How can you tell if Titleist irons are fake?

How to Identify Counterfeit Golf Clubs

May have a strong rubber odor like a swimming pool float or a bicycle tire.
The grips logos may also not be aligned properly when the club is sitting at address.
If there is a brand logo, many times the paint fill will be coming out and the font will be slightly different.

Are knock off golf clubs any good?

Are Knock Off Golf Clubs Worth It? If you purchase the right knock off clubs, they are absolutely worth it. Some groups of golfers should stay away from the clone clubs in general. If you are a lower handicapper, the clone golf clubs will not have the performance or the quality you need in your game.

Are golf clubs from Aliexpress real?

They’re all fake.

What do the numbers on Titleist irons mean?

Nothing, really. These single-digit numbers are simply there for identification purposes. Say you and your buddy both play the same golf ball—a Titleist Pro V1, for example. If you purchase golf balls by the sleeve, all the balls within a single sleeve will have the same single-digit number.

Where can I find the serial number on my golf clubs?

The serial numbers can be found etched into the back of the hosel on drivers, fairways, and rescue clubs. For iron sets, the serial number can be found on the 5-iron (or the 7-iron for newer product), and neither wedges nor putters will have a serial number.

Do name brand golf clubs make a difference?

The quality of golf clubs does make a difference, but the change only increases with your skill level. A pro would not play as well with lower quality off-shelf Golf Clubs, but the difference between cheap good quality clubs and more expensive branded clubs for an amateur is not significant.

Are clone golf clubs legal?

Clone golf clubs are legal. As long as the company creating the replica clubs does not try to fool customers into thinking that the original brand makes their clubs. What is this? Clone golf clubs use the same design practices and approaches, but use their individual name to market and sell them.

Does rock bottom golf sell counterfeit clubs?

The Rock Bottom Golf website only sells new and used equipment that is made by top manufacturers. These clubs are not fakes, and they are not built to deceive those who are purchasing the equipment.

How can you tell if TaylorMade golf clubs are fake?

Authentic TaylorMade golf clubs have a serial number on the hosel of each wood and on the 5-iron or the 7-iron (depending on the model) in each set of irons. If your club does not have that serial number, it may not be a genuine TaylorMade.

What do the Titleist numbers mean?

Nothing, really. These single-digit numbers are simply there for identification purposes. Say you and your buddy both play the same golf ball—a Titleist Pro V1, for example. You want to make sure you can tell them apart during the round, and using balls with different numbers can help you do that.

What do the numbers on golf clubs mean?

loft
Golf club numbers refer to the loft, which is the angle of the golf club face. The higher the golf club number, the more loft, the more intense the angle on the golf club face, which means the golf ball will travel higher, but for a shorter distance.

Where are the counterfeit golf clubs coming from?

The counterfeiting of golf clubs actually began in Taiwan although after the Taiwanese government started enforcing intellectual-property laws and the Taiwanese wages went up compared to China’s, the roles reversed and now China is the main producer of counterfeit golf clubs.

Is the Titleist 718 AP3 iron set fake?

We recently received a counterfeit Titleist 718 AP3 iron set, but we were able to identify that they were fake. Below are some comparison photos between the counterfeit iron and an authentic version, as well as some of the factors that helped us identify the inauthentic clubs.

How can you tell if a golf driver is a counterfeit?

To the untrained eye, the counterfeit driver (left) is not immediately apparent; the main giveaways are that the yellow paint is not quite the correct shade – and the casting of the raised triangular shards within the yellow section are not as crisp and proud as the genuine article. Our mission is #ConsumerFirst.

How many golf clubs are fake on eBay?

10 Ways Not To Get Scammed on EBAY! We did a random survey of 100 golf club listings on EBAY a couple months ago and our “Golf Club Scam Alert System” found that there was a high-probability that 24 of those listings were FAKES! (24% of the club we surveyed were fake)