“The Link.1, LAB's blade-style putter that still uses Lie Angle Balance zero-torque tech; for players who want a blade look with no face rotation. Suits any stroke type.”
The Link.1 is L.A.B.'s take on the most classic head in putting — the Anser-style heel-toe-weighted blade — rebuilt around zero torque. It looks like a satin-finished Anser: center-shafted, with weight pushed to the heel and toe, a shape virtually every golfer recognizes and trusts. Underneath, it is 100% lie-angle-balanced so the face will not rotate through the stroke, and it uses a 303 stainless face with grooves in the center to produce a low, solid 'thock' at impact. L.A.B. offered it with five alignment options (lines or dots) and four grip choices. The pitch is disarmingly simple: give the traditionalist the Anser silhouette they already love, then quietly remove the face manipulation they never knew was costing them putts.
Well-reviewed and strategically important as L.A.B.'s bridge to Anser-loving traditionalists, but without a tour-win legend or scarcity story of its own — the mallets (Mezz.1 Max, DF3) carry the brand's cult moments. Covered positively by Plugged In Golf, Golf Magic and The Club House on release, with reviewers praising 'incredible forgiveness for a blade.' A respected, well-executed model; 'notable' is honest, since its familiar shape is a feature but also means it does not stand out as a phenomenon.
For the golfer who loves the timeless Anser blade look and a mid-consistency ball-striker who wants a familiar shape with a forgiveness and face-control upgrade — the traditionalist curious about zero-torque but unwilling to stand over a spaceship mallet. Any stroke arc. Not the pick for a high-handicap chasing maximum MOI (go mallet) or a player who wants the smallest, most surgical blade (the B.2); the Link.1 is the compromise between the two.
Released 2023 as L.A.B.'s Anser-style blade, broadening the line beyond mallets and the more minimalist B.2 during the brand's post-Glover surge. It targets the enormous population of golfers loyal to the Ping Anser / Scotty Newport silhouette, competing on shape familiarity while differentiating purely on the zero-torque construction. It sits between the B.2 (smaller blade) and the Mezz mallets in L.A.B.'s forgiveness ladder.
More forgiving than a pure blade like the B.2 because the Anser-style heel-toe weighting raises MOI and resists twisting on mishits, and L.A.B.'s zero-torque build adds directional face-squaring on top — reviewers specifically called it forgiving 'for a blade.' Still a 6, not mallet-level, because the compact heel-toe head has far less MOI than the Mezz or DF mallets; badly off-center strikes lose line and speed. It splits the difference between the B.2 blade (5) and the mid-mallet Mezz.1 (7).
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Holds value better than a typical Anser-style blade because of L.A.B.'s build-to-order backlog, though blade demand is narrower than the mallets'. Realistic 2026 private-party pricing runs roughly $300-400 for a clean Link.1 on SidelineSwap/eBay, custom builds higher. Reconditioned-retail listings near MSRP overstate private-party value; alignment/grip config and condition drive the spread, and the familiar shape helps resale versus the more polarizing L.A.B. designs.
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