrate? Have a good one all.

Good Morning MGS Troops!!! The referral was approved! We won a battle with tricare!!! Hopeful we have smooth sailing after this. Hope all of you have a blessed and wonderful Thursday!

Morning Gents, and any Ladies who may be present!! Glad I got some range time and a few practice holes in yesterday, before a few wet and dreary days here (yes I prefer to be a fair weather golfer ). So this morning's adventure is an eval for cataract surgery... Apparently it's so common now that there are clinics everywhere .. and they're busy!, booked a few weeks ago .. and apparently the surgery itself is very quick. This came up recently after I went for an eval for LASIK, where the nice young lady did several tests and checks and measurements .. then explained carefully they couldn't do LASIK on me because of developing cataracts... Yep getting to be an oooold man Would be nice to see more clearly! TBD. K hope everybody's day goes well for them, and maybe see a few of you later on the MGS-CC!!

And speaking of storms... BOOOOM!!!

Good morning everyone! I think it's hump day, being out of work on Monday has kind of thrown my internal calendar off a bit. It's a beautiful morning here that's going to give way to some rain later on this evening. My wife was going to go get her car detailed today and I remembered the forecast right before bed. I made it through work yesterday without any incidents related to my health and I'm hoping that'll continue throughout the rest of the week. It's been an exciting week on the forum with the announcements of the L.A.B. and Ghost Golf tests and all the interactions happening on here. It's awesome to see the growth of the forum while maintaining the spirit that's been here all the time I've been a member. I hope y'all have a great day!

choice morning to y'all ! cornflower blue sky and illuminating yellow sunshine to greet us here today. I was able to make it out to the course yesterday and it was a challenge.... but, I stopped at the range after my round and discovered what I was doing wrong. hopefully Friday is decent as I'm planning on playing. kid is doing well in Greece but one of the students has already been sent home for alcohol and someone threw a rock at their bus and shattered the window. Supposed to head to Turkey in a couple days. great to see so many active and upcoming tests. amazing work by the team this year.

Good morning spies! Up and ready to tackle the day. A little annoyed this morning, one reason is completely my fault and the other, well, not so much. The shaft I ordered to fit in the Qi10 Max is going to take over two weeks before it is even shipped! This is entirely my own annoyance because as a madman with a bank account, I ordered without reading the print on the website that clearly stated this would happen on special orders (I am shortening the shaft through them) so, good job Michael Second, started my sociology class last night and one gentleman in particular is quite annoying throughout the entire online session. Having to chime in with a comment over voice chat and constantly writing "lol" to everything the teacher says in the text chat which gives off a constant "BUNG!" every time, for 4 1/2 hours straight. I can only imagine how he would be in a non-virtual class environment, constantly with his hand up asking the teacher why the sky is blue and such. Well, after that rant I am in need of some coffee and breakfast. I hope everybody has a great Tuesday!

Good morning fellow MGS'ers and happy Tuesday! Still trying to work my way through my case of the shanks. Spent a good amount of time on the driving range yesterday and felt like I maybe made a little bit of progress, but the miss is still consistently well in the heel. I guess the one thing that I can say is that when I do get it ironed out, hopefully I'll be able to strike the middle with the same consistency . Super excited about both testing announcements today as we have two really good groups for LAB and Ghost! @CFreddie, good luck picking your favorite combo we all know you've only got a good 15+ on your computer right now

Good morning Spies, pits a beautiful sunny morning in CNY. For some reason the sun seems extra bright and the coffee is extra tasty for me this morning. I am not even put off by the fact that I can’t golf this morning because I have to see the dentist for any achy tooth. I am incredibly grateful for the L.A.B. Golf DF3 testing opportunity. I feel lucky to getting teamed up with a great group of testers. Looking forward to building my putter and getting out on the green. My wife got into a wound care specialist. I am grateful that she is part of an amazing swim community. One of her swim friends is a retired surgeon who got her into the wound care specialist. While she is disappointed to not being to get back in the water for a few months she knows she is getting better care. She will now focus on her biking. She picked up her Tri-bike from its tuneup so she is looking forward to riding until getting back in the pool. @sirchunksalot good luck. Hope you get your BP sorted out soon. Wishing all a wonderful day!

Good after Masters Monday Morning everyone!! Hope you day is off to a nice start. Great golf this weekend; The Masters and mine! Temps are dropping back into the more normal range of 60-70º and the wind is picking up again. Dang! Irrigation water was turned on this weekend, so today will be spent fixing and adjusting sprinklers; always seems to be a few that don’t work quite right. No coffee until after cardiac rehab at 0800, so I’m a little grumpy.

Good morning Spies & HAPPY FRIDAY (we made it)!!! Hope everyone is getting to enjoy watching the Masters while attempting to work today - I've been impressed with Homa in the morning session so far and I'm guessing Bryson is going to regress a bit. Hope everyone closes out the week well!

Anyone else feeling like this today? At least with the delayed start we can all get a few hours of work in before 2 wildly unproductive days in the office? meme credit to Golf Digest and their social team, unreal.

Hello friends, and welcome to one of the best days in sports. This was a live look at me walking into work this morning... yano, without the green jacket of course. HAPPY THURSDAY!