ALI EXPRESS are selling TOUR golf shafts for £25! Surely they can't perform?...

We compare a REAL £325 TOUR AD golf shaft against a FAKE £25 TOUR AD golf shaft at GOLFREPAIRS4U in DERBYSHIRE with CUSTOM FIT specialist SAM SMITH.
After our recent exposure of golf equipment bought from TEMU, we were very surprised how far FAKE golf equipment had come on, and we openly admitted, most of the gear we purchased could have fooled us!
Now, all that being said, although the fake gear looks great on the eye, we still don't know how well it performs!
Today we're starting with a test on a FAKE Tour AD graphite design purchased off ALI EXPRESS for £25! A real Tour AD graphite design costs approximately £325!
Come and join us at GOLFREPAIRS4U with CUSTOM fit specialist SAM SMITH to find out the truth about FAKE golf shafts...
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[@MARTIN-pm7qc]

wow great vid! im sending off for my "fake " shaft! asap.....£325 v £25 for 1yard difference....no brainer....lets stop saying FAKE...instead lets say a not been RIPPED off shaft which performs almost if not better than the RIP off shaft...no wild hooks no wild slices...in fact u were straight down the middle....u hit 1 bad shot left which skewd the numbers...with the real shaft u hit the same bad shot and took it out and rehit...otherwise the FAKE won hands down......basically we golfers get ripped off by golf manufacturers...£550 for a driver...£500 for a putter.....LETS NOT SAY FAKE .LETS SAY ALMOST AS GOODBUT MUCH FAIRER PRICE...thank gary

[@CamMacMastermusic]

Great video ! Thank you. And for a $250 difference….Let’s be honest… out on the course you would never know the difference. Especially since the ball never lands on a perfect surface.

[@blagzster6255]

I guess for the elite golfer this kind of stuff makes a difference but for the average club amateur then save your £300.

[@alanpoole6064]

Dead right clearly there no pion on this evidence pay £300 plus

[@thejoker7323]

It’s now plain to see that the OEM brands are well and truly ripping off the consumer. It isn’t a ‘fake’ shaft, it’s just a cheaper pattern part - no different to fitting non OEM parts on a car.

[@johndorenski4127]

Interesting test Gary.....it seems to us the viewer that both shafts worked for you even though the fake felt different 🤔..it does throw up two thoughts though... that with practice we can make any shaft work and second how important it is to get a proper fit for clubs.... I cannot believe how many new golfers won't get "fitted" and then wonder why they can't use the clubs.. you need to give yourself a fighting chance and at least if you get properly fitted then you can't blame the tools... together with a few lessons to show you how to use the clubs will at least hugely benefit you, I believe that one goes with the other..... anyway Gary not letting you get away with it "G E T F I T T E D" 🎊🌟🥳🤩

[@garymartingolf]

All I can do is share the results, and how I felt, the conclusion is always going to be subjective, and open to debate depending on on the level of golfer, and budget.

[@chrisgirling1097]

Bought a shaft from Sam last year highly recommended, great bloke to do business with

[@worldschaos2181]

Great video. This is something I wish more people would do more of.

[@garymartingolf]

There’s going to be some great fake Vs real videos dropping! Keep an eye out 👌🏼

[@throwingdartsandbreakinghearts]

Umm at ⅒of price, it's totally worth losing 5 yrds. Now if it was poorer dispersion and 15yrs less, then ya, go real.

[@chrisgreenslade6504]

Interesting, but would have been better if you had not identified which shaft was which before hitting

[@garymartingolf]

I wish I’d done that now! That’s a great idea for the next one! Thanks

[@Norstein49370]

Just thinking, a blind test would be more accurate?

[@johna9986]

Adjust the head to take the additional spin off and figures for the two would be similar. Doesn't it come down to which feels better...and a couple of hundred pounds.

[@nicovankampen4206]

Basically they perform as good as an expensive one (seeing the results, while ignoring the biased comments)

[@garymartingolf]

Sorry, don’t understand.

[@cbrdealer]

I had a UST Helium nanocore shaft that felt like what you said the fake felt like. It was in Regular flex, but in the tip section it was very flexy. It never worked well for me. I don't think it was a fake shaft, but it's hard to tell.

