R1-J Blade

The 2017 R1-J Blade is what golfmagic.com described as a putter that removes weight from the shaft and grip, producing a very low balance point, with an oversized grip and a sole plate the publication reported allows it to stand on its own. golfmagic.com also listed the face as CNC milled aluminium and the footprint as relatively compact, a detail worth noting given the stability the same outlet attributed to it.

golfmagic.com called the R1-J Blade surprising in how stable and solid it feels at impact as well as how well it stands on its own despite a relatively compact footprint, a read that lines up with the low balance point the publication described elsewhere. si.com reported that Ernie Els used the putter to win the PGA Tour Champions' Hoag Classic in March, and golfmagic.com noted broader use on the PGA Tour by pros, though neither of these is a claim this Record can verify independently.

Within the R1-J line, this Blade release is defined largely by that low balance point and the oversized grip golfmagic.com described, a combination the same publication credited with the stand-on-its-own quality that showed up in both the spec notes and the review itself. golfmagic.com also stated the putter conforms to the rules of golf.