L.A.B. DF3 Putters - 2024 Forum Review

[TJ Hall]

Excited to hear the fittings are coming in and looking forward to seeing what each of you end up with!

[Kidrock1]

Congratulations guys!

 

[Q22Golf]

Congratulations testers!

[darueski]

Congratulations! Love the introduction.

[Mr_BogeyPro]

Congratulation testers! I am looking for forward to your reviews.

[Willie T]

Congrats to all the testers!  Going to be fun to see if this driver smokes what you’re currently gaming! 

[Stephen C Wilson]

Have fun guys looking forward to your thoughts!!!

Stephen

[GolfSpy MPR]

Submitted my specs yesterday, and so my DF3 should be headed to production soon. A couple emails with Calvin, our L.A.B. fitter confirmed that the specs I was targeting (with their decision on lie angle) were going to be just right.

• Hand: Right
• Putting Style: Counterbalanced
• Head Weight: Heavier
• Shaft: L.A.B. Golf x TPT Shaft Long
• Shaft length: 37"
• Lie angle: 69°
• Putter color: Red
• Alignment: if possible, I'd love to have selection I (capital i) with the tiny single line on the back flange, as in the attached picture. If that is not possible, selection I would be fantastic.
• Grip: Garsen Quad Tour 17"
• Headcover: Stock

For now, as I wait, it's back to the Edel and Evnroll for data collection!

[vman1964]

Congrats to all! Very interested to see if these replace their gamers.

[Pep]

Can not wait to hear your thoughts

[MIGregB]

A terrific spread of testers, congratulations to all!

[Steve F]

VERY psyched! Got the email from L.A.B. golf last night, and I definitely have questions! Hopefully hear back from them today so I can discuss the options and their recommendations! 

 

Hello Steven,

Congrats on being a My Golf Spy Tester! I looked at your video and measured you at 35"/67°. The toe of your putter was a little bit in the air so going with 67° will help you keep that flat on the ground. Go ahead and go to https://labgolf.com/products/df3-custom and build out your putter so that you can send me the details and I can place your order. Let me know if you have any questions regarding your specs or the DF 3!

 

Calvin Green

Senior Fitting Specialist

L.A.B. Golf Company

[Cfhandyman]

Now that I have received my fitting results,  Like @GolfSpy MPR, I also submitted my build request to L.A.B.  With all the various combinations possible, it made my head spin.

So what did I ultimately decide on?

    

Ultimately blue won out over red.  35.5" long and 69* lie as recommended. I went with the heavier head as that is what I prefer.  I opted for the TPT shaft over the Stability. Both are great putter shafts, but I relied on L.A.B.'s advice and testing of the respective shafts offered.  For alignment, I made use of the wizardry and advice of @jbern and asked L.A.B. to combine their pointer arrow (EE) with their T line (C).  See below.  I am very excited and honored to have the privilege of being able to test the L.A.B. DF3 putter and share my results, comments and insights with you.  I also want to offer a special thanks to L.A.B. for all their help and support.  They were a pleasure to deal with and made the whole process simple and easy. 

  

  And now the waiting begins.     

 

[Cfhandyman]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

Submitted my specs yesterday, and so my DF3 should be headed to production soon. A couple emails with Calvin, our L.A.B. fitter confirmed that the specs I was targeting (with their decision on lie angle) were going to be just right.

• Hand: Right
• Putting Style: Counterbalanced
• Head Weight: Heavier
• Shaft: L.A.B. Golf x TPT Shaft Long
• Shaft length: 37"
• Lie angle: 69°
• Putter color: Red
• Alignment: if possible, I'd love to have selection I (capital i) with the tiny single line on the back flange, as in the attached picture. If that is not possible, selection I would be fantastic.
• Grip: Garsen Quad Tour 17"
• Headcover: Stock

For now, as I wait, it's back to the Edel and Evnroll for data collection!

Looks absolutely great.  I like your alignment mark.  Simple, elegant and functional.  Nice choice with the Garson quad tour grip.  Your ExPutt system is going to get a work out.  Well done.

[StrokerAce]

3 minutes ago, Cfhandyman said:

Now that I have received my fitting results,  Like @GolfSpy MPR, I also submitted my build request to L.A.B.  With all the various combinations possible, it made my head spin.

So what did I ultimately decide on?

    

Ultimately blue won out over red.  35.5" long and 69* lie as recommended. I went with the heavier head as that is what I prefer.  I opted for the TPT shaft over the Stability. Both are great putter shafts, but I relied on L.A.B.'s advice and testing of the respective shafts offered.  For alignment, I made use of the wizardry and advice of @jbern and asked L.A.B. to combine their pointer arrow (EE) with their T line (C).  See below.  I am very excited and honored to have the privilege of being able to test the L.A.B. DF3 putter and share my results, comments and insights with you.  I also want to offer a special thanks to L.A.B. for all their help and support.  They were a pleasure to deal with and made the whole process simple and easy. 

