LAB GOLF MEZZ 1 Putter review - The SECRET I had to share with you
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being an engineer i can appreciate the work gone into this and believe that ballance should be a big part of a putter will have to have a real close look at this putter
Engineers can spell
I've been using a LAB Putter for the past year, and within the first few months I dropped from a 10 H'cap to 5. Love it
Impressive
I was just wondering if your handicap is still a 5 or if you keep going down?
The Mezz.1 is the best putter I have ever played.
I’ve been using a LAB Direct Force putter for a couple years. Used a Scotty C mallet before that. The LAB was a complete game changer for me! SO worth the money. The tech works!
Greetings from Chicago, Andy...I love your channel. I have had the LAB Directed Force 2.1 for 3 years now and it is truly amazing...while my two Scotties sit in the closet. The LAB is absolutely deadly within 8 feet, and it puts a very true roll on putts. The science is real, and I understand some people won't game it because of how it looks. I liked mine so much I had them put the stability shaft in. I never spent so much on a putter but nothing compares to its performance. You absolutely need to get fitted for it, however. Keep up the good work!
That’s great to hear some feedback David, have to say I am loving this the more I use it
I game a Cleveland Huntingdon Beach 6 centre shaft and it made sense the first time I tried it. Off centre hits and poor strikes still roll well but the putter doesn't feel like it tries to twist.
Great review of this little known club and for explaining the tech in layman's terms.
Well Andy, after watching your videos on this putter I was impressed. So impressed I ordered mine yesterday. Hope I love it
You are an Ambassador of the most intriguing golf equipment! Sometimes the clubs that would work the best for us are not the one with the most flash appeal therefore we all could benefit by expanding our horizons and giving some of these new items a chance. Worst that can happen? We decide what we have suits our game best and just resell the item if it’s not our cup of tea. No biggie.
I always have an open mind Wes and this club is proving very interesting already
I’ve had two of these putters - one with the stock shaft and one with the upgraded Accra shaft. The upgraded shaft makes a world of difference. Much softer feel. Love your channel. Been with you since day 1. More Lew please.
Thank you for this review. I don't believe I'll be dropping $500 down on this putter at this time. But you have me thinking, and you gave a great amount of information. Keep up the great work. Cheers!
I have had the DF 2.1 for a few years now . Literally only putter out of bucket loads that has stayed in my bag. I even sold every other putter I owned. I do like the look of the Mezz but like you said " love or hate the look of DF 2.1" , I do like the look of it.There are a few pros using the Mezz in broom handle style.
I was so impressed with your reviews I ordered a Mezz1! It arrived today.
The technology certainly makes sense. Golfers do have to swing the club as you noted in the video. The setup looked great and you put a nice stroke on the balls you hit. The price? It will encourage those who believe in the theory. and can afford the premium to buy it. The technology is spot on. However, we mortals have to deal with the 2 factors which are most important, reading the green and judging the distance of each putt. Thank you so much for your fantastic videos, I live across the pond in the USA and always look forward to your videos, which are always insightful!
Hey brother.
Great, honest, no BS review of the putter! Very proud to see you do this because you believe in the product and what it does!
I think the design is 10000% better then there old designs and now seeing how it performed for you, I will be honest...I am considering looking into one to see what it does for my putting game. Think it could take over my Bettinardi?
You know what else would make you putt better......a great cigar!! Lol lol. Love ya man. Keep up the great work.
-J-
Thanks as ever Jay…..need to try some of your cigars!
Adam Scott has been using this Mezz 1 for most of this season. I’ve personally used Lab putter for a couple years now. Have the Mezz 1 now and it’s an absolute gem. They’re well worth the money.
I have the strange looking 2.1 and i am yet to try the Mezz 1 Max, however i do and did believe the in the video because it makes sense. I agreed with you on the Stealth and your customisation ( its working wonderful) and i agree here, it does make you feel very comfortable addressing the ball, which gives confidence, and that is half the battle.
Nice review. Personally I believe you can be a good putter with almost all putters as long a you get used to their characteristics and don’t change to often
Have you ever tried a L.A.B. putter?
Thanks for letting me play through by the way! 😁
Interesting video Andy. I'll keep watching!
I've been using a LAB Direct Force for a year or so now. I really like it - it certainly feels that, when I miss a putt, it's my fault and I can't blame the equipment.
It is expensive, of course, but I justified the outlay to myself with the thought that people seem okay with drivers being £450 plus and I'll be using the putter a whole lot more than my driver (which, to be honest, spends most of its time in disgrace in the boot of my car...).
