Kari Lajosi Library of photos

[benno_r]

I ordered this in July and got it from Kari about three weeks ago. It's a LaJosi Sensor. 35 inches, made of 303 SS, with a torched oil can finish.

 

Love a Lajosi with a topline sightline! That is a beautiful putter.

[LionGolfer]

Here's one I got from Kari a few weeks back! Hand Forged Damascus #5

 

 

 

This is nice. Is it a torched finish? How is the finish holding up?

[ldchristopher]

I ordered this in July and got it from Kari about three weeks ago. It's a LaJosi Sensor. 35 inches, made of 303 SS, with a torched oil can finish.

 

Love a Lajosi with a topline sightline! That is a beautiful putter.

Thanks. I'm happy with the look but I'm even more thrilled with the performance. Putting was never my biggest strength on the course but I feel a lot more confident with this putter than with any other flat stick I've played.

[Bigmean]

Those Damascus pitters are disgusting

[benno_r]

Those Damascus pitters are disgusting

 

Good disgusting, or bad disgusting?

[oneover73]

Here's mine. Its dd201 black oxide on stainles steel with deep milled face and sight dot on the topline. I have it about 6 months and really like it. These are the picturrs Kari sent me when it was ready for the shaft. I thought the paintfill would be nice in white...except the red dots....Kari changed it with no problems.

[dwboston]

Here's my latest custom: Bayzie HSM w/ TeCu insert. I have a Bayzie HSM in stainless, and I'm loving my DD201 w/TeCu insert so I figured I'd have Kari make an insert version of the HSM for me. I think it came out great.

 

 

 

 

[CTSpinDoctor]

My putter I ordered in early August. Lajosi just sent me the pics and I cant wait to roll it. Its a dd201. Carbon steel with the gun metal finish. Flowneck, 1/2" shaft offset and set at 3*. Softened topline. Deep milling.

[Bigmean]

Those Damascus pitters are disgusting

 

Good disgusting, or bad disgusting?

 

VERY good, sorry for the confusing slang LOL.

 

I love my lajosi and will have another in time. It is crazy soft, I have the KLP-7 with a deep mill in carbon and man, I just love the unique and aggressive looking head, the bottom sole rocker, and did I say how soft it was..

[Bigmean]

Spin doctor, that is the same deep milling on mine, you are going to be a happy camper!

[CTSpinDoctor]

Spin doctor, that is the same deep milling on mine, you are going to be a happy camper!

 

Man I cant wait.... how does your Lajosi feel to some of the high end putters like your golds factory in your sig?

[Etiger83]

I want want want one of those dd201 mini keyring/bag tags Kari made

[Bigmean]

Spin doctor, that is the same deep milling on mine, you are going to be a happy camper!

 

Man I cant wait.... how does your Lajosi feel to some of the high end putters like your golds factory in your sig?

 

A lajosi is as good as anything out there. I do game a golds private stock that I love probably the most ever, but that is in terms of real gaming with scoring as only factor. I have like maybe 16 putters now, have had as many as 25 or so at a time, and I have cycled through a bunching too if that. I am a blue collar collector that almost always gets used and always uses (enjoys) my collection on practice greens. My gamer is my gamer out of the bunch because of very good reasons to me, but i don't see any of my putters as "best" etc. They all have attributes and feels I like, and if not then I sell them. Feel is subjective, but my lajosi is softer than my golds gamer for sure, the golds I have is more of a crisper soft than soft soft. It is actually not too soft by design, and it really has changed my opinion of what putter feel is about, but that is another thread. My Kari has a Feel that is good among great putters. If you put Scotty Cameron on it, and told someone to roll it next to a OTR Cameron, but said that was a super circle T tour rat GSS handmade special limited run whatever $3,000 putter, nothing about what you felt rolling putts with it would indicate otherwise.

[RobClarke]

From Kari's Christmas sale on PT!! It will have white paint fill and oil can finish!

 

 

[johnl3579]

So the latest lajosi arrived today - lost count of how many lajosi putters I have now :)

 

303ss DD201 mini with a short plumbers neck, v groove face milling.