  

  And now the waiting begins.     

 

Very interesting alignment marking. I like how it really focuses your eyes on a very specific point.

[StrokerAce]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

Submitted my specs yesterday, and so my DF3 should be headed to production soon. A couple emails with Calvin, our L.A.B. fitter confirmed that the specs I was targeting (with their decision on lie angle) were going to be just right.

• Hand: Right
• Putting Style: Counterbalanced
• Head Weight: Heavier
• Shaft: L.A.B. Golf x TPT Shaft Long
• Shaft length: 37"
• Lie angle: 69°
• Putter color: Red
• Alignment: if possible, I'd love to have selection I (capital i) with the tiny single line on the back flange, as in the attached picture. If that is not possible, selection I would be fantastic.
• Grip: Garsen Quad Tour 17"
• Headcover: Stock

For now, as I wait, it's back to the Edel and Evnroll for data collection!

wow! 
2 things - 

1. I had no idea they offered a counterbalanced version. very cool. is the intent to choke down 3-4 inches?

2. I thought you had to get one of their grips. what led you to the Garsen?

[TJ Hall]

13 minutes ago, Cfhandyman said:

Now that I have received my fitting results,  Like @GolfSpy MPR, I also submitted my build request to L.A.B.  With all the various combinations possible, it made my head spin.

So what did I ultimately decide on?

    

Ultimately blue won out over red.  35.5" long and 69* lie as recommended. I went with the heavier head as that is what I prefer.  I opted for the TPT shaft over the Stability. Both are great putter shafts, but I relied on L.A.B.'s advice and testing of the respective shafts offered.  For alignment, I made use of the wizardry and advice of @jbern and asked L.A.B. to combine their pointer arrow (EE) with their T line (C).  See below.  I am very excited and honored to have the privilege of being able to test the L.A.B. DF3 putter and share my results, comments and insights with you.  I also want to offer a special thanks to L.A.B. for all their help and support.  They were a pleasure to deal with and made the whole process simple and easy. 

  

  And now the waiting begins.     

 

Can’t wait to see what this looks like once you get it…very nice looking!

[TSauer]

28 minutes ago, Cfhandyman said:

Now that I have received my fitting results,  Like @GolfSpy MPR, I also submitted my build request to L.A.B.  With all the various combinations possible, it made my head spin.

So what did I ultimately decide on?

    

Ultimately blue won out over red.  35.5" long and 69* lie as recommended. I went with the heavier head as that is what I prefer.  I opted for the TPT shaft over the Stability. Both are great putter shafts, but I relied on L.A.B.'s advice and testing of the respective shafts offered.  For alignment, I made use of the wizardry and advice of @jbern and asked L.A.B. to combine their pointer arrow (EE) with their T line (C).  See below.  I am very excited and honored to have the privilege of being able to test the L.A.B. DF3 putter and share my results, comments and insights with you.  I also want to offer a special thanks to L.A.B. for all their help and support.  They were a pleasure to deal with and made the whole process simple and easy. 

  

  And now the waiting begins.     

 

Though I am sad to see you didn't go with pink, I am looking forward to seeing some more pics of this purdy, purdy blue!

[GolfSpy MPR]

38 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

wow! 
2 things - 

1. I had no idea they offered a counterbalanced version. very cool. is the intent to choke down 3-4 inches?

2. I thought you had to get one of their grips. what led you to the Garsen?

Great questions. 

1. Yes, through experience, I know that I'm a 34" putter guy. So that will be where I place my hands on this. 

2. The L.A.B. Press grips are only for their standard length putters and actually aren't even an option on the counterbalanced versions: 

I've been using a Garsen Quad Tour on my Edel for a while now and really like the shape, so I opted for that one over the SuperStroke.

[dlm]

Good luck testers, I have always used Callaway drivers

[jbern]

19 hours ago, jbern said:

Woohoo!!! My online fitting results are in!

"Thank you for your video! Your suggested specs for lie angle and length are 70°/32.5”, which is a little more upright than our standard which is 69°. Your eyeline looks like it's in a great position over the ball, but you're gripping down on the club about 2" which is why I'd like to take you down to 32.5" and have you grip at the end of the putter. Please let me know if you have any questions about your position or our products! 

If you’re still deciding on which putter, know that these specs would be the same for all of our models, as long as the style doesn’t change (armlock, broomstick, etc).

