Lie Angle Balance Makes Sweepers Better
Why should you get a Sweeper with Lie Angle Balance? The simple answer is that L.A.B. Golf is one of the few putter companies making long putters, and when it comes to custom options we’re way ahead of the game.
Before you pat us on the back, you should know that several people in our company swear by their sweepers. Are we long putter freedom fighters? Maybe. Obsessed with our own putting? Definitely. Being the golf nerds we are, we’ve always believed that if we made cool stuff we want to play, others would probably want to play it, too.
Let’s move on to Lie Angle Balance’s role in all of this.
Why Sweepers Are On A Roll
The idea with sweeper putters is that they allow golfers to move the putter on an upright plane that is more linear and thus consistent. This has nothing to do with anchoring, which is of course against the rules.
Lie Angle Balance makes sweeper putters better because it removes torque from the putter head. Torque isn’t some esoteric variable that only matters for the best golfers in the world. You’ve felt it before. With putters that have torque, you have to grip the putter with more force than you should to keep the head from twisting and turning during the stroke. Some days, golfers apply more pressure than others. And this is why torque can screw up your stroke.
With any of our sweepers (and any of our other putters), you won’t be trying to keep the putter square because there is no putter head torque. All you have to do is let the putter head stay square. And that’s a huge distinction.
Grip our sweepers however you want. You can use any kind of right hand grip. You can drive the stroke with your shoulders or you can use a bottom-hand dominant, pistol-style stroke. These methods have all been used effectively to win big golf tournaments around the world.
No matter how you putt, a Lie Angle Balanced sweeper is going to make putting easier. All you have to do is hold the putter lightly and let it swing. It is programmed to roll the ball exactly where you’re aiming.
Choosing The Right Lie Angle
We can build L.A.B. Golf Sweeper putters to just about any lie angle, but we typically don’t see them go any flatter than 77 degrees.
The maximum lie angle allowed by the rules of golf is 80 degrees. Our most popular Lie Angle is 79.5 degrees. We stop a half-degree short for safety, because who knows when you’re going to run into a tournament official with a protractor.
The Lie Angle of 79.5 degrees is a special number for a lot of sweeperers who want the putter to move as straight back and straight through as possible, and it’s what we recommend for most golfers. It’s not going to be the best lie angle for every golfer, but theoretically, the less the putter has to arc the better it is for most sweeperers.
DF3 Sweeper
All DF3 Sweepers are built with our special DF3 Sweeper heads, which look the same as standard-length DF3 putter heads at address but are 13% taller to add the necessary weight to these longer-length putters.
DF3 Sweeper heads also include four more weight ports for Lie Angle Balance tuning and the bottom of the sole has more curvature to help these generally more upright putters maintain optimal performance on uneven surfaces.
As with DF 2.1 Sweeper, the shaft is positioned behind the face creating more onset than MEZZ.1 MAX.
MEZZ.1 MAX Sweeper
All MEZZ.1 sweepers are built with our special MAX head, which larger than MEZZ.1 head to accomodate for its larger shaft length and allow us to get the head weight and balance right.
The golfers that choose MEZZ.1 MAX sweepers over DF 2.1 sweepers tend to prefer the shaft position of MEZZ.1 MAX, which is closer to the face to provide a more traditional look at impact.
DF 2.1 Sweeper
DF 2.1 is our most forgiving sweeper putter. Compared to MEZZ.1 MAX, its larger head allows for longer alignment markings and more alignment options.
As with all DF 2.1 putters, the shaft is positioned behind the face creating more onset than MEZZ.1 MAX.