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26 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said:

they can reshaft and rebalance it for you for $100 i believe. just send in a video for a fitting and measure things on your current LAB and let them know and see if they need to make adjustments

I think they stopped doing this and pretty sure they won't do it for the models that used the interference fit. Matt told me they had problems in the past with the interference fit.

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4 hours ago, yungkory said:

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How long did it take for your putters to be built?

Eight days from order to shipment for mine.

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I put into play a different putter and distance control was much better than with the DF 2.1. I didn’t really have to think. With the DF 2.1, i have to think about not hitting the ball too hard

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Driver:callaway-small: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex
Fairway Woods:callaway-small: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood
Irons:mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip
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14 minutes ago, dlow206 said:

I put into play a different putter and distance control was much better than with the DF 2.1. I didn’t really have to think. With the DF 2.1, i have to think about not hitting the ball too hard

What are your specs on yours? Likely that off to my fitting but I’d take a gander

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Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue 

 

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17 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said:

What are your specs on yours? Likely that off to my fitting but I’d take a gander

33”, 71 degrees. Probably too short for you

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4 minutes ago, dlow206 said:

33”, 71 degrees. Probably too short for you

Ya close but too short. Was remote fitted 34-34.5 and 70*

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Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue 

 

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On 12/13/2020 at 2:48 PM, dlow206 said:

I put into play a different putter and distance control was much better than with the DF 2.1. I didn’t really have to think. With the DF 2.1, i have to think about not hitting the ball too hard

As someone with an slight/strong arc stroke, I notice better distance control on longer putts with a toe-hand putter vs face balance at the expense of start line direction control. Lie angle balanced could have similar impacts. I would like to see one of these in the Most Wanted mallet test...

With all the talk of gaming 2 drivers in the future, a DF plus a lag specific putter would be hilarious to go with 2 drivers. 

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10 minutes ago, BMart519 said:

As someone with an slight/strong arc stroke, I notice better distance control on longer putts with a toe-hand putter vs face balance at the expense of start line direction control. Lie angle balanced could have similar impacts. I would like to see one of these in the Most Wanted mallet test...

With all the talk of gaming 2 drivers in the future, a DF plus a lag specific putter would be hilarious to go with 2 drivers. 

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Some folks say their distance control is even better with the DF than standard putters, whereas i am the opposite. 

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Irons:mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip
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3 minutes ago, dlow206 said:

Some folks say their distance control is even better with the DF than standard putters, whereas i am the opposite. 

Maybe they are at the extreme end of the SBST spectrum with minimal arc naturally and the DF complements that, or the weighting is better. It's all personal, the DF probably complements their stroke better than traditional putters (or the dozen they bought off the shelf with no fitting after draining putts in the store). 

I saw some Facebook comments last night about a guy shelfing his due to lag putting. Most people tend to say short putt performance and inside 20' feel more automatic versus they never 3 putt anymore or it "really shines from 60 feet". 

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29 minutes ago, BMart519 said:

Maybe they are at the extreme end of the SBST spectrum with minimal arc naturally and the DF complements that, or the weighting is better. It's all personal, the DF probably complements their stroke better than traditional putters (or the dozen they bought off the shelf with no fitting after draining putts in the store). 

I saw some Facebook comments last night about a guy shelfing his due to lag putting. Most people tend to say short putt performance and inside 20' feel more automatic versus they never 3 putt anymore or it "really shines from 60 feet". 

For sure its definitely personal. 

My hypothesis on why it doesn't work for me on lag putting (don't know if it is fully true or not) is because the head feels really light during the stroke (supposedly due to the lack of torque), but the head is actually on the heavier side (370 grams to 415 grams), so my mind thinks i need to hit the ball harder than i actually should. Don't know whether this is true or not, just my thinking. 

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Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft

Updated 07/15/2022
Driver:callaway-small: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex
Fairway Woods:callaway-small: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood
Irons:mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip
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For sure its definitely personal. 
My hypothesis on why it doesn't work for me on lag putting (don't know if it is fully true or not) is because the head feels really light during the stroke (supposedly due to the lack of torque), but the head is actually on the heavier side (370 grams to 415 grams), so my mind thinks i need to hit the ball harder than i actually should. Don't know whether this is true or not, just my thinking. 

It’s really hard to get out of your own head sometimes.


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21 hours ago, dlow206 said:

For sure its definitely personal. 

My hypothesis on why it doesn't work for me on lag putting (don't know if it is fully true or not) is because the head feels really light during the stroke (supposedly due to the lack of torque), but the head is actually on the heavier side (370 grams to 415 grams), so my mind thinks i need to hit the ball harder than i actually should. Don't know whether this is true or not, just my thinking. 

