Spaun\u2019s breakthrough victory at Oakmont highlighted the major shift both at golf\u2019s highest levels and in the recreational game toward \u201czero-torque\u201d putters, as the win was the first major title for a player using a \u201czero-torque\u201d model.<\/a><\/p>\n A \u201czero-torque\u201d \u2014\u00a0or low-torque putter \u2014\u00a0is one designed with the shaft axis pointing directly through the center of gravity of the putter head, creating a putter that balances with the toe pointed straight up, as opposed to the toe pointing down at an angle or the face pointing up. This design creates a putter face that naturally wants to stay square during the stroke to help keep the ball on line.<\/p>\n Putting the shaft through the CG axis usually requires it to be positioned behind the face with onset, as opposed to the offset of a traditional putter. To counteract this, many low-torque putters have forward shaft lean to place the user\u2019s hands in the proper position.<\/p>\n This design does not remove all torque from the putting stroke, but the name \u201czero-torque\u201d caught on early.<\/p>\n Spaun was not the first player to use or even win with a low-torque putter on the PGA Tour, but his move at the beginning of the season coincided with his best PGA Tour year and underscored the new category\u2019s rise in the game.<\/p>\n Low-torque putters first appeared on the PGA Tour when L.A.B. Golf, the maker of Spaun\u2019s DF3 putter, was spotted in the bag of Adam Scott. Scott became a poster child of the early low-torque putter movement, using the putter in a long, \u201csweeper\u201d configuration, similar to the long-anchored putter he used to win the Masters.<\/p>\n The putter genre really caught fire in late 2023, when Lucas Glover, whose career had fallen off due to lousy putting, suddenly came back into the spotlight with back-to-back PGA Tour victories in August. Glover was using L.A.B. Mezz.1 Max sweeper, similar to Scott.<\/p>\n L.A.B. Golf DF3 Putter<\/p>\n We took a chisel to the original Lie Angle Balanced putter to make DF3 smaller and sleeker while honoring the shape that started it all.DF3 offers our popular build options and specifications. These options are a great fit for golfers that use fairly standard specs.<\/p>\n View Product<\/a><\/p>\n ALSO AVAILABLE AT: PGA Tour Superstore<\/a>, L.A.B. Golf<\/a><\/p>\n But it wasn\u2019t until late 2024 when major OEM competitors like Bettinardi, PXG and Odyssey started entering the low torque space. Those putters first saw a PGA Tour green late that season and better adoption in 2025.<\/p>\n But this season, it started hitting a fever pitch.<\/p>\n Major OEMs TaylorMade and Scotty Cameron, two of the three largest players in the putter market, along with Odyssey, introduced their versions of low-torque putters in 2025. Ping unveiled its PLD Ally Blue Onset putter, too.<\/p>\n Furthermore, companies continued to innovate the concept. L.A.B. was able to create its first heel-shafted low-torque putter<\/a> and Odyssey created a version that didn\u2019t require significant onset or forward shaft lean.<\/a><\/p>\n Spaun made waves early in the season with his runner-up finish at the Players before his victory at Oakmont, while Brian Harman won with the then-yet-to-be-released TaylorMade Spider ZT and Garrick Higgo won with L.A.B. OZ.1i, the putter designed by Scott himself. Meanwhile, Gary Woodland had his best season since 2020 using a prototype Scotty Cameron Onset Center putter.<\/p>\n Spaun, Higgo and Harman were the only players to win on Tour this season with a low torque putter model<\/a>, and Higgo was the only player in the top-10 of Strokes Gained: Putting, but the trend has had an arguably larger impact on the retail space.<\/p>\n L.A.B. Golf\u2019s marketing strategy reversed traditional thought, which was to have Tour players influence recreational golfers, by first catching on with regular golfers to see if they could influence usage on Tour. For the most part, it seems to be working.<\/p>\n TaylorMade Spider 5K-ZT Custom Putter<\/p>\n LOW TORQUE DESIGN View Product<\/a><\/p>\n ALSO AVAILABLE AT: PGA Tour Superstore<\/a>, TaylorMade<\/a><\/p>\n![\"L.A.B.](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5087_2F13796011_2Fassets_2F___0005_LAB_DF3_BabyT_Hero.jpg\")
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\nThe KBS putter shaft is bored directly toe-ward near the CG at a 1\u00b0 shaft lean with 25mm onset behind\u00a0the face allowing golfers to realize the benefits of a new stable, toe up design.
\nUNIQUE SOLE SHAPING
\nNew and improved sole shaping to work specifically with this unique hosel configuration, engineers\u00a0worked tirelessly to find new ways to improve accuracy from the moment the putter is placed behind\u00a0the ball. The new sole curvature accommodates different player types and ball positions, giving golfers\u00a0the ability to find a consistent and repeatable stroke.
\nSPIDER STABILITY
\nCombining high density stainless steel and low-density aerospace quality aluminum provides the\u00a0perfect foundation for a design that is high MOI and allows for a shaft orientation that sits closer to the\u00a0face.
\nMILLED TRUE PATH\u2122\u00a0ALIGNMENT
\nBased on tour player feedback, we were tasked to find a new premium alignment system. Building\u00a0on the classic TaylorMade True Path\u2122 technology, milled lines the width of the golf ball were added\u00a0helping golfers properly index to center face.<\/p>\n