[@andybt3989]

When I started playing you had a choice of flexes and that was it! 😂

[@garymartingolf]

Good point 😂

[@stevoislookingforgolfballs8046]

When I started playing you could get any flex you wanted as long as it was in steel.

[@warwickingle9936]

I would like to see some controlled shape shots like low draw or high fade. I certainly wouldnt buy one and can see the concern buying a pre owned driver with one fitted.

[@garymartingolf]

That’s a great point! I think shot shaping would split the fake and the real.

[@RealDougFields]

Thing is- those 2 shafts performed almost the same. For the price difference I am not sure which one is the best.

[@leonardkipp2387]

Very good content, it highlights a lot of what's going on with people with bad intentions. They buy the cheap stuff and then sell it for a profit on EBAY or other similar sites. You think you got a deal but the reality is you bought a counterfeit and got shafted.

[@bomb_and_gouge]

The ironic part is that most people would benefit from a higher ballflight.

[@ignatiustsui7577]

This shows the real shaft is way over priced for extra 1 yard carried distance. To be fair we don't know the durability if the fake one. Might not last a season😂

[@garymartingolf]

I’m sure it will last, it’s just nothing like the real one in terms of feel. Still does a job if you don’t compare it to the real version.

[@parkinglotgolfer8461]

Can you share the link for AliExpress?

[@garymartingolf]

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! ￡31.63 19％ Off | New Men Clubs Drivers Shaft Tour AD IZ-5 Graphite Shaft R or S Flex Golf Wood Shaft a.aliexpress.com/_mKHYlVA

[@garymartingolf]

You’ll find loads of different ones from this link

[@donegotold8776]

I would love to have seen the dispersion on them both , actually looked tighter with cheap shaft !!?? JMO

[@craigwhyte194]

What it means is that you hit the fake shaft better because you shouldn’t be swinging a 70x shaft.

[@mejustanormalguy4742]

Deffo not 300 pounds worth of difference according to the numbers. And if it wasn't for the last shot with the cheaper shaft dispersion was way better.

[@divotdigger247]

All this video proves to me is that the price of GD shafts is hugely overinflated

[@SilverbackWoodworks]

They were trying hard to diss the fake, yet ball after ball it played better for him. Seems like he needs a softer higher torque shaft, regardless of who makes it.

[@garymartingolf]

Another Ali Express employee, paid to make bias comments on reviews and leave fake reviews. Get a real job.

[@andrewfalkingham1964]

just goes to show what a waste of money for the real one!

[@garymartingolf]

That’s for you to decide 😆 The numbers are there and how I felt 🙌🏽

[@slash-1971]

Funny I had a Tour ad shaft in my driver last season. Absolutely hated it, way too much spin. I've got a tensei white now and it's a million times better!

[@garymartingolf]

It wasn’t off wish.com was it 😅 I’m going to go back down for a fitting, see what suits me best 👌🏼

[@wardman7655]

Current(real) shaft looks too stiff. Until he hooked the last 2 with the fake shaft, everything was straight. Go up a flex with fake and probably $$$$

[@davidoug22]

Just look at the S shape on shaft dead give away the fakes are easy to spot. Fake ones are more square real S more curved .same on your ad VRs

[@garyfardon8841]

The fake shaft performed better.

[@garymartingolf]

The numbers were good!

[@rowlandbarrett6594]

Watched the whole video to see how you tell the two apart 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ Still don’t know.

[@alanpoole6064]

Should stick with the fake

[@stevegolfman2739]

4 yards is nothing...vs paying an extra 300+ pnds.

[@garymartingolf]

I think the numbers flatter it though, wouldn’t be 4 yards into a breeze let’s not forget.

[@robinc3307]

Let's be honest for £25 it was great....there wasn't much in it...

[@garymartingolf]

We were been honest.

[@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tn]

Fake shaft better.

[@HomeTownFitteds]

So bro all over the map with the real shaft. Gets the fake one, says I feel like I have no control…. Yet during his comments Stripes 3in a row!! Sorry. But this seems a little Shitty to say I have no control. So with control you’re not down the middle???? Having said that. Fake is fake. And I wouldn’t buy. But this video really isn’t help state that case boys… But,, Good Job,,,, I… Guess lol!!

