Ashton Plumley Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 So I have been looking around the internet for random things to sell or buy or buy then sell, and I found this website out of Hong Kong that sells mostly cheap products and gadgets. Well for kicks I typed in "golf" and these Titleist looking wedges pop up. They look just like a Titelist SM6 but they don't have a name brand on them. It almost appears scratched off. So my first thought is Knockoffs! But then I started looking, the name almost appears scratched off. So here are my questions... How different would they really play?? What are your thoughts and experiences? For $50 it might just be worth the gamble "What better gift from God than acres of neatly manicured scenery to chase a ball on!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP GolfSpy_X Posted December 3, 2016 SPY VIP Share Posted December 3, 2016 Buyer beware is all I have to say. #TruthDigest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireinthehole Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Looks like they used photo shop to blur the titleist logo. Might be clubs taken from the factory. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy My Mixed-Bag: Driver: Mavrik Sub zero, ventus black 7x Fairway: Still looking! Irons: MP-18 MB 4-PW Wedges: Miura K Grinds Putter: Evnroll 1.2 blade Ball: Z star XV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miboy62 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Looks like they used photo shop to blur the titleist logo. Might be clubs taken from the factory. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Agree looks to be BV was photo shopped out of the pic. ZX5 MKII LS 8.5 Stealth 2 plus 3 wood Stealth 2 plus 5 wood Stealth 2 plus 19.5 Hybrid ZX5 MKll 5 / AW Dart stiff MG3 black 52 9b 58 12b 7.5 Phantom 34” Z Star Diamond 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808nation Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Meh Sent from MyGolfSpy mobile WITB: Driver: Sim2 Max w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 shaft FW Wood: F9 wood 14.5* Hybrids: Sim2 Max 3 Hybrid & Vapor Flex 4 hybrid Irons: Z565 - 7 thru PW & ZU85 - 5 thru 6 with Recoil ZT9 F4 shafts Wedges: RTX4 52*, 56*, 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron M2 Newport Ball: Black & Pro V1 Bag: 2018 MyGolfSpy stand Bag & 2021 Greenside Golf stand bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Something looks fishy with those things alright. Edit: I'm sure they will play. But you might be buying into a fake/copied - pirated - illegal business. Best to just stick with legit clubs. My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnythec Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Post site..... Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthanSterlingPrice Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I say no go sir, you'd be better off with some Hogan's anyways. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Right Handed 4.5 handicap Driver: Nike Vapor Flex with Mitsubishi Rayon Fubuki ZT60x5ct S-flex shaft and stock grip. 3-Metal: Nike VRS 15 degree with Mitsubishi Rayon tour issue Diamana S73x5ct X-flex shaft and GolfPride MCC midsize Black/White grip. Irons: Ben Hogan PTx 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46 degrees standard length and lie with KBS Tour-V stiff shafts and GolfPride MCC midsize Black/White grips. Wedges: Ben Hogan TK15 54, 58 degrees with KBS Tour-V X-flex shafts and GolfPride MCC midsize Black/White grips. Putter: Nike Method Converge B1|01 with Superstroke Flatso 2.0 grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I had a buddy buy the old Cleveland RTG wedges 3 for $100 and they've worked fine for him to this day. However my father in law bought an FT IQ driver from one of his buddies that bought it online and it was a total POS. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Yep you gotta watch that stuff especially from that area of the world. Like others said those photos seem to be photo shopped. I bet the real product is shoddy. I have seen some of that crap. For folks in that business it is easy to copy and cheap to build. The ones you get could be made of any kind of what we call cheap pot metal. that is why the big golf companies have banded together in recent years to combat what is called bootlegging of counterfit clubs. I know about 10 years ago they caught some guys just up the road in North Carolina reverse casting Scotty Cameron putters and selling them cheap. I would rather buy used real stuff from a reputable dealer than to really even think about buying something like that. Those Cameron copies those guys were doing looked suspect to a real trained eye but to the average guy they could not tell the difference. Putt with one of them and if you have ever putted with a real Scotty you would know the difference. Those guys tried to sell us some at the golf shop and we were a Titleist dealer even though we did not stock Cameron putters we could get them. We suspected a Rat since these guys were selling them about 75% lower than we could get them at dealer prices. We bought 2 to try and caught the whole transaction on security along with the tag number. After we did the deal we contacted one of our customers who happens to be a Law Enforcement Officer on the county wide fraud and crime task force. We also contacted Titleist. Our cop buddy came out and got the tapes and putters. He came back a couple of days later and said the Feds were already all over that deal. In fact a federal ATF officer came and talked to us and told us to keep mum on the deal. Titleist even sent some security guy along with our rep out a couple of days later. They had already been building a case against these guys and we added fuel to the