I have no regrets at all in buying the LAB putter - even with the occasional "branding iron" comments I get. As you say, Andy, the science made sense to me, and it is certainly proving to be effective.
Glad it is working so well for you Jonathan
Good summation of what LAB putters are about Andy. The lie angle balanced face is the real deal. I've been playing a B.2 for 9 months now after trying a used BLĀD.1 for a while. It's super easy to keep a square face at impact.
The main thing you have to get used to is NOT manipulating putter face, which you're used to doing with any other putter.
I believe that tour pros won't change if they are already good putters because they've implanted that manipulation into their technique. In the coming years you may see ounger elite players (without so many years of putter prejudice) or tour pros who need some help with their putting could be the ones to give the Mezz or B.2 a chance
I think this work great for players who take it straight back(myself) in their swing vs an arc motion.
Great Review. I will be trying one of these bad boys this winter
Andy I actually bought a Mezz.1 about 2 months ago and I absolutely love it. LAB golf is actually a local company for me and I was definitely interested in supporting a local business. I think what really sold me was their video of the “thumbs-off” drill. That made a world of difference for myself. Just feeling how effortless it is to putt with. I’m so glad you have given them a try. I could not recommend them any higher. I hope you enjoy yours as well.
Wouldn't mind a go with that Andy.... when you fall out with it.... My current putter of choice (Scotty Flowback 5.5) is working well and I'm confident with it but the explanation for the Mezz has a certain logic that appeals to me and piques my curiosity.
Andy,
Right now I am going back and forth between a LAB Directed Force 2.1 and an Axis 1 Rose putter. Both have the same Lie Balanced Face Neutral hang and path. I feel the technology makes the most sense in putter design.
I have just purchased the new Mezz 1 max and can't wait to get it in my hands.
I bought the Mezz.1 with the Press No. II 3 + Accra white shaft early this year and it has helped me improve my putting since. It took a few days to get used to the new grip but when I did, I was able to reduce the # of putts I required per round (about 5 per round less). My golf buddies were also able to notice the drastic improvement in my putting. Once I got the pace and line correct, I was almost always 2 putting max.
does the Accra shaft make it much softer feel than the other alternative shafts? why mezz over 2.1?
Yes Andy, the technological theory and explanation seem to make great sense to me too. I'll need to wait until one or two of these clubs begin appearing on the second hand market though 😂
I'm a big fan of LAB putters and I have data to back up my opinion. I use Shotscope to record my rounds. The 3 yrs of data prior to getting a LAB putter showed that in strokes gained for putting, compared to a scratch golfer, I was consistently almost -4. With the DF2.1 that dropped to -2.75. Since I started using the Mezz, I'm now at -0.95. So far, of all the equipment changes I've made in my bag since I started playing golf, it's made the most significant improvement to my score.
Most important club in the bag, can't wait to try one
That’s a quality review Andy. 👍🏻
Cheers Steve
Bought the Mezz Max three months ago.....Undoubtedly the best putter I've ever used!!!!!
I’ve been using the Directed Force 2.1 LAB putter for the past six months. Yes, it is ugly, really ugly, but it is the best putter I have ever used. Holed so many more putts than usual with it. Would really recommend everybody gives it a go. The Mezza head looks much better and would love to try it out.
Was great seeing you at Northop! Was wondering what content you were filming 🎥 would be great to play with you there sometime!
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Sounds like plan, how do you put money to work?
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Am hoping on you can explain more on how you make extra income from investments
Really enjoyed the review.
I think it might all be emperors new clothes. When you use a putter it’s anchored to you arms via your hands. It only moves as your hands dictate . So allowing a putter to fall or move freely it’s unrealistic to what happens when you put. It doesn’t move on it’s own in accordance with gravity , it moves with your hands. A good putter is one you feel confident with.
ye,, for me ,, 90% is in the stroke,, Yesterday I had 3 birdies and missed 3 only due to miss reading the green,, look at DJ when he won the masters,, 20 under par with out this tech.
Have you tried the Mezz or the DF putter? Do you understand the technology behind it? If No, then how can anyone judge whether its good or not? All putters want to open as you swing back so YOU have to control it. You have to always fight this torque. With either of these putters the face will not open or close on its own as you swing back, unless your faulty stroke moves it that way. You can hold it as lightly as possible and it will not open, unlike all others.
No doubt stroke is important, but this is one of those things you have to try and see for yourself. I've gamed the DF 2.1 for a couple of years now, and whenever i try a more "normal" looking putter (not lie-angle balanced), the effort to fight the face moving lights up in my brain like a Christmas tree. I'd say if someone hooked up some sort of sensors all over your hands and compared data while putting both types of putters, it would likely show some effort required to manipulate the putter head while the LAB putter wouldn't show it. But the only evidence i have of it is what i've felt myself.
