I have never seen a putter that looks like this! (The Reaper Putter!)

[@LinguiniLarry]

Big John’s putter! Seen that putter in a DOD KING video and it boggled my mind😂

[@MoyockScorpion]

First thing I thought of. LOL

[@Grannysgolf]

Big John is the 🐐

[@Chaz1724]

I thought he was trolling us by using his putter backwards cuz that’s totally something he would do 😂

[@thomaspettusg8316]

BIG JOHN puts in work with that thing

[@josephtate5315]

I said the same thing when I first saw Big John's putter, I thought he was holding it upside down

[@nate3721]

Big John is my hero. Get him on the channel

[@twostate7822]

Back in the 80's there was the Orizaba Basakwerd putter. From a video I saw, Johnny Miller and Gene Littler were among those who used one.

[@HangingWithSasquatch]

3:01 Metallica vibes. 🎶🎶Putt with one eye open... Gripping your putter tight🎶🎶😂😂😂

[@Garbox80]

Exit face, enter hole?

[@markpackham8340]

Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the lord this putter I keep If it dies before the break I pray the lord this putter to take

[@Garbox80]

@@HangingWithSasquatch Hush, little golfer, don't say a word And nevermind that noise you heard It's just the three putts from 3 feet Bogeys ruining your clean sheet Shall we continue? 😂

[@HangingWithSasquatch]

@@Garbox80 😂😂😂

[@markpackham8340]

@@HangingWithSasquatch something wrong the putt went right Heavy thoughts tonight Maybe I'm gripping too tight Dreams of draws Dreams of sand Dreams of green grassland And of dog legs so slight

[@nataliedeyton6829]

Big John !!!!

[@montegustafson5142]

Did some digging and found that the original of this design was named the Orizaba Basakwerd. Gene Littler and Johnny Miller both used it and won with it. Hmmm.....what goes around comes around....

[@jonq8714]

The trick will always be finding a putter that feels good in your hand and matches the stroke you want to use. For me, I ended up making my own so I could put face-on... I found having actual depth perception allowed me to trust my line. Whatever works for you, no matter how gimmicky needs to be what you go with. I used walnut, added a bunch of tungsten to give it a little weight and then epoxied a 1/8" thick piece of aluminum on the base, used an inexpensive Apollo driver/fairway wood shaft for the length. Looks amazing, works great (for me). I went from 3 or (ghasp) 4 putting to 2 and 3 putting. It's saved me at least 10 strokes per round, broke 85 for the first time ever despite hitting horrible tee shots all day. It's all about the short game!

[@edj9961]

Big John!!

[@jpdst29]

I first saw this putter when I was watching Big John and the DOD king. I was thinking to myself, “what the hell kind of putter is that???” I would never buy one, but it was interesting to watch your review on it.

[@wbbwtfo]

There was a putter like that back in the day. It was called the Bassackwards.

[@nashcogswell254]

Big John putter!

[@Mar10usss]

The Reepah! Mukbang , OKEH !!😊

[@iitstre_4550]

Duzznt Matta!!

[@stuartpitcher3249]

I have a basackward. It's good fun. Everything comes back around given time.

[@GrumpyTy34er]

I bought a putter of that design once on eBay! Don't think it was branded at all, but I polished the brass up and gave it to my friend as a bachelor party gift.

[@zwaager]

Ahh yes. Big John's flat stick!

[@michaelmclean745]

I made a putter similar to that over 20 years ago out of a Zebra putter. Bent shaft backwards at a 10° angle. The ideal was that you swing it like a pendulum straight back and straight through. It had a more upright shaft and perfect balance. I used it for two years. Didn’t seem any better than a regular putter!?!

[@mashedpotatoes5276]

Okeh reapah okeh!

