New Scythe Putter by Reaper Golf

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NEW SCYTHE PUTTER - IT WILL TURN HEADS!

For puttermaker Doug DeBerry, the journey began at an antique store some 10 years ago. The 60-year-old industrial gas specialist saw his first “Basakwerd” putter that was on sale for $6.

“I was intrigued so I bought it and started putting with it,” DeBerry said. “It was a blade but toe shafted and it worked. I started making some putts with it and later a spark hit me that maybe we can sell this. Why should I be the only one using this magic wand?”

Inspired, DeBerry began working on a mold for the putter head in his spare time and finally came up with his prototype that is now available in a beautiful brass head or stainless steel. It is similar to many putters available that have “gimme retriever” on the back side of the face and with a black shaft and grip, it is one pretty putter that is sure to “spook” your opponents on the links.

DeBerry has two sons who have joined him in this family endeavor that has an interesting name and website – Reaper Golf and reapergolf.com. The putters are American made in Frisco and are priced at $255, very reasonable in today’s club marketplace and DeBerry sweetens the deal with a “no questions asked, 30-day return policy.”

“We will even pay for the shipping if you don’t like it and want to send it back,” DeBerry said. “And we can ship our orders the next day because our putters are already shafted. We offer lots of combinations including two different grips – solid black and black/white harlequin.”

Starting the company in 2023, DeBerry exhibited at this year’s DFW Golf Show in Plano and had a lot of traffic at his exhibit.

“People stopped by and were intrigued with it,” DeBerry said. “Most folks set it down incorrectly before getting their bearings. But when they stroked a few, their interest level spiked.”

That was my experience. I remembered, vaguely, the old Basakwerd putters from the 1980s. DeBerry reminded me that great players like Gene Littler and Johnny Miller once used the Basackwerd. The older putters were offset but not so with DeBerry’s Reaper, named such because the sleek model resembles a sickle or scythe used by the “Grim Reaper.”