If you have an order already placed, please send confirmation of what specs you would like that order updated with so we can proceed with your putter."

Pretty close to the static fitting that I got in the fall of '22! Below is the video I submitted for the fitting!

 

I replied to LAB with several questions. I wanted more information on counterbalancing (especially after the MGS main site article on the topic), alignment aid guidance, head weight guidance, and loft/lie guidance. 
Stay tuned!

[CFreddie]

Welp - it seems like I've been using the wrong putter all along.  Due to my height (6'4"), Calvin at L.A.B. asked me to re-shoot my fitting video with a different (longer) putter - I currently use a 34" and its really the only putter length I've EVER used (go figure ).

Given all my putters are 34", I had to improvise and awkwardly ask an associate at my local Golf Galaxy to assist (putter in video was a 35.25" Bettinardi) - lets hope this one is a bit easier to get my measurements!

Video #2 (too short!):

Video #3 (lets hope this is the one )

 

[Steve F]

I have some questions for Calvin, but right now this is how I'm leaning: 

I questioned Calvin about the alignment markings, and thanks to @jbern this is where I'm headed if they can to it: 

Shaft: 

... and grip. 

I'm a pretty "black and white" guy! Chomping at the bit now to hear back from Calvin!! 

[Cfhandyman]

2 hours ago, TSauer said:

Though I am sad to see you didn't go with pink, I am looking forward to seeing some more pics of this purdy, purdy blue!

I couldn't go with the pink as my wife really liked it, which means honey can I "borrow" your putter, only to have it go into her bag and never be seen again.  It's happened before. Couldn't risk that.  Would pink stand out - Absolutely  Would I be razzed mercilessly by my golfing buddies -  Absolutely and without a doubt, until I start sinking putt after putt.  Could I risk losing the putter to my wife - Heck No.  So purdy blue it is.

Edited April 23 by Cfhandyman

[TSauer]

It's exciting to see everyone going with something different, in terms of color and alignment lines.

[Cfhandyman]

3 hours ago, StrokerAce said:

Very interesting alignment marking. I like how it really focuses your eyes on a very specific point.

Once we found it we could combine alignment marks, the design firm of @jbern Inc. went into overdrive and started creating mock-ups for us to view prior to ordering.  I've always like the T line (simple, elegant and functional) but I kept getting drawn back to the uniqueness of the arrow/ pointer.  When you combine the two, your eyes do really focus on one spot.  Hat's off to L.A.B. for allowing you to be creative.

   + = 

 

Edited April 23 by Cfhandyman

[Rob Person]

That blue is super dynamic looking!

[Steve F]

... and the hits just keep coming! Have been messing with my Golf Pad tracking app, finally figured out how to mark the pin.... so now I should be getting some better data! Apparently a trick that I wasn't aware of that now I am! Will be able to test it tomorrow night during League Play! This is panning out AWESOME!!!

[BreakfastBall15]

4 hours ago, Cfhandyman said:

Now that I have received my fitting results,  Like @GolfSpy MPR, I also submitted my build request to L.A.B.  With all the various combinations possible, it made my head spin.

So what did I ultimately decide on?

    

Ultimately blue won out over red.  35.5" long and 69* lie as recommended. I went with the heavier head as that is what I prefer.  I opted for the TPT shaft over the Stability. Both are great putter shafts, but I relied on L.A.B.'s advice and testing of the respective shafts offered.  For alignment, I made use of the wizardry and advice of @jbern and asked L.A.B. to combine their pointer arrow (EE) with their T line (C).  See below.  I am very excited and honored to have the privilege of being able to test the L.A.B. DF3 putter and share my results, comments and insights with you.  I also want to offer a special thanks to L.A.B. for all their help and support.  They were a pleasure to deal with and made the whole process simple and easy. 

  

  And now the waiting begins.     

 

I love the combo alignment aid. The arrow with the T is a fantastic choice!

[GolfSpy MPR]

Some good news: walked a quick nine with my son this morning and (as I suggested previously) to an old wifi-only iPhone 6 with me to run Arccos.

You iPhone people don't understand how much better your version of Arccos is than the Android version. Everything just worked. I was able to place pins and set putt distances without any issue at all. In addition, having the GPS data on the iPhone lockscreen was a really nice feature.

I used the hotspot feature on my Pixel 7 Pro to tether the iPhone, so Arccos on iPhone thinks it's online. Kept the iPhone in my pocket and the Pixel in my Clicgear.

Also had a very respectable round putting with the Edel this morning: Arccos had me at SG:0.0 vs. a scratch golfer, which I'll always be happy with. Had an uphill 45+ footer on the final hole that I lagged to about three inches, which felt very satisfying. Fifteen total putts, no 3 putts.