LowPost and Gord,
First let me start by saying, in my last post I was only saying that I have found a clone that is just as good, IMHO, as the original. Shaft manufacturer, length, weight, torque and flex were the same. The only difference was the model of the shaft. As far as flex goes, I have a friend who is a golf pro at one of our local courses. He checked the flex of both
clubs for me after I had been out to the driving range, and, in his professional opinion the flexes were as close as you could possibly get them. I don't expect many clones even equal the original let alone out perform them, all I was saying is mine does.
Now Gord, as far as your old
Ping Eye II Persimmon driver with a new shaft, you'll get no argument from me there. A couple of years ago I hit the best drive that I had ever hit with my old steelhead driver straight down the middle of a par 4, right around 300 yards. This was a proud moment for me since at that time 300 was about 30 yards longer then I usually hit it. The next guy to tee off was my 15 year old nephew. He pulls this old Persimmon driver that his grandfather had given him out of his bag and put his ball 20 yards past mine, and that was with an old steel shaft.
For anyone else out there who is thinking about buying a clone or no name brand
clubs, here's a small word of advice. Do not buy anything that doesn't have a 100% moneyback satisfaction guarantee. You might see me bragging a little about how good my clone is, but, I would never have bought something unproven like this if I didn't have the option to return it if I wasn't satisfied. The Ebay store I bought my clone at has an unconditional moneyback guarantee. From the day I received it, I had 30 days to have it postmarked to return for all my money including shipping. Bottom line: I'm very satisfied with my clone/non-name brand driver, you might not be. Also, read any small print on guarantees just to make sure if you don't like it you don't get stuck with a useless piece of metal.
