Be careful if a deal looks too good to believe…it probably is!! There are loads of Callaway forgeries around now and they do look very convincing. They are manufactured in China and here’s some of the things to look for.. 1. Shaft decal on upper side of shaft (especially on Project X shafts) 2. Grips too thin 3. Grips upside down (ridge on upper side) 4. Ferules too small 5. Leading edge profile rounded instead of straight 6. Club head finish slightly different to “real̶Read More...
This is the best approach to obtain high quality clubs that are right for you personally. It is also the best way for most golfers to improve their games. The cost callaway golf clubssavings you would achieve in the other approaches will be gone, but you will have high quality clone golf clubs that fit your swing. Do top PGA Tour players use off-the-shelf standard clubs? Not on your life. Even though they endorse certain brands and use clubs from their sponsors, those clubs have been modifiedRead More...
This is an interesting question and is actually more complex than it initially sounds. First, there is a big difference between clones and fakes. Clones are often made by the same factories that make the name brand clubs. But regardless of where they are made, the specs are similar or exactly the same as the branded club they are trying to emulate. However, clones will never be marketed under false pretenses. For example, a Callaway clone will never be marketed as a Callaway. Markings and labRead More...
I can’t imagine anything worse than thinking I found a great steal of a deal on clubs, buying them (still for hundreds) and then finding out they were fake. In a lot of ways, I think I’d rather just live in the fantasy world that they are the real deal. Obviously, some people would like to know. Here is a link to a couple videos of someone with much more expertise than me explaining how to spot a fake club. Too bad a lot of these clubs are being sold online and you can’t insRead More...
Teach you how to identify fake golf clubs First, let us know how to identify “copy” club. Have had a lot of the media, the distinction between true and false with the ball from the price, appearance, level of production process, including product certification, etc. number for identification. However, there is one out of the neglected aspects: the detection of the ball with the shaft. Method is relatively simple: the first is to check the reverse shaft degrees (TORGUE), referred Read More...