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Popular Days Jun 30 6 posts Jul 1 3 posts. There's been several threads on this if you look here on page 1 and 2. There's some comparison pics on the other threads below yours about fake SIMS. However, the guide below should help you identify counterfeit golf clubs. Titleist serial numbers in the past were mostly etched into the metal itself. Starting around they started using a laser to add serial numbers to their drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, and Scotty Cameron putters.
From what I have seen, their iron sets are still etched into the metal. On Scotty Cameron putters it is located on the shaft up near the grip usually between the bottom of the grip and the top of the shaft band. With the newer drivers and fairway woods, it is located on the sole instead of the hosel. On iron sets that are off the shelf, the serial number is on the 6 iron and on custom ordered sets, the serial number is on all irons.
TaylorMade serial numbers are normally put on with a laser and are smooth to the touch just like most counterfeit clubs. Normally, the counterfeit serial numbers are in a different font and specifically a larger font. On many of the newer Taylormade drivers and fairway woods, the real serial number will be very light colored gray writing. Iron sets will have the serial number on either the 5 iron for older models or the 7 iron on newer models.
They have recently started putting serial numbers on the the hosel of all of the irons to confuse counterfeiters and are not used for registration or spec lookup. Taylormade putters and wedges do not have serial numbers. Tour issue clubs have a serial number that starts with a T.
Mizuno iron sets will have the serial number on the hosel of every iron. Mizuno clubs normally have the serial number lasered on, but it will be in small writing. Fake clubs will look like it is lasered on, but the writing will be much larger and a lot of times will only be on one club. This would be the same for Mizuno drivers and fairway woods.
Callaway clubs normally have the serial numbers laser etched on and it is on one club for iron sets. There will also be a tiny 2D barcode next to the serial number. This holds true for Driver, Fairway woods, and odyssey putters as well. Although recently it seems that Callaway has stopped putting serial numbers on their fairway woods and hybrids, so if you have a recent model it may no longer have a serial. Ping clubs will be harder to tell because they have recently started using laser etching on their newer clubs.
It used to be that all their serial numbers were actually etched into the metal. It has just been in the last couple of years they have started using the laser etching process. On iron sets, Ping puts the serial number on all clubs. On the newer drivers and fairway woods the serial numbers are on the sole of the club back toward the hosel.
Most manufacturers do not offer a way for you to verify whether or not a serial number is authentic. The main reason for this is counterfeit club makers can easily take an actual serial number and stamp it onto their clubs.
There are a couple of manufacturers that allow you to register your clubs on their website. Part of the registration is inputting the serial number on the clubs. This is also not a full proof way of determining whether or not a set of clubs is fake or not, as most of those sites will accept any serial number that is enter.
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If you are looking to sell your old equipment before upgrading, check out our trade in website to see what your clubs are worth. You must be logged in to post a comment. Counterfeit Grip Details 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.
The design of the grip may not match. Sometimes the grip design will be from an older model club. See our TaylorMade SpeedBlade post for an example or look at the image below.
Many of the counterfeit grips we have seen on counterfeit clubs have also been smaller around like a ladies size grip. This counterfeit grip was a design used on TaylorMade Irons from several years earlier. Counterfeit Ping Grip on the left. They change the materials used, then they start selling them on EBay, or wherever at cut-rate prices. When you re-order they shift the tooling back to the original manufacture of your first order.
They have now copied your driver and are selling it to unsuspecting buyers. This is not all businesses in China, but it is a large problem. This is what our government is fighting. I am fairly certain you are both correct on this. It is a fraught topic Yes, Gentlemen, please let's avoid politics in this thread.
The reason I found this video so interesting and I thought everyone would like to see it was:. The quality drop off was also huge. Did you hear that noise it made? I think this fake would be pretty easy to spot. But, I've seen some fake Scotty Cameron putters which if I wasn't told it was a fake, I may not have been able to tell. I've seen fake irons of pretty much all the manufacturers, including Titleist, Callaway, Taylor Made and Mizuno.
About half the owners of these clubs were totally unaware. They just thought they got a really, really good deal from some Ebay dealer, were initially reluctant to believe the truth and then totally pissed off when they realized they got thoroughly screwed. Even more disheartening, and leading one to believe the human race is doomed, just as many people knew what they had bought were counterfeit and couldn't care less.
My own opinion on the matter of counterfeit stuff in general is I just don't buy anything at all off of Ebay, no matter what the product is. They hit that fake driver, the ball goes , sliced, and they figure There is a mall in Shanghai called Pearl City, where you can buy fakes. It is set up as a touristy place with the fake stuff in secret areas. I was looking for him and he was in a hidden area behind some bookcases. We compared them to real ones at a real Rolex ship in another city and they were spot on.
They also had Gucci, etc. The golf stuff was obvious fakes though. One of my friends traveling with us was from Australia.
So she walked away. The shop lady was so mad at me! Kept yelling at me in Mandarin whenever she saw me after that! And in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, etc. On the other hand, some of the same shops that turn out OEM products do make their own designed lines of golf clubs not clones or fakes , some of which look pretty nice and at a very favorable price point.
But as an amateur, why would I trust my eyes rather than trust the engineering and quality control of say, Mizuno or Srixon, and pay the price for that?
So I steered clear. Best, -Marv. Just FYI, there are still reputable dealers on Ebay but you have to do your homework. Be able to track a seller back to a source is key, do internet searches of the seller, and check what they have been selling previously. Again you can find legit dealers through OEM sites, even some Ebay based ones will be on there.
Bad grammer. Not always the case but if the seller can't put together simple sentences might want to stay away. Any post showing a generic image of an item and not the specific one mentioned, I think is super shady. If you think you bought a fake follow your ears and nose. Fakes usually will sound different, although with things like putters it can be hard to tell. And if the club has a chemical smell usually coming from grip, good chance it's fake. Do any of you think that a company like Titleist would buy parts of their clubs from China and assemble them here?
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