Christmas Buyers Beware: How To Spot Differences Between Real and Fake Chinese Golf Clubs

Thanks to regular GCD contributor on equipment Finnian O’Doherty for bringing my attention to a glut of Chinese golf club copies that you could end up with in your bag if you’re not careful.

Openly made and flaunted by the GuangZhou Leeho International Trade Co., Ltd and posing as golfscottycameron.com online, these forgeries are being brought into Europe and the USA in large numbers.  They forge every club you can dare to think of.

Take a look at the photo below and see if you can spot the differences between genuine Ping G25 and the fakes.

PING G25 FAKES

Five Easy Ways to Spot G25 Fakes

  1. Looks: The stainless steel in the genuine irons is much brighter than the copies.
  2. The hitting area of the genuine irons is a brighter shade of grey; in the fakes there is no difference.
  3. The sole width of genuine G25’s gets thinner from long to short irons.  The sole width in the fakes are uniform throughout.
  4. Genuine G25’s have pronounced heel and toe support bars and a toe weight when viewed from the back of the head.  In the fakes these are cosmetic.
  5. The custom tuning port features a thick steel band in the real G25’s, while this is missing in the fakes.

golfscottycameronThis is but one club being forged in large numbers. 

My advice is to buy from a reputable club seller wherever possible.  Or if you spot a club from an internet seller that looks like a bargain of the century, compare the photo of the club to one from the manufacturers website before buying. The fakes are often quite accurate but there are always plenty of subtle differences on closer inspection.

Watch out, you don’t want to be saddled with these knock-offs this Christmas.

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