Betinardi do a similar putter and they are known to be expensive! This LAB ones almost £500 and that’s a £100 more! 😳 I ain’t seen a tour pro using it and they would give their right arm to make more putts!
Your videos are always great and very informative! 👌🏼
Looks and putts great 👍the big question is will it still work after you buy it 🤔. I've got a lot of clubs that behaved till I paid for them 😉
Just came across this vid today and had to throw in my two cents' worth: I've owned and played the Directed Force 2.1 for the past couple of years (i'm about a 3 handicap). I wasn't a bad putter to begin with, but when you go through the yips you'll try anything. Anyway, this putter is well worth the money. The tech is real, and while it's not fool-proof (it can still be yipped just like any other putter), you CAN feel the difference in your hands comparing this putter NOT MOVING with other putters "fighting" your stroke. I'd like to hear how you're doing with it now. After i'd played my LAB putter for about 2 months, I went back just to try my old putters out just for fun, and I couldn't stand them - you can really feel them fighting you compared to the smoothness of the LAB.
In any case, i find it a cheap investment comparatively speaking. I played an old Ping Pal my Dad bought me new from about 1985 to around 2012. Then i switched to the TR Ping Pal (that one had the variable face grooves in it, and was a little heavier, so definitely better). I finally took the plunge on this back in early 2020, and i positively can't IMAGINE putting with anything else ever again. Perhaps something nicer will come along in the future, but odds are i'll have this thing in play for the rest of whatever life i have left. I can't say that for these $500 drivers that come through every season though. I can still move the clubhead over 100 mph, and i like to practice. In all honesty, i just enjoy hitting balls with no real goal in sight. It's good therapy for me. But I digress. These thin-faced drivers today just CAN'T take a constant beating - I've had 5 different drivers over the past 6 years, and every one of them wound up with a cracked face (but still under warranty). And my clubspeed isn't all that fast, at least not anymore. So while I haven't spent a whole lot of money on new drivers (because of warranties), it makes me very weary of buying used drivers online. Compare that $500 investment with the LAB $500 investment that should last decades if not abused, and you'll see the real value of it. Not to mention it's the most technologically advanced putter in the game today, naturally :)
So you've got me, i'm a new subscriber! Great vid!
I’ve got the branding iron version. Works lovely. Looks iffy.
Looking forward to your follow up review.
Lucas glover has sent LAB putter sales through the stratosphere!
I ordered mine just before the first of his last two wins.
Played 2 rounds so far. Its amazing. I have missed 2 lines in 2 rounds, both were bad swings. I made 5 or 6 putts outside 10', i even made a couple that were bad putts (not perfect strikes). I'm a pretty good putter(7 handicap), but this thing has me on another level.
If you have a crap stroke, you will still have crap putts. But if you have a fairly decent stroke and struggle with a slight push or pull occasionally this is a magic wand. I also find that the leaned shaft and straight grip allow you to catch the ball on the upstroke while setting up in the middle of your stance.
Its the most amazing club i have ever used.
good review, i like the idea but not so sure about the look of the club head myself
Intriguing video. It'd be interesting to see you take putt with this putter and your old gamer, say 20 random putts on a green with each and then compare statistics. If, over those 40 putts, you holed a significantly bigger percentage of putts with the LAB putter, that might say a lot since it'd be the same green on the same day and the same player reading and hitting the putts.
Really good putters but personally i cannot get used to playing a centre shafted putter- when i put my SC phantom 12 with a P2 heavyweight Classic grip and sometimes extra weight in the putter it performed the same actually a little better! Mindset / your psyche plays an important part 💪💪💪👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂
I have a Mezz as well and I have been impressed so far. I have had really good rounds (27 putts) and then not so great rounds (34 putts). However I am a big fan overall. One thing I would suggest is get some white (or grey) pinstripe tape and make a couple extra alignment stripes and that really helps, plus if you don't like it just pull the tape off.
I am a fan of the simplicity of the alignment, used it with a triple track
@@TheAverageGolfer I've got two rounds on mine and use Chrome Soft X LS Triple Track. Short putts are SO easy with it. So much less stress. It's staying in my bag.
