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"Cloned Golf Clubs - Are They Worth Buying?"

The golf club clones market is a striving segment in the golf equipment industry. But if you think you’re saving more by buying a clone (defined as a golf club that has copied the basic design of a famous brand), you could be wrong. That’s not to say – you shouldn’t buy a clone club. But you’ll save more in the long run, by educating yourself on the pros and cons of buying a clone club.

Here are two important qualities a clone club should have: The ideal clone club should carry the manufacturers seal on the product. When company takes pride in having their cloned clubs associated with their corporate identity – they’re explicitly acknowledging the fact that they’ve copied or cloned from a famous brand. More to the point, they’ve invested good materials and workmanships in these products and guarantee the quality. The second quality worth considering is – being able to tell at a glance, that while the cloned golf club bears characteristics to a famous brand, there are discernible differences. You know you’re buying a cloned golf club. You’re making an informed decision.The next step is to classify golf club clones into three types. “Inspired by” clubs are not strictly speaking golf club clones. Instead, they are clubs that were designed to be “in the same style as” certain famous clubs. The main difference here, is that the manufacturers have established the identify of their golf clubs as separate from the inspirational golf club. The golf club clone that is “A Lot like” is different from the “Inspired by” clubs. The intent of the designer here is to subtly remind the buyer of the actual design that inspired it. When you look at it, you can see the resemblances, but at the same time you can clearly identify the manufacturer. You know immediately that the golf club is from another company as the manufacturer has his logo on it. There are noticeable similarities between the branded and clone clubs.
It’s the third kind of golf club clone that is rightfully called “A Knock off” or “A Rip-off” that could be the worse possible buy of your life. The “Knock-off” is almost the exact duplicate of the famous club but carelessly constructed with inferior materials. Take time to inspect the logos, the quality of the paints used and the lettering styles of the clones. It could be difficult to know who made it. The letterings may be sloppily done, the logo is fuzzy looking or untidy.

Although these golf club clones play in a similar manner due to the similar design, this may be the only good thing about it. And even that quality will soon disappear. Why? The shafts are often inferior factory seconds painted to look like serious golf shafts. Some knock-offs don’t put real tungsten inserts and just apply an imitation paint pattern that appears as though an insert had been added. The heads may be made from cheap stainless steel formulas that will rust when exposed to dampness. The paint will fade away.
So educate yourself on the pros and cons of buying a clone club. Quality will always be an issue, when it comes to purchasing a golf club clone.