[@garymartingolf]

What do you want me to tell you in feels like? If it feels like it has no control, but goes straight, buy it then. I’m not going to tell people it feels solid, if it doesn’t.

[@9bar7and9bar8]

The clue is in the price. I would not by a fart in a bottle off Ali Express.

[@garymartingolf]

😅

[@Simon-iv3gq]

Those figures are neither here nor there... likely from the human factor in the swing. Seriously fellows, the only way to tell for sure how bad these fake shafts and clubs really are is to the test swing by a Swing ROBOT! The rumor going around it these fake shafts are actually from the same factory, made after hours when the factory shut downs but a night crew goes in to carry out some extra manufacturing!

[@garymartingolf]

A machine has no feel Simon. A machine would provide good numbers, but our numbers suggest the fake is decent, my criticism is feel.

[@davidtaormina2011]

Just watching the fake shaft. Three of the balls went straight down the middle and just about everyone seemed longer, so how are you getting these numbers? The fake shaft seem to perform better

[@garymartingolf]

That were just the numbers, I really didn’t care which one won, that’s the beauty of being impartial.

[@gregmiller726]

It's the total distance is less because of the spin. The carry was actually slightly longer with the fake. Wasn't much in it for difference in cost. Wonder about durability though.

[@alanpoole6064]

The fair look better how did you get these numbers difference was very small but for over £300 less there no problem could see the fitter could admit it was just as good

[@niteninja0133]

Looks like you got the right shaft with that fake one. Your shots were way better for the 1st 3

[@MM-tn3br]

You know how to prevent the counterfeit market? Lower the goddamn price on the genuine products. If the real shit wasnt so damn expensive, and prices were reasonable like $250 for a driver, people wouldnt be so enticed by the fakes a d we would virtually eradicate the counterfeit market all together. But golf industry is a scam even the good guys and they overcharge you for what costs them pennies to make.

[@garymartingolf]

Can’t argue with anything you’ve said. I’ve never purchased fake golf equipment to use in my personal bag, but I have bought other fake items in the past due to cost.

[@douglastaylor43]

For 1/10 the cost of the real one it's pretty good.

[@garymartingolf]

I mean, it would be good to test against a £50 shaft.

[@petekenny3774]

Is it....good god don't get near the fake stuff it's horrendous I wouldn't pay a quid for that shaft terrible thing ... Gaz is right the second hand market is scary now no idea what your buying eBay Facebook I stay away from it so many dodgy clubs out their

[@rimskykorsakov2892]

@@petekenny3774 And you comment is backed up with what facts?? I would prefer to go on numbers so no disrespect but you're talking crap.

[@grahamwilcox4027]

At £25 it’s obviously not real, but what if it was advertised at £200? Better if it wasn’t copying another shaft and just advertised with the actual spec of the shaft. How would it compare to a similar budget branded new or nearly new shaft?

[@MrUlfdub]

A word about the importance of SWINGWEIGHT. In today's brand agnostic world we buy clubs that may have similar flex and loft when putting our sets together, but, do we check to make sure that the FEEL is the same? Recently I bought a set of older TaylorMade Rescue FCT Hybrids. With the 65 gram Aldila RIP shaft. I put Jumbo Tour Velvet grips on them and then went off to the driving range. I could not make consistent contact with the ball. My swing was all over the place because they were TOO LIGHT. (swingweight about C5 or so). I then bought the Identical clubs in the TP line. (the ONLY difference being the Aldila RIP shaft comes in 85 grams). Problem SOLVED! (D2, even with the jumbo grips). I now own a Swingweight scale.

[@garymartingolf]

I’m so guilty of not giving swing weight enough consideration! I am 100% going back for all my clubs checking! I’ll say more in the video, but im very annoyed with brands who don’t even talk about it.

[@pg.travels]

Sam Smith is looking way better since giving up music in favour of golf. Good on him!

[@brianmurray4199]

Better would be a blind test. To see what the real feel in difference would be like. You knew so you were looking for the negative straight out the gate

[@garymartingolf]

Trust me, I would of known the fake from feel, however, I am 100% going to do the next fake shaft / club test I record without knowing the fake a real! Kicking myself I didn’t do this now. Next weeks fairway wood one, won’t be done unknowingly unfortunately.

