| You know everybody as a consumer is out for a | | | | 5. Full Sets – watch out for sellers packaging |
| bargain but some bargains are just too good to | | | | woods, irons, wedges, putter, bag etc. This |
| be true! But we are concerned about the number | | | | generally is a sign of a counterfeit. |
| of Fake items appearing online. The fake | | | | 6. Magnet Test – If you have the club in your |
| manufacturers are not using the correct materials | | | | hand and they claim it is titanium, stick a magnet |
| in both the club head and the shaft, so they will | | | | to it. |
| be not the same absolutely although they look the | | | | 7. A magnet will not stick to titanium, so if it did, it |
| same! So you must have learned some skills to | | | | is a fake. |
| spot the fake golf clubs if you're really eager for | | | | 8. Glue Test – many times there will be |
| become a pro golfer. | | | | excess glue around the ferrule and decals if so it |
| 1. We know that people make fake clubs, but the | | | | might be a fake. Real clubs will not have excess |
| fact is they are very rare in the U.S. If you (or | | | | epoxy. |
| whomever you got it from) bought it from | | | | 9. Lettering & Paint – check a picture on |
| someone in Asia there is a higher probability it is | | | | the web to compare, counterfeiters generally |
| fake. | | | | make mistakes when it comes to the fine details |
| 2. Member Feedback – do not buy from | | | | like the logo, fonts, paint color, weight sizes and |
| anyone with lots of negative feedback or from | | | | the actual shape of the head. |
| someone with less than 50 sales. | | | | 10. Great Deal – If it’s too good to be |
| 3. Serial Number – ask for them, most | | | | true it is. Sellers will often use the “won in |
| companies now have some type of serial number | | | | raffle” or “got as a gift” to justify the |
| system. If they don’t provide this is obvious | | | | low cost. |
| sign it might be a fake. | | | | 11. Ferrules – That’s the little piece that |
| 4. Photos - Ask for additional close-up photos, if | | | | goes between the head and the shaft. Many |
| they don’t provide you should avoid this | | | | companies have special shapes to their ferrules |
| buyer. | | | | and counterfeiters rarely match them. |