It’s the Club’s Fault! You’re A Better Putter Than You Think with Sam Hahn of LAB Golf

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Golf, Sports, Society & Culture

4.3 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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761: One thing that contributes to a lousy day on the golf course is missing short putts, or multiple 3 putts. But your confidence in lining up your putt, your ability to read the greens, even your skill at lag putting is good, so what’s the problem? It’s your putter!! Our guest is CEO of LAB Golf, Sam Hahn, who explains that their Lie Angle Balanced putters designed by Bill Presse will completely change your thoughts about how a putter is supposed to work. Make sure you check out Sam’s short video on this episode’s blog post at GolfSmarter.com to see how much unnecessary movement your putter has during your swing. Our next giveaway is for a Directed Force 2.1 putter courtesy of LABGolf.com. Deadline to enter is Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Midnight PDT/3a EDT. Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2020. Listen for details. Congratulations to June G of Colorado Springs, CO winner of a a High Heat 257+ Fairway metal from KnuthGolf.com This week on the Golf Smarter Mulligans episode 77 we learn the difference between a 1 plane swing and a 2 plane swing, and what works best for you from Chuck Quinton.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Here's what I'll say good about Scotty Cameron. When he first got his start, there was a lot to be said for the way that he was machining these putters. He is a skilled machinist. He really makes beautiful putters. They absolutely look wonderful. There is zero technology. There has never been a single element of technology put into his putters. You know, and this is another thing that just is so wild to just watch the general
0:24.8	golf consumer go around and round in circles trying to figure out which ping answer style
0:30.4	putter they can spend $700 on.
0:32.9	It's like, oh, here's a ping answer for $700 that says Bettenardi on it.
0:36.4	And here's a ping answer for $2,000 Bettenarty on it. And here's a ping answer for $2,000 that says Tyson Lamb on it.
0:40.3	And here's a ping answer putter that's 19 cents at the Goodwill.
0:44.5	And they're all the same.
0:46.2	Sure.
0:46.6	We got some nicer metals in there that they're working with these days.
0:49.1	And now what's particularly infuriating about the craze of these hand-milled ping answers is that they're not hand-milled.
0:58.3	Golf Smarter number 761.
1:02.2	You know it's the club's fault.
1:04.4	You're a much better putter than you think.
1:06.8	With Sam Hahn of Lab Golf.
1:09.3	This is Golf Smarter,
1:11.8	sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds
1:15.6	to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.
1:19.9	Here's your host, Fred Green.
1:22.6	Welcome to the Golf Smarter Podcast, Sam.
1:25.2	Hey, Fred. Thanks for having me.
1:27.4	Thank you so much for your time and your interest, your generosity, and we'll get into that
1:33.6	later.
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