fire so to speak. About a month later the Feds pounced on them. We actually got reinbursed for the putters by Titleist or actually given a credit. We never got a receipt but it was all on tape. In my way of thinking and upbringing that is pure theft just like sticking a gun in someone's face and taking their billfold and cash etc. I personally have no problem with clone clubs for folks on a budget but absolute counterfits I have a problem with Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Something looks fishy with those things alright. Edit: I'm sure they will play. But you might be buying into a fake/copied - pirated - illegal business. Best to just stick with legit clubs. This. Also, I watched a show a few years back on fake golf equipment and how it can have inconsistencies in the equipment (incorrect loft and lies (which happens in legitimate sets way too often as well), differences in weighting and head materials then the originals and defective shaft flex too which caused unexplained/inconsistent distances when hit. Not to mention the financial effect on the original company. I would be wary of buying from a site like that. MDGolfHacker What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: F8 9.5° Project X Even Flow Blue 65g shaft Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: F8 5W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Hybrid: 816H2 19° Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Stars RangeFinder: NX7 Pro Social Media: Facebook: md golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Yeah, it's tempting but ... "If it's too good to be true..." Agree with Plaid and Big Stu's comments about not giving your $$ to counterfeiters. WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... ..Callaway Paradym driver (Aldila Ascent Blue 40/A) .. Callaway Great Big Bertha 5W (Kai'Li Red 50/R) ..Tour Edge Exotics EXS 7W (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) ..Callaway Epic Super Hybrid 21 (Recoil ZT9 F3) ..Callaway Big Bertha 5H (Recoil 460 ESX F3) ..Sub 70 699 V2 6i-GW (Recoil 660 F3) ..Cleveland CBX2 54 and CBX 60 (both Rotex graphite) ..EvnRoll ER5 (P2 Reflex grip) or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grip) or Edel EAS 4.0 .. all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Often, not always, MaxFli Tour CG. Official Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Plumley Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Post site..... Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Aliexpress.com sent using MyGolfSpy mobile app "What better gift from God than acres of neatly manicured scenery to chase a ball on!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperclip Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 They put "Vokey" beside the serial number? My Weapons of Grass Destruction TS2 10.5* Hzrdus Smoke S 917F2 15* Diamana Blue 70 S 818H1 19* Evenflow Blue 85HY S 716 AP2 4-P AMT White S300 SM7 50.12 F bent 1* weak, SM7 56.14 F, SM7 60.08 M - S200 Black Series 3 RH - Ontario and Ohio Avg. score 85-92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookieBlue7 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 They're fake. They're all over those Chinese counterfeit sites In The BagDriver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400 SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerLW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold SpinnerXW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger steppedPutter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGolfore Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Very fake...... Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Driver: Taylormade M6 10.5* FW: Callaway Steelhead Plus 4 wood Hybrid: 19* Irons: Sub 70 659 CB 4 - PW Wedges: Sub 70 JB - 50* 54* & 60* Putter: Odyssey 2-Ball Ten Arm Lock Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X Handicap index: +2.1 Instagram: joshandersongolf Twitter: @jacustomgolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badfish Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 I think the pictures are real Vokeys with the logo photo shopped out. The Vokey custom shop is now located in China. It is possible that some clubs are finding their way out the back door. It is more likely that what you would receive would look nothing like the pictures. Grey market goods are tricky. I know for a fact that high end Seiko automatic timepieces find their way out of the factory and are sold for 50 cents on the dollar. I know this because I own a few, and they have been authenticated. I'm not proud of supporting theft, but my defense is that upon purchase I fully anticipated receiving a horrible fake. I'd stay away as even if they are real the unsavory characters who stole them may not send you yours. S57 DG S300 stiff M1 430 8.5 Matrix Black Tie Tour Wedges stiff SLDR 16* mini driver Fuji Speeder stiff SLDR 21* hybrid Fuji Speeder stiff Futura Superstroke mid slim 2.0 project (a) #7's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josmi15 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Negative ghost rider, the pattern is full I'd say no Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Titleist 917D2 10.5 Ben Hogan GS53 3 Wood PING G425 MAX 5 Wood PING G30 4-PW Cleveland RTX 3.0 50/10 V-MG Cleveland RTX 3.0 54/14 V-FG Cleveland RTX 3.0 58/12 V -FG EVNROLL ER-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miboy62 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 OP did you end up ordering them? ZX5 MKII LS 8.5 Stealth 2 plus 3 wood Stealth 2 plus 5 wood Stealth 2 plus 19.5 Hybrid ZX5 MKll 5 / AW Dart stiff MG3 black 52 9b 58 12b 7.5 Phantom 34” Z Star Diamond 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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