[@themule8430]

maybe next time dont let him know which shaft is which until after he hits them both. Then it would be a fair comparison with no bias.

[@SteveFromStockport]

I saw no real difference in distance or dispersion. You can keep your eye-wateringly expensive shaft, I'll not be buying!

[@jonbuikema7399]

Tour AD I shafts are legit! I want one for my Mizuno STX 230. I tried it when I bought mine and it was amazing. But $300 more is high. I'm sure it is worth it. The feel is unlike anything stock. Compares to the Ventus upgrades.

[@PZXZP]

A blind test will have been great for viewership but not so good for business!

[@garymartingolf]

We’ve taken that on board. Thanks

[@davidfry6323]

Sam is one of the best in the business. Very knowledgeable and I’m so pleased to see his business go from strength to strength 👌🏻

[@garymartingolf]

First time I’d met him, I’ll be back soon! ⛳️

[@johnwhyte7406]

For a golfer not swinging over 100 mph there is little difference 🏌️‍♂️

[@garymartingolf]

We might have to test that, Unless there’s already evidence to back that up ?

[@terrylockwood2430]

Never thought about fake shafts before. I knew there are fake heads. This is eye opening! Thanks Gary for another great video

[@alanpoole6064]

Got to keep the golfing industry safe not interested in benefiting the people who don’t have the money this test proved the mainstream are ripping us off

[@mathewsmith8949]

Great fitting Sam, very knowledgeable guy fitted my driver recently with great results.I will definitely visit again soon 😀⛳️.

[@Erictheking66]

Get that fake shaft gamed... best bunch of drives I've ever seen you hit 😅

[@garymartingolf]

Ahahah 🤣🤣😂😭

[@WarrenCarr746]

Sam really knows his stuff, great information about swingweight

[@garymartingolf]

Can’t wait to go back for a fit 👌🏼

[@craigsnewfoundland2351]

your supposed to be getting rid of golf kit not buying more shafts. lol

[@Tattooedgolfer1]

Nice video , fake shaft looked legit , I might get one … just something else I’d be able to blame on my bad shots 😂😂😂

[@michaelbarber6200]

Awesome remember Sam from Trent Lock golf and country club Lovely chap

[@garymartingolf]

Yeah, really good 🤌🏼

[@stefanomaniscalchi4983]

sorry but this video does not make sense.You shouldnt have told that guy that one of the shaft was fake.He is a professional and obviously, regardless if the fake is good or bad, he has a negative bias from the beginning towards the fake

[@speedwaystevemk2]

Look forward to the workshop visit ,its a black art on building clubs. You should get 2 x 7 irons with same set up same shaft and heads , but he can make them feel very different. Ask him for his thoughts on puring of shafts

[@garymartingolf]

I’ve put this into my notes for the next time I visit! That would be a great video! Identical build, one pured, one not!

[@Uptonspark]

Looking at the stats, I thought it wasn’t that far off than the real McCoy shaft and dispersion looked better 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@garymartingolf]

It wasn’t. It was higher spinning , one yard less in carry, and about ten yards less in total distance. This did flatter the fake, as these numbers would separate more into a wind. Most importantly thought, i was a surprise I got the first three so straight as I felt like I didn’t know where the head was, you can’t show feel with numbers, but if you could, they were miles apart.

[@markjackicasa1]

bought shafts from sam before he is a sound chap

[@garymartingolf]

I’m going back down for a fitting, knows his stuff 🤌🏼

[@wbubbles5960]

Me too - top guy good price super flexible

[@elbowyeish]

it seemed like you hit the fake one much straighter LOL

[@garymartingolf]

I were happy with the direction 😆

[@andrewportman2575]

Hardly any difference between them and certainly not £300 more 😂. Utter bollocks this Gaz you hit that fake one the same and it should’ve been a blind test cos I guarantee you would not have known which was which. £300 and it was 3 yards better 😂

[@garymartingolf]

The next fake shaft test I will one hindered percent swing blind fold, and I know I’ll tell, the feel is so obvious which is the most stable. I agree, the data and results aren’t bad, but they don’t compare on feel which I couldn’t get used to. I do agree, maybe someone in regular flex, a softer swinger, wouldn’t feel the torque so much, so for them, it could be better.