After many years of chasing the latest marketing hype vis buying new a new driver, putter, hybrids, iron set and fairway woods I had an epiphany. I was at a golf ⛳️ galaxy store and they have GolfTec which is a lab that offers golf lessons based on science. At any rate I spoke to one of the master pros and explained the above. He just laughed and asked me what my handicap was? I answered that I shoot between 88 and 95 depending on the course. This had been the case for years. He then said if all of the marketing hype was real I should have lowered my handicap. Even though I practiced regularly. He said if I really wanted to lower my handicap then I needed to find a reliable pro that I trusted. The rest is history. The secret is! Take lessons, get better then get properly fitted for golf ⛳️ clubs.
They do an updated version of the Mezz 1 now too. A slightly larger Mezz 1 Max. The only downside is that it’s important you get fit. And with very few stockists in the UK your left with an online video fit. I found out that this wasn’t 100% accurate for me so ultimately didn’t want to take a chance on spending £400 plus and ‘hoping’ it was right.
GREAT REVIEW. What length and lie angle did you get?
Moved from 2.1 to Mezz Max, brilliant technology that works
Just got mine. I will use Arccos to teach my sg18 over several months to see if it actually improves my putting or not. IMO it's the only way to tell if a club change is effective or not.
Thanks for the vid. I'm just about to do the online fitting for the Mezz. If you had to choose one to keep, would it be the Mezz 1 or the Mezz 1 Max, and why?
Would it have made a difference if the comparison had been with other centre shafted putters? Again thanks for an interesting video!
Makes perfect sense and i think that Seemore also have something similar and they call it stroke balanced. The problem is you cant try these things before you buy and centre shafted are not everyone's cup of tea!!!
Are there not custom fit centres to try them Greg?
@@TheAverageGolfer yes there are places to try them. I bough the DF 2.1 and Mezz without trying them. Unbelievable putters.
@@wdp5617 I thought so
@@TheAverageGolfer No near me pal, there are only a few in the UK, it's a lot of money to pay for something you might hate! But it's certainly interesting.
Very interesting 👍👍
I use the cobra 3D centre shaft putter at £269 and found it amazing so I think that this will help but is very expensive.
I shot 63, 22 1 putts with lab mezz...It is a magic wand
Hi Andy, did you get fit for this putter or did they do one of the remote fittings they advertise on their website?
Hi Andy, was at Formby last Week but sadly missed you. Great review, can you advise did you get the putter online or did you purchase it in the UK. If UK could you advise where I could possibly get my hands on one. Cheers, Mark
Will never change my putter after I got my hands on it.. Taylormade Spider FCG with a L-Neck for slight toe hang. . if the line is right, it almost always goes in.
I do like that putter
So many shafts to choose from, which one did you select and why ?
I’ve been looking at these. Was thinking of doing the online fitting as nowhere around me has them. Expensive experiment if I don’t like it though. 😂
That is an issue
If it stays in your bag and you go on to review it again next year and its still love I will buy one.
Ive filmed another video today with it…..? 😂
Got one arriving tomorrow so will post my experience
Rose's axis of eagle is a good one too
Andy, did you use this putter at the Formby pro am where you seemed to hold every putt??!!😁🤔
There is a golf club in Broadway that fits for these putters, I was fitted last November and it arrived early in the New Year
RT Golf I think has left Broadway and gone bust John.
Only club in my bag I haven’t changed in 3 years - will be very interested if you keep it in the bag Andy. Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what hybrid would you recommend for 200-210 yards (we seem very similar in yardages and I’m 10hc) 👍🏼
Guangdong xing 7 wood. it's a copy of a ping at half the price...
Has be very interested!! Did you get fit for this? Or just buy standard? Wonder weather it is fitting recommend…sucker for a new putter me 👍🏻 no idea where to get fitted on one of these though!
They can do an online fitting. Go to LAB's website for the details.
Maybe do slow motion video of comparing a good swing on toe balanced/face balanced/the lab putter. See if in actual hands if the face balance or toe balance putters actually spin in your hands during the back swing or forward stroke. If they don't then I think the technology is unneeded
i don't think you'd see anything. Primarily because the grip pressure applied will force the putters to follow the hands. It's the act of that "increased grip pressure" required from a tiny bit extra muscle that can cause you to get a little wayward in your putts, especially when the pressure is on in a match. At least, that's the way i see it.
Makes total sense and looks Cool, so what's not too like👍👍
Agreed
@@TheAverageGolfer 👍👍
How you getting along with it? Im stuck between purchasing this or a Scotty Cameron Phanto 5s.
Can I ask what specs your ordered ? or if you did the L.A.B video diagnostics to deliver your specs ? Thanks Are the stock options enough for the average putter ?
Ive had a spider x since they came out and regard myself as a good putter, always said it would take a lot to make me change,this could be a contender.
Did you watch last nights video from Formby?
