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Conference 7.286::golf

Title:Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference!
Notice:FOR SALE notes in Note 69 please! Intros in note 863 or 61.
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Created:Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2129
Total number of notes:21499

1940.0. "Knock-offs vs. Brand X" by LEDS::AMBERSON () Fri Aug 19 1994 13:49

    I'd appreciate some honest opinions on the pros and cons of 
    Knock-offs vs. name brand clubs.  I recently spent some time with
    a gentleman who sells the knock-offs.  He obviously was very high
    on the merits of the knock-offs. Anyone have any good reasons for not
    buying a good copy vs the original?
    
    Thanks
      Jeff
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1940.1STRATA::HUIFri Aug 19 1994 14:3011

Cost was the main reason I went with knock off. I could not see spending
$500-$750 for a reel Set of Pings when I could get a Knock off set for under
$300. 

Since I am also a beginner and I #%*@ at this game. I figure I would not be
able to tell the difference until I play for a few years. 


Dave
1940.2Pay now, pay later.KOALA::DEFELICEFri Aug 19 1994 15:1514
    
    I'm playing with my second set of Pings (Zing 2's).  At the start of
    this season, I sold my Ping Eye 2's for a pretty good price in relation
    to what I originally paid for them.  I had several inquiries long after
    the sale was made.
    
    As far as playability goes, go with whatever feels right with you. Many
    clones or knock-offs are as good as anything else you can buy.  My one
    knock on knock-offs is that their resale value is next to nothing.  If
    you plan on playing these things to death or passing them along to
    someone else in the family, it might be the way to go.  If you think
    you're likely to spring for something else in the next 2-5 years, go
    with the Pings now.
1940.3do it yourselfASDG::TREMBLAYTue Aug 23 1994 07:4917
    	Assuming that the heads are manufactured to some reasonable
    tolerances, I think the shafts and the grips that go on them are far
    more important than the the heads.  You can buy iron head for about 
    $5-$10 but the shafts range in price from about $3-$100.  Many
    knockoffs are made by clubmakers and not mass produced in a factory.
    Providing the clubmaker has a little knowledge about fitting, you could
    get a knockoff set that will suit you better than something out of a
    factory, and get some personal service along with it.  Also, the grip
    is the only part of the club that you touch and a custom clubmaker has
    hundreds to choose from.  I'm not saying that brand name clubs are not
    good equipment, just that you can put an Aldila graphite shaft (or
    whatever you like) on a cloned head, pick exactly the grip you like and
    end up with a very good club at a more reasonable price.  This is
    evident in the explosive growth of the components business.  The
    average golfer can have his clubs custom made at a fair price or even
    have a go at making them himself.
    						JT
1940.4Names of 'knock-offs'REQUE::GUMBELDick GumbelMon Oct 03 1994 11:3311
.2 and .3 present interesting information about brand-names vs
knock-off club makers. I'm aware of some of the brand names
(ping, lynx, etc), but I don't know who the 'knock-off' makers are.
Can anyone post the names of some of the 'knock-off' clubs? I'm in
the market for clubs and would like to be able to look at brands and
determine where they come from!


thanks,
  Dick