L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1 Putter

L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1 Putter

DF 2.1 can do amazing things other putters can’t because of Lie Angle Balance, or L.A.B. for short. Lie Angle Balance gives every golfer the ability to consistently repeat the putting stroke with far less effort than with other putters. And it does this by eliminating torque.

We know… it looks a little funny. DF 2.1 users often spend the first few holes catching flak about the way their putter looks. And as the putts keep falling, they spend the rest of the round fielding questions from their playing partners about why it works so well.

Features:

• The Looks: Yes, it’s crazy looking. And… there is a legion of golfers around the world who think the Directed Force is the Mona Lisa of mallets. But they didn’t think that until they started making putt after putt with it.
• The Backstory: Our Founder is Bill Presse, a former mini-tour player who had the idea to create a putter that would allow him to drastically simplify his stroke. He wanted to be able to count on a square putter face every time, which led him to invent Lie Angle Balance. Bill also wanted to create a putter head that would give him as much forgiveness as possible, so he developed the radical shape of the DF 2.1 as a way to maximize consistency on off-center hits. Yes, it looks like a branding iron… but it works!
• Why We Hate Torque: Torque is an industry problem. Golfers have been battling torque in their putters throughout the history of the game — the majority of which never realize they’re doing it at all. Most golfers have learned to adjust for torque by adding uneven hand pressure to the putter, introducing yet another variable into their putting stroke. Even today’s largest club manufacturers have acknowledged the issue of torque, marketing putters with a variety of balance types — different levels of toe hang, counter-balance, face-balance, etc. — yet none of these products actually solve the problem. Lie Angle Balance does.
• Proving It: Thankfully, it’s not hard for us to do. Before Bill Presse dreamed up Lie Angle Balance and the Directed Force, he developed a device called “The Revealer” to help him better understand the torque created by different kinds of putters so he could remedy the issue. If you watch the video below with our CEO Sam Hahn, you’ll see the benefits very quickly. It’s night and day.
• It (Almost) Does Everything: Lie Angle Balance doesn’t read greens. It doesn’t line you up at your target. You’ll have to figure out those things on your own. But Lie Angle Balance will help with distance control because your putter won’t want to flop around during your stroke like a fish out of water. It works with your stroke, not against it. And if you do happen to contact your putt off-center with the DF 2.1, it won’t really affect the result. That’s the benefit of playing a putter that looks like Darth Vader.

How We Build It

Our craftsmen use a formula we developed to anticipate the two main factors of Lie Angle Balance:

DF 2.1 Putter Specs:

• Finish: Type-3 Anodized (Black)
• Length: 33", 34", or 35"
• Loft: 3.5º static loft (0.5º effective loft)