[@hillbilly4christ638]

Slotline putters had alignment marks that let you know when the face was square. It was up to you to get the line on the ball lined up with the hole. It didn’t really change much because you still have to follow through to the hole or the line of your putt. I often see people poking at the ball and their wrists move slightly and the ball gets pushed or pulled. Pick a point ahead of the ball and putt through that point. If you have read the hole right, then it goes in. This might sound goofy but if someone made a flat shafted putter that is set up right, you can see the reflection on the shaft and that would be the pin or the hole. It would still be in regs and if you got it right it would be hard to miss.

[@KH-hb5pr]

Strange looking but in all seriousness, surly the most productive way to test any putter would be on a pure straight put with no break, that way the results of the putter being tested would not be punished for a bad read!!

[@mini696]

The most productive way it to use a machine.

[@tankeater]

A dead straight putt is thought to be the hardest putt by most golfers. 👍

[@charliesmithers7663]

and don't call me surly

[@gagaming7192]

Does this mean you made a video with dod king? Big John plays that putter

[@Grannysgolf]

Dod king and Big john would be great to have on the channel

[@Mr_Grimestone]

REEPAH!!!

[@scottvernon2990]

I used a very similar putter 35 years ago. I can’t remember the make but it was brilliant, used it for about 10 years. The idea was it stops the yips! Edit: found it! The Dunlop Retro

[@robp.7769]

I actually bought a vintage putter with the same technology. Needless to say, it's not a great putter but it is a fun novelty to have next to my basement putting mat for when my friends and I get drinking and want to bet on who can drain the most 6 footers with it.

[@prebenpedersen7162]

Used a Dunlop retro for years back in the 90`s. Almost same principle. Shaft in the toe with a twist

[@EdKrisiak]

Go BIG John!!! I could not figure out what he was putting with.

[@homeofinventions]

It has been done before. It was the basackwerd.

[@johnnyreb3542]

I remember when Johnny Miller used one..

[@chrishankes8071]

I was going to comment the same. How about a comparison video between a vintage Basakwerd and the Reaper?

[@alexcodes8169]

I’ve been using seemore putters for years, more conventional than this but same idea. Love them

[@joshuagrimm7470]

Man what a crazy putter! For a guy like me who just hasn’t figured out putting as of yet - something like this actually intrigues me. If you’re going to suck at putting you might as well have a badass looking putter.

[@dholiday9315]

I mean for a golfer who toes/pulls a lot of putts this may be a quick fix if they don’t want to learn not to do it.. similar to draw bias drivers. Other than that it’s a solution to a problem most golfers don’t have imo.

[@Mr3Puttt]

I think if anything maybe like a mid shafted … maybe extend the heel out and up a bit more to add some weight and give it more of that scythe look. Thanks for the review Rick

[@michaelplantarich3375]

To be fair, shutting 1 eye was going to screw with things all along. While using a microscope, there's a reason that teachers always tell you to not close one eye, and learn to look with both. Dropping your hands back while having one eye closed messed with the alignment, even if you made that one putt. However, that is one weird putter, and I can imagine that, on contact, you're more likely to have the club face twist closed, especially if you hit it from the heel. But I'm curious to see what the research eventually says about it. Thanks for bringing another wacky club review, I love these!

[@rimskykorsakov2892]

I was going to say the same thing. Trying to alter the way you usually swing a putter is just ridiculous. I feel Rick tries to make excuses to hide his inconsistences in his swing. The prime example of this was his fitting video with Titleist which he took down very quickly.

[@retlod]

Looking down (perspective) a tapered shaft and aligning it with s straight face? What could go wrong?

[@lucashafford]

Does it feel any different/better putting cackhanded? (Left below right?)

[@chr970]

Rick killed it…..with his final sentence.

[@davemac3855]

Gotta say...that green looks mint. Not so sure about the putter😅

[@tomhorne6172]

I used to have a "dog leg" reverse putter. My nephew used it and then someone stole it. I do wish I still had it.

[@rgrpncs]

When are you going to put the new LAB putter in the bag? Seemed really good! The Allaan (sp) putter from PXG might be worth a look.

