Reserve

The Never Compromise Reserve line begins, on our record, with a single release: the Reserve 1, which arrived in 2024 carrying an MSRP of $449, a figure corroborated across editorial sources. Golf.com reported an availability date of February 16, placing the launch early in the year.

What golf.com's reporting describes is a putter built around choice: two face-balanced head shapes aimed at more limited-arc putting strokes, a black-silver-black contrasting finish, and a body 100 percent CNC milled from soft 303 stainless steel. The same reporting credits Chuck Thiry, Never Compromise's VP, as designer, and notes a customization approach that lets a golfer choose head shape by alignment and stroke type, along with grip and head weight options via adjustable sole weights. This is a maker's-first-outing kind of putter, at least as far as our rows show, built to let the fitting process do some of the talking.

Reviewers who spent time with the Reserve 1 came away with a fairly consistent picture: a pleasing, solid feel at impact and responsive feedback on off-center strikes. Where opinion diverged was on just how soft that feel actually is. thehackersparadise.com put it plainly in its mixed take, noting that it shouldn't be surprising to hear they didn't find the Reserve to be the softest putter they'd ever used, a sentiment echoed more broadly by others who found it fell short of the softest feel offered by polymer inserts or more aggressive face milling elsewhere in the market.

With only the Reserve 1 on record, the line's arc is really a single data point: a 2024 debut with a clear design philosophy around fit and finish choice, met by reviewers who liked what they felt but weren't ready to call it the softest thing on the market.