Lab Golf’s latest putt removes the biggest obstacle for skeptics

Critics criticizing the design of lab golf center axis now have only one excuse not to try putters.

Lab Golf officially launched the company’s first high-heeled shoe design Oz.1i HS after it was released on Rocket Classic’s PGA Tour Back.

“Lie angle balance is far beyond the position where the axis goes into the head, and golfers will feel it when they try the Oz.1i HS,” Lab Golf CEO Sam Hahn said in a press release. “It looks a lot like a traditional putt, but it acts like a lab, and it’s our mission to help every golfer putt better.”

Lab Golf rocked the putter world in 2018 with its aggressive zero torque (or “shot”) design, essentially creating a new product category. Now, with the release of Oz.1i HS, the company is branching into a more traditional profile. It is also the first new model since Lab received a $200 million investment from a private equity firm, marking a new chapter in the brand.

Here is what the new lab golf Oz.1i HS is, who it might be and what I think of the new putter.

What is Lab Golf Oz.1i HS?

Since entering the market with its original guiding 2.1 putt in 2018, Lab Golf has convinced people to choose features over forms, which is the best effect, not the best effect. Designs like DF 2.1, Mezz.1, Mezz.1 Max and Df3 all go against the look of traditional putters, but followers are convinced that they can help them put the ball in the hole.

However, the release of the original Oz.1 putter late last year began to change that idea because it proves that the company’s lie angle balance technology can be applied to more traditional putter shapes.

Now, using oz.1i hs, the lab has removed another common symptom of its critics: the design of the central axis.

The Oz.1i HS has the same shape as Oz.1 and Oz.1i, but has a long heel cervical canal. The Oz.1 is the most traditional hammer shape in the lab, and it was designed in collaboration with 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott.

The zero torque property is created with a proprietary aluminum riser that still places the shaft shaft in the CG of the push rod and in the hand balance process like the lab

“Designing a high-heeled axle putter that balances the angle of lies gives us a unique challenge,” said Brian Parks, vice president of laboratory engineering. “The result is our custom, proprietary aluminum lifter, a key feature of the Oz.1i HS, which allows us to deliver multiple angles of lies without compromising the signature feel of each lab putter and balancing the expectations of golfers.”

The riser comes in 10 different configurations for lie angles between 65 and 74 degrees.

Who is the Laboratory Golf Oz.1i HS?

The answer here is simple: any golfer who is reluctant to try a zero-torque pusher due to the center axis design.

While the aluminum riser neck of the oz.1i HS does not provide the same visual effect as a traditional plumber or sloping neck, it does stop on the golf ball at the address, allowing you to enjoy uninterrupted views of the center of the putter behind the ball.

Golfers who previously only used the more traditional Hoth suit would find that the Oz.1i HS looks more like a traditional mallet than a previous product from the lab.

My thoughts!

I’m one of the golfers who have been waiting for the lab to offer more traditional models because I despise the putts of the center. That said, the Oz.1i is the first shape that the lab caught my attention, so I wasn’t surprised that they kept the shape for their first heeled shoe choice.

While I’m still attached to blade-style putters, the Oz.1i HS certainly intrigued me, and my early results were also interesting. I only need a small adjustment period to transition from the blade pusher.

Although it can theoretically be used with zero/torque putters, I usually struggle with left hand misses. But I never saw this in the first round of the oz.1i HS.

I still think that the zero-torque pusher won’t work for everyone because of the attack style, but for those who are away from the center axis, it’s time to really try out the lab concept.

Looking ahead, will the lab adopt high heel bearing technology and apply it to blade pushers thanks to its new private equity investment? That’s what I still hope for.

Price, specifications and availability

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Also available: PGA Tour Supermarket, Laboratory Golf

oz.1i HS is now configured for $499 in stock and customized for $599.

Custom options include length, weight, head color, lift color, alignment marks, axes, axes, and grips.

The in stock is 33-inch, 34-inch or 35-inch, with a slim shaft, 69° lying angle and laboratory golf press grip.

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