I have noticed that I tend to die the ball into the hole from whatever distance using the DF, but blow it by regularly with a traditional putter. I believe it has to do with the fact that I feel I have to actively release a regular putter through impact whereas I let the DF release itself through impact. 

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I bought one too this summer because it felt so natural versus all of the other brands, including the Even-Rolls which is what I was biased toward when I scheduled the fitting.  So far, so good, but in full candor I have only played two rounds with it. Also, I have not spent much time working on putting, but I plan to spend more time on it this winter.

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Just commenting on first post. Just following this thread as am just about to pull the trigger. Looking at same sight lines combined 18 and 19. 

Was curious about your lie angle as if tested with standard putter by remote fitting , to get to the same point with a centre shafted putter the lie angle would have to be flatter which is what your shop fitting was you initially got ,If you wanted the ball in the same setup position or does the forward press eliminate this issue. I was wondering if anybody else has thought about this side of it.

Hope this make sense what I am asking 

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2 hours ago, Wolfman said:

Just commenting on first post. Just following this thread as am just about to pull the trigger. Looking at same sight lines combined 18 and 19. 

Was curious about your lie angle as if tested with standard putter by remote fitting , to get to the same point with a centre shafted putter the lie angle would have to be flatter which is what your shop fitting was you initially got ,If you wanted the ball in the same setup position or does the forward press eliminate this issue. I was wondering if anybody else has thought about this side of it.

Hope this make sense what I am asking 

Cheers

I understand what you are asking, and what you've said makes sense. I have not really thought about it, though. Going from 33" to 36" was such a dramatic difference that trying to replicate the same position probably wasn't feasible.

I suppose someone going from a "normal" putter to a same length L.A.B. might have a different experience.

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On 12/8/2020 at 8:24 PM, ELEL13 said:

I purchased a DF putter indirectly through a friend, so I don’t know the lie angle and the putter is probably a little long for me.  Although I was putting it pretty well.  Hopefully that’s not a gigantic mistake.  Is there a way to shorten the putter at all, ideally without taking off the grip and taking off part of the shaft?  And how do I check the lie angle of the putter, vs. what I might get from sending LAB a video of my swing?  Thanks!

If you have a smart phone, just get a protractor app - then put the putter on a known level surface (checked with the protractor app also) and then put your phone on the top of the shaft and it will read the angle. 

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On 12/16/2020 at 1:06 PM, dlow206 said:

For sure its definitely personal. 

My hypothesis on why it doesn't work for me on lag putting (don't know if it is fully true or not) is because the head feels really light during the stroke (supposedly due to the lack of torque), but the head is actually on the heavier side (370 grams to 415 grams), so my mind thinks i need to hit the ball harder than i actually should. Don't know whether this is true or not, just my thinking. 

Because the 2.1 is so forgiving of toe and heel strikes, I find I get terrific distance control by looking at the flag stick in the hole while I take my stroke (or other aiming point if there's lots of break). 

I liken it to tossing a bean bag at a corn-hole board, you wouldn't look at your hand when making that toss, you look at the target. 

Do all of your practice strokes just like normal so you can see you're coming through straight, and get set up to your line, but then look at the target as you stroke it.  The tech of the putter allows this, since you don't absolutely have to hit the center of the face to put a good roll on the ball.  Give it a try.  I hope it works as brilliantly for you as it does for me.

I'm decidedly brand agnostic -- but a bit less so with my recent change from a PING driver

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16 hours ago, edingc said:

I understand what you are asking, and what you've said makes sense. I have not really thought about it, though. Going from 33" to 36" was such a dramatic difference that trying to replicate the same position probably wasn't feasible.

I suppose someone going from a "normal" putter to a same length L.A.B. might have a different experience.

Would interesting if anyone else has had different lie angles to their orginal putter if they used the same length.

As you mentioned about your video . That the tow was slightly up and yes as you said you can correct it by lifting hands up to increase the lie and drop the toe

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@yungkory - Any news on your putter? I would guess I got my order in right before a rush. Literally a week or so after I got it, both Shiels and Peter Finch reviewed them, along with a massive social media blast from them.

The goal in getting fitted and purchasing a new putter was to really work on my putting this offseason. It's been a huge help having the EXPUTT simulator, since I can practice putts up to 50 feet indoors without taking up much room. I also enjoy the path and face measurements (even if they're not perfect), as I can see trends with how changes to my setup, grip, etc. effect my stroke.

