L.A.B. Golf’s Blade Finally Looks Like a Blade

If you’ve spent any time around serious putters in the last few years, you’ve probably heard someone mention L.A.B. Golf. The Oregon-based company has been winning over skeptics with their Lie Angle Balance technology — engineering putters so the shaft has zero torque at address, meaning the face stays put rather than wanting to rotate. The science is legit. The problem, for a lot of golfers, was always the look.

L.A.B. went down the blade road before with the LINK.1 back in late 2022, but that model used a center shaft rather than a traditional heel shaft – the technical requirement that made LAB’s balancing act work in the first place. It looked like a blade if you squinted, but the center shaft placement was still enough to make traditionalists uneasy.

That’s what makes the LINK.2.1 and LINK.2.2 a meaningful step forward. These two models have evolved from the original LINK.1 with the addition of LAB’s heel-shaft technology – something made possible by a lightweight aluminum riser hosel that connects the shaft near the heel while still keeping the head’s balance point where LAB needs it. L.A.B. had actually introduced its first non-center-shafted design the previous summer with the OZ.1i HS, so this isn’t magic – It’s that same riser technology now transplanted into a blade shape.

The result is two putters that pass the glance test. The 2.1 is a narrow blade for purists, the 2.2 is a square-back with a slightly wider profile. Both are 100% CNC milled 303 stainless steel with a black PVD finish. They look like something a Tour player would actually put in the bag without explanation.

Mallets versus blades has been a hot topic this season, with just five of the world’s top 25 players still using a blade, so the timing of a blade that actually looks conventional is smart. If you’ve been curious about LAB’s technology but couldn’t get past the visual, the barrier just got a lot lower.

Stock runs $499, custom starts at $599. Available now at labgolf.com and in stores from April 23.