šŖ For a lot of golfers, our broomsticks are pure magic. This video shows you two different ways to use them.
We believe most golfers will fall somewhere in between these two methods, which is why we’re encouraging you to share your broomstick tips and questions in the comments.
Let’s put our heads together so we can help more golfers realize that broomsticking is an incredible way to putt. After all, there’s no “right” way to fill up the middle of the cup.
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My orders in and I canāt waitš
@labgolf I have the link.1 and love it! The only challenge is that it feels light to meš¢
What about ball position?
Love my Mezz.1 broomstick! Everything you touched on has been absolutely true for meā¦ starting the putt on line, better lag putting and more confidence over the short putts. Had been struggling horribly with the yips and that is all gone now. The weighting and balance on these are so good, just got to get it started and let the putter do the work!
I have had a lot of success using a long lab 2.1 sidesaddle style
Some money tips in here Sam, especially the one for different grip pressure for different length putts! I have been brooming it up for a few years now, closer to the Adam Scott style and have a few of my own that might help some people:
1. Kind of digging into the minutia here, but I find that if I pack my shoulder blades (the opposite of shrug) it's much easier to use my core and back as the engine and keep all the extraneous degrees of freedom in my upper body steady.
2. I heard Marty Jertson (PING VP of engineering – also putts with a broom) mention on a podcast that for a while after the anchoring ban he was nervous about how to use the broomstick until he started to purposely anchor, and then remove his chest from the putter head a smidge before he putted, just to make it obvious to himself and everyone else that he wasn't anchoring. I started to do that as a habit during setup, and it has become kind of my "trigger" to go, similar to how some people use a slight forward press motion before putting to start.
3. Aaron Wise has an interesting right hand position some people might want to explore. He basically does the Adam Scott but hooks the index finger around the shaft instead of running down the side. I feel like it's more stable for me but also encourages a yanking motion – YMMV.
4. Lastly, I can't reiterate Sam's point enough about just working towards a style of speed control that's more like a gravity driven pendulum. I feel like the LAB technology makes this so much easier and actually encourages it, as grip pressure keeping the face pointing on target is less necessary and can be just enough to keep the putter from falling out of your hands. Then you just feel like the putter head is falling and hitting the ball on the way down.
Iāve tried both Scott and Langer approaches . For me – theScott approach puts a ābetterā roll on the ballā¦..so I use it . Regardless of the technique, the LAB putter is the most effective putter one can use to give oneself the best chance of making any putt ā¦.. ((it so good it should be illegal ))
By the way its putting its not that hard š.
talk about lie angle and length so we can determine what to order…
am i the only one that did not find success with a broomstick? I had mine for 2 weeks and sold it after I tried out a stock conventional df2.1. Now i'm waiting for a custom df lol
Love it!!! Donāt love the $600plus price tag, 3 month wait unless you pay an extra $200 and you get it in 7 business days. š® guess Iāll order it this off season and save the express shipping cost
How would one go about figuring out how to get fit if youāve never used a long putter before?
Very good video…!! Have a LAB Broomstick a couple of months now and like it…!!! I've been using a long putter for a few decades. I always found it interesting that more professionals used them than amateurs. (I think this was because so many club professionals had a negative opinion of them and didn't have them in the shop. I also think the anchoring ban came from the belly putter, I don't think it was aimed at old guys with the yips…IMHO
I switched to the Broom stick lately after just pooping the bed repeatedly on short puts. It has been a game changer!!! Took a lot of practice at first. I went from conventional to Arm lock to Broomstick and BINGO!!! I am locked in…..hopefully for the foreseeable future. Amazing content and putters.
I also Love my Mezz.1 broomstick. Made the purchase last May (2023). Had my instructor (and certified club maker) measure me on the green to get my specs before I ordered. He knew about your company before you took over as owner. It's taken me awhile to grow into the style because (as you noted) there is so little info out there on how to use it. A few videos (Scott McCarron, Bernhard, Scott) and that's about it. I was trying to find what best worked for me when Lucas burst onto the scene. I got to watch him 2 tournaments in a row and learned a lot. I'm beginning to settle into what works for me. Love it!! While Lucas was winning, Fellow golfers were coming up to me on the practice green and asking if I was using the same putter as Lucas, and I jokingly replied, no, he's using the same one as I am. I think we both made the switch about the same time. Putting is soooo much fun now. Confidence is growing. So glad I found you online last April (2023) when I was searching for a broomstick. I have the best one made…and I know it. Thanks LAB golf.
Love love love my 50ā DF 2.1. Itās been a yip destroyer and Iāve even made 85 footers with it. Iāve dramatically cut down on my 3-putts/hole and my SG putting is currently my only positive Arccos stat for my handicap.
