| When it comes to golf clubs you can pretty much | | | | customers. There are several other very good |
| spend as much as you want to get a good set of | | | | clone manufacture that are making good quality |
| clubs. Even then there is no guarantee that you | | | | golf clubs that offer the customer great |
| will end up with a good golf swing and lower | | | | performance at a good price. |
| scores. The most popular brand name clubs today | | | | Many people confuse illegal knockoffs or |
| are TaylorMade, Ping, Calloway and Cobra. There | | | | counterfeits with legally made clones. An illegal |
| are also many flash in the pan companies that | | | | knockoff is a product that violates trademarks, |
| come and go every few years. Competition is | | | | copyrights and patents of another company. A |
| fierce with each company developing new designs, | | | | knockoff places a brand name that they do not |
| materials and of course the all important style and | | | | own on a copy of a brand name club. As an |
| look. They keep a keen eye on the competition | | | | example making a golf club that is just like a Ping |
| and are quick to copy or improve on a new | | | | and placing the Ping logo on the club is illegal. |
| popular feature or design. When golfers describe | | | | Technically if you purchase a knockoff club then |
| golf clubs it is usually in terms of features or | | | | you are also in violation of the law as well by |
| special design. | | | | possessing an illegal product. Clone manufactures |
| Golf club clones are clubs that are designed using | | | | do not make illegal knockoffs and do not violate |
| the best performance features of top brand | | | | the law. |
| name clubs but at a much more reasonable cost | | | | Golf club clones are a very good investment for |
| to the consumer. Clones are manufactured using | | | | someone who is just starting to play golf or for |
| the same design and materials that the major | | | | an experienced golfer that wants to try a new |
| manufactures use. Frequently clone manufactures | | | | style or club design without breaking the bank. |
| use the same shafts and grips as well. As a result | | | | Many golfers are still playing with the clone clubs |
| performance is almost identical to the more | | | | they purchased years ago because they perform |
| expensive brand names. | | | | very well. Buying an expensive set of golf clubs |
| Pinemeadow Golf is a good example of a clone | | | | will not make you a better golfer. Many golfers |
| manufacture that has been around for many | | | | are in to showing that they have the best |
| years. They purchase their club heads, shafts and | | | | equipment but also have very high handicaps as |
| grips from the same group of manufactures that | | | | well. The bottom line is that clones perform very |
| also produce the expensive brand name clubs. If | | | | well and in some case out perform top brand |
| their clubs did not perform well then they would | | | | names. They are great golf clubs with outstanding |
| not have such a loyal following of satisfied | | | | value. |