[@tommiethatcher7265]

I love this type of video Gaz and I would still love to see you film with Jason at Club champion/golf principles, top top video Gaz

[@garymartingolf]

We’re starting to get further afield. It won’t be long before all these things will be possible 🤞🏼

[@tommiethatcher7265]

@@garymartingolf channel is going from strength to strength mate

[@philleyland1847]

I'd take a 5yd loss for a tenth of the cost every day of the week

[@garymartingolf]

Ali express 😁

[@danielwarren2355]

What you have to factor in is, it's a five yard loss (give or take) for Gary in these conditions, but if you're already a pretty spinny player and you add this shaft in and in not ideal conditions then it's quickly going to turn into a nightmare.

[@barryhenderson2732]

​@@danielwarren2355 pair it with a low spin head😂

[@turfinteractionsgolf]

You need a proper fitting. The way you hit that fake shaft makes me think a slightly softer shaft might suit you better anyway. Even though the spin was slightly higher, you hit it generally straighter and with a bit more carry. It was only roll out that made the real one be longer, in wetter conditions you won't get that rollout and a flatter flight is not as advantageous. Plus softer doesn't always mean less stable, some of the high end ladies shafts have very low torque but are extremely soft. Go back to Sam again and test some different flexes from Ladies all the way through to X stiff in some high end shafts but in your own driver head and see where you end up.

[@garymartingolf]

I totally agree! I mentioned to Sam, I don’t feel like any fitter has ever listened to me, they always fit me on numbers, rather than listening to me. I always end up with a club that feels like a pole! I am going back down 👍🏼

[@turfinteractionsgolf]

​@@garymartingolf There are enough different heads, lofts, shaft flex, shaft stiffness, swing weights, grips and club length options to be able to get to equipment that gives the right numbers but also the right feel, and the right feel is important, if you don't like how your clubs feel you're never going to feel like you can hit it perfect every time, even if the 'numbers' said you should.

[@paulhuk2748]

Top show mate, great comparison, keep them coming.

[@garymartingolf]

Thanks 👌🏼

[@Lamster66]

There's a difference alright, about 325sovs. Whilst the low HC golfer would tell the difference they would also be more likely to go to a fitter and buy genuine. The Newbies like my more than likely would hit the fake £25 shaft better as the swing is slower and doesn't generate club speed so that £300-400 shaft is a waste of money on the beginner or High HCapper. Bit like ProV1s with a sub 100mph swing really.

[@royclose946]

Well done gaz ya gotta watch what you buy now 👏 😊

[@alanpoole6064]

Think this proved that mainstream brands are overrated and overhyped and over price

[@myrx2]

For the average high handicappers that play once or twice a month i dont see a fake shaft being much of an issue but 100% wouldn't touch a fake head!

[@garymartingolf]

I agree, if you’re a casual golfer, you can make it work. You’d maybe just order one flex stiffer than normal to give it a stronger tip and less torque.

[@myrx2]

@garymartingolf the big question is how long until the fake heads become close to or on par with the genuine ones? I can understand the fake driver heads my never be due to the high quality materials used in the genuine ones but it may be a little different for irons in a few years. It also begs the question? Is most of the price in a golf club just down the brand name?

[@davidchipman7612]

Great results for the fake shaft only 5 yards difference most amateur golfers are the same with accuracy and a 10th of price Take my money

[@craigtrain5774]

Great video Gaz. Got fitted for a Tour Ad a while ago by Callaway the stability is unreal compared to the off the shelf stock shafts.

[@garymartingolf]

I never thought I’d pay £300 for a shaft, but after trying some, I’m going back down for a fit! Unreal difference!

[@wajopek2679]

Give me first refusal when you sell it on for a fraction in 6 months 😜

[@montegustafson5142]

As a longtime clubmaker and player, I earned two things about swingweight. First, even the top quality brands can have significant variances in the swingweight throughout their iron sets, leading to performance issues/differences. Second, in matching up a club set, I always measure the swingweight with the grips OFF. Grips can vary in weight, thus skewing the result. BTW - did your fitter have a torque measurer? Curious about the variance.

