DF3
Putter Talk's cited, Community-built account of this putter. Facts are sourced, photos are contributed, opinions are the Community's.
The Record
Written from the sources it cites · machine-drafted for the Community to correctThe DF3 arrived in 2024 as the smaller, sleeker version of the 2.1, according to golf.com, and customclubs.eu described it the same way, as a smaller and sleeker version of the original Directed Force putter. Golf.com also noted it marked the first time L.A.B. has reimagined the putter from its logo. The record on its specifics comes entirely from those two outlets: an effective loft of 3 degrees, a lie of 69 degrees, and a 2 degree shaft lean, per customclubs.eu, with a face milled from 6061 aluminum. Golf.com reported eight individual sole weights positioned along the wings, and customclubs.eu put the adjustability at eight screws on the bottom allowing a wide range of length and lie angle options. Both outlets describe a ball scoop, what golf.com called a "gimme getter," cut into the flange to retrieve the ball from the cup.
Pricing per golf.com ran $449 for stock configurations and $559 for custom, with a launch golf.com placed in early spring 2024. Custom options reported by golf.com stretch across lengths, lie angles, eight colors, shafts, grips, and 33 alignment aids, and golf.com also noted arm-lock and broomstick versions.
On feel and performance, golf.com's review argued that despite the smaller size, because of all we've learned about building Lie Angle Balanced putters over the years, we were able to maintain almost all of the forgiveness and stability from the 2.1. Customclubs.eu was similarly positive, writing that DF3 still does everything golfers love about the original, that it stays square by itself and is still irrationally forgiving on mishits, but there's a lot less to think about. Community opinion echoed both threads, pointing to improved sound off the face and the low torque design as gains over the smaller footprint, though none of that reduces the DF3 to a mere shrink of the DF 2.1 on this record. It sits in the Directed Force line as the compact option, with the maker's own case for it made through the outlets that covered its release rather than through anything L.A.B. has published on the model directly.
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What the Community says
“DF3 is quite a bit smaller, but because of all we’ve learned about building Lie Angle Balanced putters over the years, we were able to maintain almost all of the forgiveness and stability [from DF 2.1].”
“DF3 still does everything golfers love about the original. It stays square by itself. It’s still irrationally forgiving on mishits. But there’s a lot less to think about.”
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