Has Anyone Tried This Shifter? Seems Fishy

had a truck shifter in my 340/727 '65. thing was a widowmaker for the trans...throw it in R from D, NO PROBLEM! what gear are you in, dont know!, just pull it back until it stops in first and push it forward 2 detents.. if you can feel them. Terrible...may as well have been a extension of the sector lever.