For anything inside 3 feet, I actually go face-on with mine and literally just push the ball directly into the hole. Takes away all the mental ādonāt pull itā or ādonāt push itā demons out of my mind.
Iāve had my broomstick about 2 weeks now. I have found that putting on an indoor putting mat doesnāt translate well to putting on actual greens. Need more time on the actual greens. Love the putter!
make a face-on/side saddle putter please š
No mention of face on!! I'm averaging under 30 putts per this way. I swear if I had been brought up face on I'd be lights out with that stick. Love my Mezz.
I have had my DF 2.1 Broom for a year now and love it. I grip with the power hand quite different. I use almost a normal right hand regular length putting grip. I have tried every different right hand grip and this one just works. Completely cures me of the yips and now a better putter than anyone in my group of 15 guys. Thanks Sam!
As soon as mine arrives I will give you some feedbackš
I bought a Broomstick from LAB to help me on the European Legends Tour
Unfortunately I use a broom stick like a pendulum so the design didnāt suit my style
Have the armlock Mezz, assume the tips on the broom stick will apply? The weight of the head on short putts seems to be similar to what is explained here in terms of outside and closed?
I have a Mezz XL and the front edge is very crisp/sharp. I often feel like it catches on the greens surface because of the edge. Is there any way to ādullā it so that my putter head doesnāt catch during my putts? Please advise.
I've got the old Ping B90i, and thinking of trading up. Curious on the lie angle – should you always maintain an angle rather than have the putter as vertical as possible?
Iām ordering the Mezz 1 Max broomstick but unsure whether to go with the Accra shaft or LA Golf shaft. They both appear to be quality shafts, but can anyone comment on the differences in performance? Unfortunately I donāt live in an area where I can actually try them out for comparison. Thank you.
What happened to face on (side saddle) putting , that's how I've been putting for 20 years. You face the hole and the
stroke is a pendulum motion. I seldom 3 putt but the rest of the game is a work in progress. The L.A.B. putter would make a great face on putter.
I just this week received my broomstick putter. The first thing I noticed was the ability to lag put and how easy it was. I can only imagine how much better it will be once I really get used to the putter. This video was helpful.
Watch your language please.
just ordered my Mezz Max broomstick!
Lucas put this putter on the map for sure!! Waiting on my broomstick to arrive!! Takes way too long for order to be delivered though!! Quality putters for sure!!
I didnāt have the yips. In fact, I was a great putter. I got my DF2.1 in May. It is not a broomstick, but in August I began putting similar to ābroomstick styleā in that I use my lead side to provide stability and, via a split grip by a couple of inches, my trail side provides the force. September was my most consistent month ever for putting. 24-27 putts per round and 2 three putts for the month. I donāt think it would have worked without the LAB putter.
Incidentally, my green reading was horrible today and I had 30 putts this morning. My worst round in 6 weeks.
Hey Sam-Iām 17 months into my LAB broomstick and it has absolutely changed the way I feel about putting. I have a unique style/manner of using this putter. Cross-handed with the lead arm pulling the putter through the ball and down my target line. It might not be for everyone but it works exceedingly well for me.
I am amazed at how much I have improved on the greens in 1 1/2 years. I was yipping so badly that I was ready to give the game up. I started this season as an 11.5 and have worked my way down to an 8.1. Not much has changed with my long-game. I have simply improved on and around the green. My chipping has improved as well (as I believe that I am freeing myself up to not have to get my chips/pitches within 3 feet). I have so much trust in this broomstick that I can get up and down so much more regularly from inside 5-8 feet now. Iām a LAB convert and will never look back!! Next season, my long-game will get some overhauls and I the goal is to get down to a 5. Thatās where I was before my putting problems really got bad 15 years ago. Iām almost 63 and have not been this excited to play since I was a young man.
Can you recommend ball position for a Mezz broomstick?
Just got mine 2 days ago and immediately went to the course to practice with it. I found that my 20-25 foot putts are MUCH closer proximity to the hole. I also noted that the clubhead definitely wants to drop inside and agree you must keep shaft outside to keep the head out there. From five feet and in I could not miss. Was stunned. Agree with you that the firmer grip on short putts allowed me to maintain control of the clubhead, This is as advertised. I used a Bettinardi Kuchar armlock before. This is lightyears ahead of that. Oh, and as a guy whose hands in the morning are sometimes effected by the night I may have had before, and yet there is no sense of yips at all. Just use the pendulum and let it fly. Right hand has SO LITTLE effort. Amazing. Thanks for this video. L.A.B. is legit!
Any chance of doing a similar video for armlock, Iāve got one coming soon and this type of video would be super handy
Could you produce a video to explain the different shaft options, for the TPT shaft sounds good but what makes it $400 better
Can you tell me length of Lucas glovers broomstick putter, thanks