Equipment
L.A.B Golf launches new Mezz.1 Max putter
L.A.B. Golf has today launched the Mezz.1 Max, a supersized version of Mezz.1 that is designed to deliver maximum stability.
“The goal of everything we do at L.A.B Golf is to make putting easier and more fun,” said L.A.B. Golf CEO Sam Hahn. “Our customers write to us all the time saying how they used to hate putting, and now they’re enjoying it. We want to make it easy for every golfer to switch to a L.A.B. Golf putter. So if you’re looking for increased stability, additional customization, or both – all in a putter that stays square by itself – we’re delivering it with Mezz.1 Max and Mezz.1.”
Mezz.1 Max Putter
The Mezz.1 Max is 20% larger than Mezz.1 to make it almost as stable as the company’s hugely forgiving DF 2.1. It’s available for Standard-Length, ArmLock, and Broomstick builds.
Like Mezz.1, the Mezz.1 Max uses a multi-material construction to create optimal stability. Its midsection is crafted from 303 stainless to give it a steel-like feel at impact.
Its wing-shaped putter body, which is made from 6061 aircraft aluminum, expands its sweet spot across the face in design to negate the impact of mishits. Both are also fully CNC milled from solid billets in a bid to offer golfers the highest level of precision.
Like all L.A.B. Golf putters, the Mezz.1 Max is hand-balanced one at a time by L.A.B. Golf craftsman in Eugene, Oregon. Each putter is individually weighted based on its length, lie angle, and shaft model to ensure the putters are perfectly Lie Angle Balanced and will stay square by themselves.
Mezz.1 Max builds for ArmLock and Broomstick putters have sixteen sole weights – twice the amount of a standard-length Mezz.1 – to meet the headweight demands of ArmLock and Broomstick builds. The standard-length Mezz.1 Max features eight sole weights but is visually identical to the ArmLock and Broomstick version at address.
In addition, the company is also launching new color and weight options for its new Mezz.1 Max and Mezz.1: black, platinum, red, blue, cappuccino, and orange. While with the Mezz.1 Max Custom and Mezz.1 Custom, golfers will be able to specify their head weight preference for the first time between Standard, Heavy, and Light.
The Mezz.1 Max Custom and Mezz.1 Custom putters start at $559. The Mezz.1 Max Stock ($469) and Mezz.1 Stock ($449) will be available in L.A.B. Golf’s most popular length and lie configurations with a premium steel shaft. All of which can be purchased here.
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Equipment
Rickie Fowler’s new putter: Standard-length Odyssey Jailbird 380 in custom orange
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…The Jailbird craze hasn’t really slowed down in 2024, either. According to Odyssey rep Joe Toulon, there are about 18-20 Jailbird putter users on the PGA TOUR.
Most recently, Akshay Bhatia won the 2024 Valero Texas Open using a broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter and Webb Simpson is switching into a replica of that putter at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Now, Fowler, who essentially started the whole Jailbird craze, is making a significant change to his putter setup.
Fowler, who has had a couple weeks off since the 2024 RBC Heritage, started experimenting with a new, custom-orange Jailbird 380 head that’s equipped with a standard 35-inch putter build, rather than his previous 38-inch counter-balanced setup.
According to Fowler, while he still likes the look and forgiveness of his Jailbird putter head, he’s looking to re-incorporate more feel into his hands during the putting stroke.
He told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Championship that the 38-inch counterbalanced setup “served its purpose” by helping him to neutralize his hands during the stroke, but now it’s time to try the standard-length putter with a standard-size SuperStroke Pistol Tour grip to help with his feel and speed control.
Although Fowler was also spotted testing standard-length mallets from L.A.B. Golf and Axis1 on Tuesday, he confirmed that the custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 is the putter he’ll use this week at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.
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Whats in the Bag
Akshay Bhatia WITB 2024 (May)
- Akshay Bhatia what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. Bhatia is deciding between drivers. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max LS (9 degrees @7.2, 2 grams lead tape heel, 4 grams toe)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X (44 7/8 inches, tipped 1 inch)
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees @13.9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X (43 inches, tipped 1.5)
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW Prototype (19 degrees @17.8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (21 degrees) Buy here, Callaway Apex TCB Raw (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S @49, 54-10S, 60-08C @61)
Shafts: KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Split
Grips: Iomic
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
More photos of Akshay Bhatia’s WITB in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Emiliano Grillo WITB 2024 (May)
- Emiliano Grillo what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
5-wood: Cobra LTDx Prototype (18.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Callaway MD3 Milled (46-08S), Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S, 54-10S, 60-08T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Emiliano Grillo’s clubs here.
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