Equipment
L.A.B Golf launches new Mezz.1 Max putter
L.A.B. Golf has today launched the Mezz.1 Max, a supersized version of Mezz.1 that is designed to deliver maximum stability.
“The goal of everything we do at L.A.B Golf is to make putting easier and more fun,” said L.A.B. Golf CEO Sam Hahn. “Our customers write to us all the time saying how they used to hate putting, and now they’re enjoying it. We want to make it easy for every golfer to switch to a L.A.B. Golf putter. So if you’re looking for increased stability, additional customization, or both – all in a putter that stays square by itself – we’re delivering it with Mezz.1 Max and Mezz.1.”
Mezz.1 Max Putter

The Mezz.1 Max is 20% larger than Mezz.1 to make it almost as stable as the company’s hugely forgiving DF 2.1. It’s available for Standard-Length, ArmLock, and Broomstick builds.
Like Mezz.1, the Mezz.1 Max uses a multi-material construction to create optimal stability. Its midsection is crafted from 303 stainless to give it a steel-like feel at impact.

Its wing-shaped putter body, which is made from 6061 aircraft aluminum, expands its sweet spot across the face in design to negate the impact of mishits. Both are also fully CNC milled from solid billets in a bid to offer golfers the highest level of precision.
Like all L.A.B. Golf putters, the Mezz.1 Max is hand-balanced one at a time by L.A.B. Golf craftsman in Eugene, Oregon. Each putter is individually weighted based on its length, lie angle, and shaft model to ensure the putters are perfectly Lie Angle Balanced and will stay square by themselves.

Mezz.1 Max builds for ArmLock and Broomstick putters have sixteen sole weights – twice the amount of a standard-length Mezz.1 – to meet the headweight demands of ArmLock and Broomstick builds. The standard-length Mezz.1 Max features eight sole weights but is visually identical to the ArmLock and Broomstick version at address.
In addition, the company is also launching new color and weight options for its new Mezz.1 Max and Mezz.1: black, platinum, red, blue, cappuccino, and orange. While with the Mezz.1 Max Custom and Mezz.1 Custom, golfers will be able to specify their head weight preference for the first time between Standard, Heavy, and Light.

The Mezz.1 Max Custom and Mezz.1 Custom putters start at $559. The Mezz.1 Max Stock ($469) and Mezz.1 Stock ($449) will be available in L.A.B. Golf’s most popular length and lie configurations with a premium steel shaft. All of which can be purchased here.
Equipment
Neal Shipley, AKA, the “Big Fridge’s,” custom stamping
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.

“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
Equipment
From the GolfWRX Classifieds: L.A.B. Purple DF3 with Masters cover
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.

From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Whats in the Bag
Maria Torres WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4

3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4

5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4

Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms

Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80

Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105

Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
