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Originally Posted by Hardhitter  what i think are knockoffs are clubs with a very poor metal in them i (forget what the metal is called) but clones are pretty darn close to the real thing and btw my clubs i use are sun valley titan stain-less (knockoffs of callaway hawk eye and they work fine for me, a good 8i goes 120 on an easy swing (yes i do hit the ball long for my age) i hit driver around 200 yards but back to my point clones and the real thing are pretty close and just a question but have you read the book Tom Wishon 12 facts about golf or something like that. it talks about club fitting and clones versus the real thing if you have the you know what i am talking about. |
Not only have I read 12 myths, I have also read 'Search for the perfect golf club', 'Search for the perfect driver', 'Common Sense Clubfitting', 'Practical Clubfitting' and distribute said 12 myths by Tom Wishon with every set I build. I've also read stuff by Jackson and Maltby, just to name a couple others.
The metal you refer to is Zinc, or any alloy with zinc in it. Zinc and zinc alloys are lightweight, but do not bend. They break. While I don't mind using them for kids
clubs (most people don't want to spend a ton of cash on kids
clubs when they figure they'll grow out of them too fast... nevermind that I try to encourage proper fitting for kids
clubs by offering the reshaft at half price on a kids set, and use quality heads to fit them into), on the whole I wouldn't bother with them for the aforementioned reason (you can't make up for a head being out of spec).
Don't get me wrong, hardhitter. If it's golf club shaped, you can play with it. You could play zinc
irons, wedges and putter with an aluminum driver. It can all be done cheaply. Clones or lookalikes are much better to work with (ie they can be bent to correct tolerance errors), but generally speaking I'd rather support those doing their own R&D, those that are reputable. If it 'looks like', or 'compares to', then I don't sell it, I don't even stock it. I'll work on it though, after you sign a waiver.