 

 

It includes a ss shaft band and a micro dd201 key ring. Hoping the weather holds up this weekend so she can make a trip to the course.

 

 

[chris975d]

I love working with Kari on customs. Here's two of my latest.

 

A sensor with full face copper, through cavity, grooved insert. And Cooper shaft band.

 

 

Then here is a DD201 with timascus lizard logo in cavity, deep milled face, with stainless shaft band.

 

 

With this one I got a micro DD201 keychain, a repair tool, and a ballmarker.

 

[Mikey Town]

Regardless of the price point, Kari is currently doing better insert work than anyone in the business right now.

 

His precision, execution and willingness to take on new projects/ideas is unmatched in the industry.

 

When you factor his pricing into the equation, the "bang-for-your-buck" is off the charts with a Lajosi putter. His wait list should be much longer than it is.

[dwboston]

Regardless of the price point, Kari is currently doing better insert work than anyone in the business right now.

 

His precision, execution and willingness to take on new projects/ideas is unmatched in the industry.

 

When you factor his pricing into the equation, the "bang-for-your-buck" is off the charts with a Lajosi putter. His wait list should be much longer than it is.

 

Agreed - I've got two TeCu insert putters (DD201 and Bayzie HSM) from Kari and they are both fantastic. He's great to work with. Not sure about the wait list - lead time was 3.5 months on my last one.

[j.a.]

Well, I have some news.

 

For Christmas I got a classic putter I had in the plans with Kari from a while ago. This is an L-Blade inspired in the Bullseye Flange putters but with a few changes in the design making it a bit heavier and more forgiving.

 

As this was a kind of experimental putter, we decided to go on a basic finish, however the putter came out very nice and it performs very well. It's carbon steel, 355g, 69º and 3º with deep milled face and gun metal finish. The grip is a Garsen Ultimate in red.

 

The putter rolls the golf ball nicely and if has a very soft feeling. Maybe it is not a putter for everyone but the limited forgiveness and the lack of alignment aids help to be more careful when putting and as a result this brings improvements when I'm on the green.

 

I'm very happy with this putter. It's great and I'm surprised how it feels and performs, the experiment was a success and although my original idea was to use it as a training aid, I believe it will be in the bag quite often.

 

 

[zed]

Likely looking to get a Lajosi custom this year for the big 50. Currently use a deep milled face Cleveland in an anser style head. Will def get an anser style head in the Lajosi line and likely in GSS 303/304. Main question - What feel differences would likely be apparent in a deep mill rotational pattern v a copper insert face v the horizontal V groove face? Very interested. Appreciate your thoughts.

 

BTW JA - I am also a QLDer and play out of Windaroo.

[Etiger83]

I had a DD201 with the vertical v groove milling and didn't care for the feel. Had a dead feel.

 

His deep milling feels awesome though. Can't comment on the copper as I haven't tried one of his yet but it will almost certainly have a higher pitched sound and "clickier" feel than the other 2 milling on SS

[j.a.]

Likely looking to get a Lajosi custom this year for the big 50. Currently use a deep milled face Cleveland in an anser style head. Will def get an anser style head in the Lajosi line and likely in GSS 303/304. Main question - What feel differences would likely be apparent in a deep mill rotational pattern v a copper insert face v the horizontal V groove face? Very interested. Appreciate your thoughts.

 

BTW JA - I am also a QLDer and play out of Windaroo.

 

Well it seems your Lajosi will come in similar circumstances to my first one. At that time I was using a deep milled SC hence I chose the same style of milling which is very soft and provides great feeling.

 

Kari doesn't offer GSS (this is a trademark of SC by the way) but he can make it in VASS which stands for Vacuum Annealed SS which is the heat treatment applied to soften the SS, similar to Bettinardi DASS or most SS coming from Germany.