Anyway, I've made a few changes to my putting setup and have been getting some good results. From tonight's session of 35 putts randomized between 5-30 feet:

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One lone putt that was not within a three foot circle, and I made 16 of the 35. Pretty sure the long miss was a seven footer, and I tend to struggle with short distances on the EXPUTT. 

Obviously, this is not the course and I'm hitting dead straight putts, but I'm thrilled to see changes to the putter and my stroke making an improvement.

Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024)

Driver: callaway_logo.png.3dd18aa65544000dd0ea3901697a8261.png Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post
3 Wood: 
cobra_logo.png.190908c8b4518eec87c087429e4343ee.png Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X
20° Hybrid: PXG_Logo.png.8401024d1fb8aec46f0e790c1aa5b80c.png PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X
4 Utility: 
cobra_logo.png.190908c8b4518eec87c087429e4343ee.png Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff
5-PW:
logo-Ben-Hogan-large.png.98d743ae5487285c6406a1e30a0a63b5.png Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting
50°, 54°, 58°:
231036130_Edel_Golf_Logo_v2_grandecopy.png.13cc76b963f8dd59f06d04b1e8df2827.png Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread
Putter:
image.png.49fcc172a1ed0010d930fbe1c5dc8b79.png L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review
Grips: 
stargrip.png.4285948f41f1409613266e7803f0bbaa.png Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up
Ball: :Snell:Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow

Tracked By: shotscope.png.4a7089f2bddff325285b1266a61dda03.png  Shot Scope H4
Bag: :1590477705_SunMountain: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync
Riding On: 
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WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver

 

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4 hours ago, edingc said:

@yungkory - Any news on your putter? I would guess I got my order in right before a rush. Literally a week or so after I got it, both Shiels and Peter Finch reviewed them, along with a massive social media blast from them.

The goal in getting fitted and purchasing a new putter was to really work on my putting this offseason. It's been a huge help having the EXPUTT simulator, since I can practice putts up to 50 feet indoors without taking up much room. I also enjoy the path and face measurements (even if they're not perfect), as I can see trends with how changes to my setup, grip, etc. effect my stroke.

Anyway, I've made a few changes to my putting setup and have been getting some good results. From tonight's session of 35 putts randomized between 5-30 feet:

IMG_20122020_174419_(1280_x_1080_pixel).jpg.45586ca7010c2e6039b942e5ce831ebd.jpgIMG_20122020_174440_(1280_x_1080_pixel).jpg.9030e1a64e2ee12cb95202396594bca6.jpg

One lone putt that was not within a three foot circle, and I made 16 of the 35. Pretty sure the long miss was a seven footer, and I tend to struggle with short distances on the EXPUTT. 

Obviously, this is not the course and I'm hitting dead straight putts, but I'm thrilled to see changes to the putter and my stroke making an improvement.

Supposed to go into production this week, and I'll hopefully get it sometime between Christmas and New year's. Matt was saying when I put my order in that they were moving warehouses because they outgrew their current one, plus the holidays I'm sure didn't help. Order was placed on 12/2 so they're not far off the 14-21 day estimate they gave me.
 

The wait is killing me though!!!

Driver: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S

3w/5w: :titelist-small: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S

4h: :mizuno-small: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S

Irons 5-PW: :mizuno-small: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S

Wedges: :cleveland-small: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105

Putter: LAB Link.1

Ball: :srixon-small: Z-Star Diamond

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I learned over the past few days, don't mess around with removing and putting back in shafts in the DF 2.1. 

Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s

Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver

Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft

Updated 07/15/2022
Driver:callaway-small: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex
Fairway Woods:callaway-small: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood
Irons:mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip
Wedges:ping-small: Glide 4.0 54 and 58
Putter:  :ping-small: PLD Custom Kushin 4

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1 minute ago, dlow206 said:

I learned over the past few days, don't mess around with removing and putting back in shafts in the DF 2.1. 

Uh oh

Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low

Driver: :callaway-small:   Epic Max LS :Fuji:Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 

3wHL: :callaway-small: Rogue ST LS 75x  Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink

7w: :callaway-small:Apex UW 21* MMT 80S

DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g

4-AW: th.jpg.d6e2abdaeb04f007fd259c979f389de6.jpg  0211  with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched

Wedges     :cleveland-small: Zipcore 

Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue 

 

Ball:  TBD

Shot Tracking: :ShotScope:

Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0

Grip: Lamkin Sonar +  Midsize 

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 :cleveland-small: Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here)

th.jpg.d6e2abdaeb04f007fd259c979f389de6.jpg  0211  2019 Unofficial Review

 

 

 

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39 minutes ago, rbsiedsc said:

Uh oh

I am selling mine anyway, but was trying to pull the Stability shaft and put the stock shaft back in. Needless to say, I learned that there is a massive amount of lead shot (or maybe tungsten in the newer version), in the shaft tip. Learned that after I was removing what I thought was a plug of epoxy in the tip of the stock shaft. 

Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s

Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver

Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft

Updated 07/15/2022
Driver:callaway-small: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex
Fairway Woods:callaway-small: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood
Irons:mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip
Wedges:ping-small: Glide 4.0 54 and 58
Putter:  :ping-small: PLD Custom Kushin 4

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  • 2 weeks later...

Finally. Got. Shipping. Info.

Driver: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S

3w/5w: :titelist-small: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S

4h: :mizuno-small: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S

Irons 5-PW: :mizuno-small: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S

Wedges: :cleveland-small: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105

Putter: LAB Link.1

Ball: :srixon-small: Z-Star Diamond

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On 1/4/2021 at 11:56 PM, yungkory said:

The "uglyboi" has landed!

Specs:

34.5"

Stability Tour Shaft

71* lie angle

Press II 3* Grip

Alignment: 2 + 27 (to kinda mimic my old Spider X)

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Well?? How is it? 
 

mine should be shipping this week (I hope). 
35”, stability shaft, press II 3°, alignment 19.  Can’t freakin wait.  

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Callaway Epic SZ 9.5°, Hzrdus Smoke black 

Ping Glide 3.0 50,54,60 

PXG hybrid 0317 Gen 1, Tensi CK Blue

Cobra F9 14.5° 3 wood, Atmos Blue 

 

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4 hours ago, Hollis said:

Well?? How is it? 
 

mine should be shipping this week (I hope). 
35”, stability shaft, press II 3°, alignment 19.  Can’t freakin wait.  

When they say it's unlike anything you've ever felt before, they mean it. I took it to the practice greens yesterday to give it a few rolls. Practiced for about 45 minutes or so before it got too hot (low key brag) and I had to go pickup dinner. Early takeaways:

1. It's not as horrible to look at as I anticipated.

2. I like the extra inch over my ER5.

3. Feels easy to line up. If the absence of torque doesn't end up meaning anything for my performance, I have some confidence that I'll at least be aligning better.

4. Feel off of the face is somehow both firm and soft? Softer than my ER5 and firmer than the old stroke lab I had a few years back.

5. Seems to put a really good roll on the ball

Playing 9 after work tomorrow so we shall see if I find myself making more putts that I feel I should.

Driver: :callaway-small: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S

3w/5w: :titelist-small: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S

4h: :mizuno-small: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S

Irons 5-PW: :mizuno-small: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S

Wedges: :cleveland-small: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105

Putter: LAB Link.1

Ball: :srixon-small: Z-Star Diamond

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15 hours ago, yungkory said:

When they say it's unlike anything you've ever felt before, they mean it. I took it to the practice greens yesterday to give it a few rolls. Practiced for about 45 minutes or so before it got too hot (low key brag) and I had to go pickup dinner. Early takeaways:

1. It's not as horrible to look at as I anticipated.

2. I like the extra inch over my ER5.

3. Feels easy to line up. If the absence of torque doesn't end up meaning anything for my performance, I have some confidence that I'll at least be aligning better.

4. Feel off of the face is somehow both firm and soft? Softer than my ER5 and firmer than the old stroke lab I had a few years back.

5. Seems to put a really good roll on the ball

Playing 9 after work tomorrow so we shall see if I find myself making more putts that I feel I should.

One quibble with your last sentence.  You should never be able to have that thought, since the thought should be that EVERY putt is going in.  Lots of times the body will do what the mind conceives...

I'm decidedly brand agnostic -- but a bit less so with my recent change from a PING driver

:titelist-small: - TSi2 10.5 Driver - Tensei AV Raw Blue 55 R

:titelist-small: - TS2 4W - Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6 RS TS2 7W - Alta CB 65 R

:cobra-small:- Baffler 23* - Aldila NV-HL 65 R

th.jpg.d6e2abdaeb04f007fd259c979f389de6.jpg - Original Series 0211 - 5-PW - MMT 80 S

:cleveland-small: - CBX2 50 / 54 / 58 - Rotex

image.png.49fcc172a1ed0010d930fbe1c5dc8b79.png - Directed Force 2.1 (Nickel) - KBS Tour - Press No. II 3*

:Snell:- MTB  Black

datrek-brand_1456761019__86876.original.jpg.7c24f9ae71c7730ce29a828226731487.jpg - DG Lite II cart bag attached via Top-Lok to image.png.77fe07cbfea697deca64bd4a4263a151.png - Quad XL and Tracked by :ShotScope: - V3

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