@@TheAverageGolfer I did, very impressed.
Did you go for a fitting at Broad way golf club, I’m travelling up to Notts in three weeks time and going to try them.
Sounds so simple but aren’t most things once you’ve worked them out ! Should b interesting to see over next 12 months if it becomes as popular as odyssey’s two ball? Time will tell. Then theirs the expense to high handicap golfers?
Is this similar to edel and the torque / toe up / lie balanced ideas?
Andy, I can't argue with the wonderful results you have so far gained with this putter; if I were you I would use it and enjoy it. But I take issue especially with the gadget in the LAB video that shows the bad points about other putters--I'm not believing it. Take a face-balanced putter, hold it at the end of the grip with your thumb and forefinger, and swing it like a pendulum. The face will stay square with your target line--it doesn't act crazily like that guy is showing. Public Enemy has some wisdom about this: "Don't Believe the Hype."
Any amount of pressure on the grip will keep the putter from rotating.......however, on really short, downhill putts, where you tend to have "light hands", that is where I notice the benefit of the LAP putter. Face balanced or toe weighted putters "WANT" to open, then close.....which takes timing. I see lots of my mates miss very short putts because of this fact.....while I am pretty close to perfect from 6 feet in with my LAB. I can barely grip the club, let it swing back and through, and don't have to worry about timing up the opening and closing of the face.
that gadget shows the extreme of what the putters are trying to do. After playing my LAB for just a couple of months, any other putter that's not lie-angle balanced feels like it's fighting my stroke. But that's just my experience, i'm sure some folks grip a putter so tight that it couldn't possibly move :)
I think schwartzel won a liv tour event with one... Cool video. I wish they made a plumber neck version.
I’ve never used centre shaft but I actually love it
Adam Scott currently used this putter but the broomstick version.
Sergio Garcia was using this putter at the Boston Liv event.
I’d like to try one out . . . . may make me think twice about Scotty . . . you holed plenty in the pro-am 😉
Fancy coming back on the channel to try it?
Definitely. . . away til 12/09 😎
I bought the Directed Force a year ago, hated it, tried to get beyond the looks (which I did) but I just couldn’t line it up, it felt alien with shaft going in behind the face. This version looks nicer mind.
Oh and a Adam Scott is using the Mezz Broomstick version at present.
What’s the online fitting for this like? I’d much prefer to get fitted in person but just not feasible with where I live
Recently played in a senior amateur tournament with a guy that had the DF 2.1. He didn't miss anything from 5 feet and in. After the round I simply said don't ever get rid of that putter. After that I started researching Lab golf. People don't even blink dropping $500 on a driver these days but $400-$500 for a putter and they freak. Lets face it, the putter is the precision tool in the arsenal.
I agree Joe
I didn’t know that You actually paid for your Mez. I’m 95% there ! Any thoughts on buying a used (non fitted) putter versus the extra 100 to get it fitted?
i believe Charl Schwartzl has won several tournaments with this exact putter
the cost is massive for recreational golfers, have you tried it with a centre shaft putter face balanced to compare with
The cost of all clubs is massive right now Karl I’m afraid to say
I have used DF for over 3 years now…it is the real thing. I have tried the B2 also and it was not for me. Mezz might be in my future.
Swings better than a nine handicap to be fair. Good ball striker, course management?
Hi Andy was this the putter you used in the pro -am red hot 😆👍
Yes it was Donald
Trying to decide between mezz.1 and mezz.1 max as we speak. Have you had any experience with the max?
Great video and really helped me. Appreciate all the hard work you do to produce such honest, in depth, and interesting videos. Keep up the awesome work!
Where did you get this putter i can only see their available in us
Most putters cost a similar amount now. My bullseye is centre shafted @andy Adam Scott recently changed for the FedEx Cup over the weekend. I love LAB"s but my results with a $20 putter can't justify x25 the cost. I prefer the blade version
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it 👍
Did you buy this yourself or got it from the UK distributor?
As you say, there are two things to get right, line and pace (as long as you can read greens), and the current thinking is that pace is easiest with a toe-hang putter so I find Lab golf's ad patronising. However the science might be good so I would be interested to know your average number of putts now before Mezz.1 and after about 6 rounds(at the same course). Even this won't prove it because quite often a new thought or putter improves putting and then you go back to as you were!
How is pace easier with a toe hang putter? I have no idea where you get that from?
The pros, both club pros and tour pros.
@@simonleach3812 still confused? How does face balance affect your control of pace?
How good do you want to be that's the real question. Do you hit all the fairways and all the greens if so it might work for you.