Reserve 1

The Never Compromise Reserve 1 shipped in 2024 at an MSRP of $449, part of a five model Reserve lineup that golf.com described as stroke-specific, with two face-balanced shapes for more limited arc putters and three options carrying more toe hang for lighter arcing strokes. Golf.com credited the line's design to Chuck Thiry, Never Compromise's VP, and reported an availability date of February 16, while thehackersparadise.com listed the same February 16, 2024 launch date.

According to thehackersparadise.com, this particular head is a face-balanced, fanged mallet built with a slant neck and moderate toe hang, milled 100 percent from 303 stainless steel and finished in Tour Satin or the NC Contrast Finish, a PVD treatment the outlet says is meant to aid aiming and alignment. The site also noted intricate milling lines running the length of the fangs, a deep red paint-filled NC logo on the sole alongside a pair of weights, and stock NC Pistol or NC Pistol Oversize grips, with room for aftermarket options from Super Stroke, Lamkin, or Golf Pride. Golf.com's account lines up on the broader construction, calling it 100 percent CNC milled from soft 303 stainless steel with a black-silver-black contrasting finish, and both outlets describe a fitting process built around adjustable length and sole weighting, golf.com citing quarter-inch precision in-store and thehackersparadise.com describing an adjustable handle and mirror base tool used to suggest length in quarter-inch increments.

On feel, the reviews split along a familiar line. One assessment praised a pleasing, solid impact response with clear feedback on off-center strikes, while thehackersparadise.com was more measured, writing that it should not be a surprise that they did not find the Reserve to be the softest putter they had used, a comparison the site drew against polymer-faced or more aggressively milled alternatives. Thehackersparadise.com also flagged a link to Never Compromise's recent past, noting the Reserve shares its head and shaft combination with the Frontline Elite Series that Cleveland played in 2023, with shaft options listed as either a KBS CT Tour or a UST All-In.