Counterfeit Head Details (Irons and Wedges)
- Paint fill will be slightly off color and sometimes will also be outside the lines.
- Font used will be slightly different or maybe a slightly different size. Most of the time the font lettering will be thinner on the counterfeit.
- Branding and lofts will be in a slightly different location on the club head.
- Ferrules will be a different style. As an example, Titleist and Mizuno normally use a longer ferrule, but almost all the ferrules on counterfeit irons are shorter.
- The shape of the head will be off. Many of the counterfeit clubs I have seen will look totally different from address than an authentic club. ...
- The finish is almost always different. On our counterfeit Vokey, the authentic club had a satin finish and the counterfeit was shinier.
How to identify counterfeit golf clubs?
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Why can’t you easily see a fake golf club?
In golf, you won’t easily see it because even if you know what to look for, you won’t have a comparison between the legitimate club and the counterfeit. It has become that precise …
Where do you put the sticker on a fake golf club?
Many of the major manufacturers have started putting a holographic sticker on the shaft. As a result counterfeiters have followed suit, but they are not putting it in the same location. Most stickers on authentic clubs are placed on the underside of the shaft up by the grip or down next to the ferrule.
How much money can you make from Golf Club counterfeiting?
But…and this is a big but…they can make up to $10,000 for stealing an original design by an OEM…which is a huge motive when you consider the fact that it is more than they make in 5 years! Secondly, and no less important to the cause of golf club counterfeiting is the fact that so many people now touch this product or design before it is completed.
Do golf clubs sell misprints?
But golf manufacturers generally don’t sell “misprints.”. If it looks wrong — extra glue, discoloration, different engravings, etc. — it almost certainly is. And if the deal sounds too good to be true, chances are it is. Putters.
Is a golf club on the left or right counterfeit?
Differences in the centerweight and screws are a giveaway that the real product is on the left, and the club on the right is counterfeit. Golf’s biggest equipment companies can agree on one thing: counterfeit clubs are bad for the consumer — and bad for business.
Golf Balls
The one on the left is the fake. The cover and core are made from lower-quality materials, the cover is thicker, and as you can see, uneven. The counterfeit golf ball flies like a knuckleball as a result.
Irons
A cross-section of this iron shows the one on the right side is the counterfeit model. The cavity isn’t hollowed-out, which means the ball won’t come off the face as hot.
Driver
The driver on the right is fake. How can you tell? Because the detail on the painting is off, and the hosel doesn’t include any adjustability.
Grips
Grips can be tough, but ultimately, you can differentiate the fakes from the real ones by the detail on the grips, the quality of the material and the smell. A good grip shouldn’t have a notable rubber smell.
Woods
The club on the right is the counterfeit, because as you can see, the detailing is lower quality and not up to code.
Balls
One of the most effective ways of telling a fake dozen from a real dozen? The hologram. Never, ever buy a dozen Pro V1s that doesn’t have one.
Counterfeit grips: How to identify & avoid them
Despite Golf Pride’s daily efforts & a global team dedicated to eradicating them, counterfeit grips are still pervasive in the market.
LOW PRICES
Golf Pride suggests a retail price for our authorized retailers with each grip model we produce, and that price rarely wavers or is discounted. If you see grips online for a price that seems too good to be true… it probably is.
STRONG ODOR
A regular complaint Golf Pride’s anti-counterfeit team receives around counterfeit grips is that the grips have a powerful, petroleum-like odor.
MOST-COPIED GRIP MODEL
The MCC is one of Golf Pride’s most popular grips at retail, and it’s our most-copied grip by counterfeiters. Steer clear of buying these from unauthorized retailers.
