L.A.B.
LIE ANGLE BALANCE
THE PUTTING LABORATORY / FILE 27
The end
of torque.
L.A.B. stands for Lie Angle Balance. Every head is balanced so the face stays square through the stroke without you steering it. Not a feel. A measurement.
- TORQUE
- 0.00
- TOURS
- ALL
- EXCUSES
- NONE
Method: two identical pendulum strokes, observed from above. One conventional head. One Lie Angle Balanced head. Watch the face.
Every putter fights your hands. Except one.
Toe-hang head. Torque pulls the face open going back and snaps it closed coming through. The subject compensates with the hands. Sometimes.
Lie Angle Balanced head. Zero torque about the shaft axis. The face has no reason to move, so it does not. No compensation required.
Lie Angle Balance. The face never fights you.
There is no quiz on labgolf.com. Fitting is human-analyzed: film roughly 5 seconds of your stroke, submit it, and L.A.B.'s certified fitters email back your ideal putter length and lie angle. Often more precise than in person, because nobody is watching you putt.
Five steps. Zero travel.
STEP 01 / CAMERA
Set the camera level with your hands, roughly knee to thigh height. Not above, not on the ground.
STEP 02 / ALIGNMENT
Find a level surface with a vertical wall edge or door jamb in the background. Line the tip of the putter shaft up with that edge.
STEP 03 / RECORD
Film about 5 seconds of your normal stroke, file no larger than 5MB. Wear golf or tennis shoes.
STEP 04 / MEASURE
Measure the length of your current gamer putter and note it.
STEP 05 / SUBMIT
Send both through the Remote Fitting form. L.A.B.'s certified fitters analyze the stroke and email back your ideal length and lie angle. Free.
COMPARING ACROSS BRANDS? 27ADAY FITTING STUDIO
RECORD BOTH OBSERVATIONS TO FILE A FINDING.
Catalog of instruments currently in circulation. All specimens photographed by L.A.B. Golf. Prices as recorded. Tap any plate to acquire direct.
DF3i Stock Putter
$499
Third revision of the Directed Force mallet. Torque removed at the source. Subject stopped blaming the greens.
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OZ.1i Stock Putter
$499
A familiar shape rebuilt around Lie Angle Balance. Looks traditional at address. Behaves like nothing else in the bag.
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LINK.2.1 Stock Putter
$499
Blade profile, laboratory internals. For subjects who require a thin topline to feel at home over the ball.
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LINK.2.2 Stock Putter
$499
The wider LINK variant. Same zero-torque result, slightly more forgiveness recorded across off-center strikes.
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DF3i Custom Putter
$599
The DF3i built to your exact lie, length, and loft. Balanced for one stroke only: yours. Calibration included.
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DF3 Ball Marker
$25
A DF3 in miniature. Exerts no measurable torque on the pocket. The cheapest way to join the study.
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One specimen refused classification. It is an OZ.1i. It is also a sandwich. The laboratory has elected to document rather than explain.
ANOMALOUS SPECIMEN
Uncrustables x L.A.B. OZ.1i
- OBSERVATION 1
- Specimen arrived sealed. Crusts: none detected.
- OBSERVATION 2
- Face remained square through impact. Filling remained intact.
- OBSERVATION 3
- Control group reported unexplained hunger on the back nine.
- CONCLUSION
- Physics unaffected by peanut butter. Collectibility: severe.
$2,000
External observations, reproduced verbatim and cited. The laboratory did not edit the enthusiasm.
“For most people? You're going to get 85-90% of the way there with LAB's remote fitting process.”
“This is the easiest-to-use putter I've ever swung, and it feels like a strong contender to go in my bag in 2026.”
“The DF3i absolutely laughs off small mishits.”
“I have tried them all. I have had the OZ1i for a year and it is a game changer!”