[@stevenhomewood5165]

It's not really a new concept, either. A company decades back made something called the "Basackward" and it did effectively the same thing, only with the putter head being massively offset from the shaft. Felt weird then, and apparently nothing's changed since. Thanks for giving this a go, though, Rick. Keep up the great content!

[@derekgonzalez8066]

Do a review on the Allan putter from PXG. It won’t beat Lab, but it’s fun to watch.

[@richardmanion6132]

I wonder if this works better for people who are left handed but swing right handed, having their strong wrist at the front for better face control. Or people with worsening eyesight who struggle to line up putts. Or anyone with a wide arcing putting stroke 👀

[@utube4stevie]

You ought to try the original backward putter from the 80’s, the ORIZABA BASAKWERD, by Jim Flood who I think invented oddesey putters and used on tour by Johnny Miller. I have one somewhere if you want to try it.

[@therealbeedubbs35]

Big John from DOD uses this putter. Thought I was tripping when I saw it

[@Chaz1724]

Big jon from DoD’s channel uses this putter.. I always thought he was just trolling us by using the putting backwards 😂

[@tyspencer5342]

Rick please test a full bag of Sub 70 golf clubs!

[@itsaflyboything]

the idea is just one tiny bit of metal from being a truss putter (and probably being quite a lot more stable as well)

[@alanmiller4873]

I had a putter like this in the mid 80s, white head, black shaft so it isn’t a new concept. Either that or I’m too bloody old 😂

[@ClassicGolfClubs]

There was a putter along the same lines about 40 years ago made by Orizaba called the Basakwerd, it wasn't a success then and I doubt it will be today. 🙂

[@cutestaminals]

Like the old basakwerd putter

[@BernardAnderson]

Love this channel..... I still want a Scotty Cameron!!!

[@blahblahblah742]

Putt with one eye open... Enter Sandtrap

[@terryeck3304]

🤘

[@finnparker1159]

Rick could you use the rayband glasses to record a point of view angle?

[@light1531]

Rick. You missed out the Callaway backstryke

[@MustHaveFinance]

Hitting the way Bryson does could work. He has a straighter path

[@morkusmorkus6040]

I've seen something really oldtbat was similar called the Magic Sight Putter.

[@montegustafson5142]

This putter design is not a new idea. FYI - Gene Littler used one back in the 1960's. The concept was that (with the shaft towards the toe) the clubhead would always want to tend towards squaring up to the line. I saw/tried one many moons ago, and yes, it is somewhat awkward but it does work.

[@thejam7129]

Big John has one

[@epicragegaming2016]

the problem is you lean the shaft forward which points to the left. you are missing everything right.

[@Zachary_Bird]

I feel like they need to really change the weighting, make the “toe” very heavy to almost force the rotation

[@ScottGreigg]

Any update on the Titliest video?

[@noadsaregoodads]

I see an issue with lining the shaft with the head. The shaft is tapered. So this will shut the face when you line it up.

[@lawbinson]

Can they make irons, woods, and drivers like this

[@CraigieSmith]

Why was the putter not tested in the HIT studio?

[@michaelhudson4080]

Just like anything in life you have to give it a week or two. I would try it but not at that price. Especially when I find putters at thrift stores and yard sales for cheap

[@Chaz1724]

Did anyone else think Big John was trying to troll us by using his putter backwards? 😂

[@clinthughes6121]

That’s cool but I’d hate using it

[@user-qq2mo1ek2r]

Odd looking however, any company looking to break into this market with established names like Scotty Cameron, Bettinardi, Taylor Made etc. has to come up with something unique to get the attention ... Anyone seen the couzen of Seve and his odd looking putter being sold in American golf stores in the UK? A strange design that actually feels good but its a bit out there to be seen using it on the course. Not seen Rick test it, would be good.

[@TommyBarnabasDahl]

Ha! I guessed the name, before you said it.

[@-ram-m2664]

Not a new idea. There were a few different iterations of a "BasakWard" putter from decades ago. I kind of like how things come around, disappear and come back. . .

