Your new or used golf clubs fake?

Your new or used golf clubs fake?

Ready to buy golf clubs? You have the right club, you're sure it's not a fake? No matter if you are looking for used golf clubs or new golf clubs. The industry is making these fakes have been around a while ago, and many may believe that the trick is the real thing. I found this article, the almost 3 years, where CBS 60 minutes, examines the growing number of counterfeit products from China. The fakes have improved and are more difficult to detect since. So, as you cantell a fake from a real golf club golf clubs?

I asked Scott Francey, Global Golf - one of the largest new and used golf clubs online. Scott has over 17 years of experience in the golf industry and his department handles about 12,000 different new and used golf clubs every month.

To: What makes and models are the most counterfeited?

Scott: Many of the best brands like Callaway and Taylor Made are the most counterfeited. We very rarely Ping counterfeit.

Al: Whatare some of the most important things that checks your team in reviewing whether a golf club is a fake or not?

Scott: The first thing we want is the serial number. Around 2002 Callaway started adding serial numbers to their clubs. The forest is very weak on the heel of the back of the print head. The serial numbers on their irons under the handle so that the most difficult to control. Mizuno and many other brands have their serial numbers on the pipette (part of the head that connects to the shaft) toeach wood and iron. Then you look at the lettering of the logo and colors. Many of the false use different logos. The color of the association is significantly different. Callaway uses specific unique colors on their clubs. If the shading is a bit 'off, we investigate further because it can be a fake. Some even have misspellings. Instead of "Callaway" you can say something like "Callaway Fuzion." One of the last things we see is the tree. Another trick is to add fake wavea royal head. It 'very difficult to find, but the best place is to shop around the ring (the part that connects the tree with his head). If it does not use a sleeve of the brand, the tree has been replaced at one point and there might be a fake. Because we handle so many clubs, we can also say if the weight is too high or too low for a particular club. If it's a fake tree with another metal, or head, is most likely a different weight.

According to Scott's interview, I visited some of theBrand web sites and here is the information from some of the best brands on counterfeiting:

Taylor Made writes. "Authentic Taylor Made If your club does not have the golf club has a serial number on each pipette, wood and iron or 5-7-iron (depending on model) in each set of iron serial number there are genuine Taylor Made. "

Callaway writes: "If the club is a driver or a # 3 wood has a serial number on the pipette If you buy a certain number of iron?the 8-iron have a serial number printed on them? If the answer is "no", there is a very high probability that these clubs could be false. If the answer offered is "yes", but the club of other suitable warning signs in this bulletin (like a suspiciously low price) to be careful. Some counterfeiters are using fake serial numbers on clubs. If in doubt, contact your dealer or Callaway Golf Customer Service. Remember, just because a club has a serial numberNot that the club authentic.If include models that will be titanium, one needs a magnet to keep them? If so, the clubs are false. A magnet will not stick to titanium. "

So, what is a consumer? First make sure you buy from a reputable company. Many companies, like Global Golf has golf clubs with the experts that handle so many clubs to consider the sale, the club may determine whether the association is a false and then remove them from the warehouse. IfYou walk into a store to buy your club, you go with someone who already has the brand and model you can for it in the clubs and try everything that can be seen looking. If you opt for the clubs to manage their store, for serial numbers or to look for irregularities in the club. Follow the steps above to find the differences: the serial number, logo, fonts, colors, weight and tip.

If you are worried about the club is a fake, contact the producers directly. They areable to tell you, sometimes the phone, if your club is a fake.

Callaway 1-877-CALLAWAY (877-225-5292)

Taylor Made 1.800.888.CLUB (2582)

Table 1.800.4.PING.FIT (1.800.474.6434)

Mizuno 1.800.966.1211

Cleveland (800) 999-6263

MacGregor 800 842 4358

Nike Golf 888 799 6453

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