 

i haven't tried the V grooves but I have a Rife Aruba with this style of face, the putter is great, rolls the ball beautifully but the feeling is odd, however it is a sniper weapon. I haven't tested the copper insert but people who gets it is very happy about it. Kari can make those inserts in other materials, I believe this thread has several examples.

 

I play at Virginia. Last year my golf was awful as I didn't have time to practise but hopefully 2017 might be a better year time and work permit.

[mws82]

I want to see a pic of the L blade from address.

[zed]

Likely looking to get a Lajosi custom this year for the big 50. Currently use a deep milled face Cleveland in an anser style head. Will def get an anser style head in the Lajosi line and likely in GSS 303/304. Main question - What feel differences would likely be apparent in a deep mill rotational pattern v a copper insert face v the horizontal V groove face? Very interested. Appreciate your thoughts.

 

BTW JA - I am also a QLDer and play out of Windaroo.

 

Well it seems your Lajosi will come in similar circumstances to my first one. At that time I was using a deep milled SC hence I chose the same style of milling which is very soft and provides great feeling.

 

Kari doesn't offer GSS (this is a trademark of SC by the way) but he can make it in VASS which stands for Vacuum Annealed SS which is the heat treatment applied to soften the SS, similar to Bettinardi DASS or most SS coming from Germany.

 

i haven't tried the V grooves but I have a Rife Aruba with this style of face, the putter is great, rolls the ball beautifully but the feeling is odd, however it is a sniper weapon. I haven't tested the copper insert but people who gets it is very happy about it. Kari can make those inserts in other materials, I believe this thread has several examples.

 

I play at Virginia. Last year my golf was awful as I didn't have time to practise but hopefully 2017 might be a better year time and work permit.

 

Thanks JA, yes improved golf for 2017 sounds like a plan. I have generally had 303/304 SS milled face putters which I like the feel, I think I will err on the side of safety and go this way again. I love the look of the copper inserts though. Kari has a beautiful black and red example for sale on his website currently. Have you any experience with long neck anser styles and the impact of the long neck format on feel?

[Rob McHugh]

Just found this thread.

 

Kari has made a lot of people very happy including myself. Here are a couple of beauties:

 

First up is a custom order; being the world's most infantile man, I asked Kari to make a putter 'Batman would use'.

 

LP808 in Black Satin, with a Smoked Shaft, Purple Leather Gripmaster, Deep Milling and my initials in Yellow @ 350g.

 

Rob

[Rob McHugh]

This is one of the first Damascus Putters where Kari forged the steel himself as mentioned in an earlier post.

 

His dad got number 1, at that stage Kari kept number 2 and yours truly was lucky enough to get number 3 as seen in the cavity. This beauty comes in at 340g and has a weld neck and black Ostrich Leg Grip. Kari also threw in a forged Damascus ball marker!!

 

This one is my pride and joy.

 

Rob

[zed]

Nice Rob, that must look amazing in the flesh, how does she roll? Is there a discernible difference in feel to stainless or carbon steel?

[Rob McHugh]

Hey Zed, thank you for the kind words.

 

She is a looker alright. As far as feel goes; to me, not quite as soft as carbon and probably a little less 'clicky' than stainless. :-)

 

Rob

[tobrien33]

This is one of the first Damascus Putters where Kari forged the steel himself as mentioned in an earlier post.

 

His dad got number 1, at that stage Kari kept number 2 and yours truly was lucky enough to get number 3 as seen in the cavity. This beauty comes in at 340g and has a weld neck and black Ostrich Leg Grip. Kari also threw in a forged Damascus ball marker!!

 

This one is my pride and joy.

 

Rob

 

Dat Damascus is so drool worthy, Kari is really perfecting the craft of forging that on his own, fantastic clean and simple design to compliment the grain. Let it pop for itself, no need to be brash and arrogant when you're packing heat like that! Jealous! Maybe one day, but I might need a DD2201 just to take that 2017 exchange rate while I can!

[Rob McHugh]

Hey Tobrien,

 

Thanks mate!!

 

Get in while you can - someone may as well benefit from our lousy Aussie Dollar!!! :-)

 

Rob