[@jimmyjimmyggful]

Looks like a Basackwards putter. Been around a long time

[@mwkuhns]

Not a chance in Hell that I'd ever spend $295 on that atrocity. It should be rated "PG" for "Pure Garbage". Love the review! You are way better than I to gave it a fair shake. 😊 keep up the great content.

[@areksoo]

You need to get those glasses that the Olympic shooting athletes were wearing.

[@brianwaldo2642]

Like the guy from Turkey😂?

[@MrWubzHD2]

i mean yea your leaning the putter back because you're using your back eye to line it up and your right eye isn't directly over the ball it's behind it.

[@Hazzo88]

The objective feedback is, if you pull putts all the time, get this.

[@l3onidus_fitness]

1:22 😏That's what sh... Ahhh, never mind. Too easy.

[@phillipstewart2031]

Shout out big john

[@joanrodger352]

Taylormade had a similar putter some 20 years ago.

[@brettsiegle9163]

I dunno, that shuffleboard putter was something else… 😂

[@CoreyPoulin-u4n]

I JUST commented on a video of this 2-weeks and the guy who made it told me to google reaper, but i couldnt find anything

[@FF04RDF]

Would love this to be an elaborate piss take that Rick has taken hook line and sinker. If not, it’s just totally ridiculous. 😂

[@lexxwhite747]

I don't putt very well with 2 eyes, if I have to close one, I'm f#%@ed 😂😂

[@marynewton-e3x]

You always use it in the garden

[@GreenDistantStar]

If the golf gods could grant you the ability to never three-putt, but also never one-putt, would you take it? This putter gives me that feeling; I could always get it close, but holing it is another thing...

[@robertfudge985]

"... the reaper hasn't killed it." 😅

[@NateEdwardsGolf]

I putt the pizza 🍕 in the oven

[@paulcowles9727]

Clearly a gimmick putter. I would much rather hear why the Titleist driver fitting was withdrawn. Come on Rick. Bite the bullet and give the fans what they want.👍

[@cdough33]

Oh Ricky boy, Lord have mercy! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 The reaper must represent the death of all one putts 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@back2back379]

Why are comments getting banned?

[@stevedavey4816]

Sounds like they shouldn't have bothered stamping "RS" on it

[@yorainman]

Sounds like they should make a conventional putter. ⛳️

[@paulmcgee1867]

Is this the new zero torque putter?

[@richardargent2304]

Play a full round with it possibly break 75

[@donwalton6325]

At home we're all shouting for you to balance it on your fingers to show its hang but we were left wanting. Ah well... Is it face balanced. toe down, heel down etc.?

[@LukeHanlonGolf]

It’s heel down / toe up but the shaft is on top so it seems like toe down 90° 😂

[@METALLICA3077]

What happened to the titleist fitting video

[@santasleighz6541]

?

[@andrewgillie3598]

Give it up dude

[@JLeeeP]

Get a life, bud.

[@Mackahroney]

Keep seeing this haha still dont know why

[@nd19ama]

All the talk was about how Rick came across in the video, but I think Titleist asked for it to come down as their driver wasn’t coming out too great in it. They’ve never had a problem explaining Rick’s mood in other videos, seems strange they haven’t explained why the pulled it down

[@mikedixon8741]

Google this. It's not the first time someone has made a similar design. It's way more expensive than the first ones though! Orizaba O Basakwerd Mod I Putter

[@Eat-MyGoal]

In a word... No.

[@imapotato572]

Pass

[@CamMacMastermusic]

I. M. O. The only true way to test a putter is to use a stricken Q star tour divide golf ball. That is what will determine if you are hitting the ball with a pure stroke.

[@primafacie6442]

All the LAB owners are crying right now, at just how normal their putter looks 😂. Best idea is to slip this into Pete’s bag on the next Golfbidder Challenge 😉

[@milkandcookyz]

Rick closing his right eye and then missing most of the shots right...