Vault 002 General

The Rife Vault 002 line, at least on our record, holds a single release: the General. There's no run of years to trace here, no redesigns or generational shifts to weigh against one another. What we have is one putter, and one outside account of what it set out to do.

According to golfalot.com, the General was designed for enhanced forgiveness and alignment, a stated aim that shows up in the details the publication points to. They describe three white alignment lines combining with the Rife "T" alignment aid, and a head shape with two long wings stretching back from the toe, which they say help increase MOI and stability. Whether those design choices deliver on the forgiveness claim is something golfalot.com asserts, not something this record has independently confirmed.

The publication also notes Roll Groove faces on the General, along with a stated loft of 2 degrees and a price point under £100. These figures come from golfalot.com's reporting alone, and should be read as one outlet's account rather than a verified spec or a maker's own claim.

With only the one release on file, the Vault 002 line reads less as an arc and more as a single data point. There's nothing here yet to compare it against, no earlier or later Vault entry to show how the idea grew or changed. What stands is the General itself, and golfalot.com's take on what Rife built it to do.