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First impressions of L.A.B. Golf’s new Link 2.1, 2.2 putters
L.A.B. Golf’s latest creations have hit the PGA Tour in the form of the new Link 2.1 and 2.2 HS blades, and our Fully Equipped team saw them for the first time this week at Bay Hill.
On this week’s episode of GOLF’s Fully Equipped, Johnny Wunder and Jake Morrow gave their first impressions of the new L.A.B. flatsticks.
“From any from any angle you look at it It looks a little funky,” Morrow said. “As soon as you put it down behind a ball and you look at it from address, beautiful.”
While we don’t have any details on the new putters beyond the photos L.A.B. Golf supplied to us and those taken on Tour, we can see a few things in the design.
Most importantly, these putters have the most traditional shapes of any L.A.B. design to date, especially when viewed from address.
It’s heel-shafted. It’s still L.A.B. Heel-shafted putters have been around forever. No reason they shouldn’t be balanced. OZ.1i HS is the first heel-shafted putter with Lie Angle Balance, giving golfers the traditional look so many love with the ease of use that defines L.A.B.
L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i HS Custom Putter
This isn’t just an OZ.1 i with a different neck. Lie Angle Balance demands precision, so we re-engineered the OZ.1 i chassis for a no-compromise heel-shafted design. Our proprietary aluminum riser connects the shaft to the head in a way that maintains Lie Angle Balance and delivers the same forgiveness as the OZ.1i.
Golfers who prefer a heel-shafted look no longer have to compromise on performance. And because it’s a L.A.B., you can count on every putter being individually built and balanced. With OZ.1i HS, it’s not where the shaft goes. It’s where the ball goes.
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Perhaps most crucially, neither of these putters is center shafted, instead incorporating L.A.B.’s riser hosel from the OZ.1i HS. The OZ.1i HS was L.A.B.’s first non-center-shafted putter, and now the company seems ready to offer that look in two new blade shapes.
The 2.1 is a more traditional Anser-style blade with very angular and boxy lines. Meanwhile, the 2.2 is L.A.B.’s take on the modern wide-body blade.
Both putters also have what appears to be a new face offering from L.A.B., a deep flymill face that appears to be on a 303 stainless steel face (based on the markings on the putter). Previously, L.A.B. only offered the flymill on an aluminum insert or grooves on the stainless steel face.
Morrow didn’t roll any putts with the new Link putters on the practice green at Bay Hill, but he’s ready to give them a shot when they come to retail.
“I will give the LAB Link 2 HS like a legitimate run for the bag,” he said.