DF3i

The DF3i is L.A.B. Golf's 2026 addition to the DF3 family, distinguished from the standard model by a stainless steel insert, as reported by golflink.com. The idea, per that outlet, is a putter for players who wanted the DF3's shape and stability but found the original too soft and too slow off the face.

Reviewers frame the DF3i as a feel adjustment rather than a redesign. Outtabounds.co.uk describes it as DF3 with a stainless steel insert, and calls out a firmer, faster feel at impact, positioning it for golfers who like the DF3 concept but prefer a crisper strike sensation. Golflink.com echoes that read, saying the stainless steel insert gives DF3i a firmer feel and more ball speed off the face than the standard DF3, without sacrificing stability or forgiveness. Pluggedingolf.com's language is more clipped, simply noting a firmer feel option within the line.

Where opinion turns critical, it's aimed backward at the standard DF3 rather than at the DF3i itself, with the insert model characterized as the fix for a putter some found too soft and too slow. Outtabounds.co.uk sums up its recommendation plainly: if you already like the DF3 idea but prefer a firmer strike, quicker ball speed, and a more defined click at impact, the insert model is the one to shortlist. Against the rest of the DF3 line, the DF3i reads as a variant built around impact character rather than shape or geometry.