[@GarryBBimmy]

Great video guys, you could have thrown a tea towel over the first three shots with the fake shaft, did you deliberately mis the last 2 ? I'll be visiting Sam soon too sort out my pxg black ops shaft Cheers Garry B in Manchester UK

[@GivenQuality4Life]

How about you stop making excuses before you use the fakes and just hit them normally. Go play an entire rd with fake shaft and lets see your score.

[@garymartingolf]

People who are interested in golf shafts, and are prepared to pay £200+ for a shaft are generally curious about the FEEL!… How can you review a shaft without discussing its feel? We’ve shown the results, you can see it performs well, what more do you want.

[@GivenQuality4Life]

@@garymartingolf you took 1 shot or no shots before discussing feels, unless you editing most takes out....

[@garymartingolf]

I’m not going to get into a debate with you. I’m the only KZbinr that has ever given credit to a fake item because I couldn’t give two hoots about anybody but my subscribers so you can think what you want, but the shaft feels Shiite! 😅

[@craighaslam1279]

Really good content gaz 👍

[@garymartingolf]

Cheers Craig

[@chickydogbreath1]

Seems the shafts are of comparable build but the ingredients aren't the same. I'd never know as most wouldn't. I'd certainly not enjoy being pissed on by buying a fake thats supposed to be the real thing though.😮 Those KBS tour black nickel shafts are looking mighty fine at 85 scrill a set.

[@garymartingolf]

The black nickel shafts look 🔥

[@legend9018]

I love the video, maybe should’ve done the test blind to eliminate any bias and actually don’t match the swing weight because many people don’t that the knowledge or even inkling to do that. Also raised a big concern about second hand private market. Paying 25 quid for a shaft then selling it for 3-4 times the amount is easily done

[@garymartingolf]

I agree with them points actually. It’s the first time I’ve ever compared fake Vs real. I’ve already recorded one more, but I’ll certainly take your points on board moving forwards 🔥

[@jakegordon7212]

I want to see a 10-15 handicap do the same test and then compare it. Your swing is pretty tuned. Be interesting!

[@johnarmstrong1452]

How to get the best out of your game. I found out so much watching this flog. I now have a better understanding of shafts.This is very much appreciated. Great content Gary. Thanks. Cheers

[@garymartingolf]

Thanks John. Swing weight was a hugh eye opener for me, and you will see this even more in next weeks video on the fake fairway wood Vs real ⛳️

[@Ghost-Of-Kyiv-]

Got a rep autoflex on the way. I can't wait lol 🚀

[@garymartingolf]

Let us know how you get on with it

[@Ghost-Of-Kyiv-]

@@garymartingolf definitely! I will keep u updated

[@Ghost-Of-Kyiv-]

@garymartingolf Just got the Autoflex. I am blown away by the quality and feel. It's gorgeous and flawless. Going to hit it tomorrow night.

[@alanpoole6064]

Dead right

[@ferfromla]

Since the shafts look identical, it would be perfect to set up a double-anonymized procedure over a few days so that you could gather sufficient data to run statistical tests to see if there would be any significant differences. Just scanning your limited data here, I see everything so close that I am not convinced one stands out as superior. As has been pointed out in other remarks here, you failed to control for your own bias. Since you know which shaft is the most expensive, you may have already concluded that it is superior to the cheaper one. It would help if you found a way to eliminate that bias and let the data speak instead. Throughout the Internet and especially on YT, I see content creators doing these cursory tests, hitting a few shots, and almost always the more expensive brand wins. If your aim is to be scientific then it requires that you use well established procedures and results to be confident in your conclusions.

[@garymartingolf]

I do like the idea of playing out on the course with the fake shaft and I will be as I’m in the process of building a full bag of fake equipment. Iyou watch more of my content, reviews and comparisons, you will soon see there is never ever bias. I’ve quite often praised faked equipment, but in the case of this shaft, the flex, feel and torque was clearly not true to the real version. As we said, the results, they were great, but I think that was more down to my ability to adapt to the softer feel. In conclusion, it wouldn’t play consistent to the feel of all the other clubs in my bag and therefore I couldn’t play that shaft, and I would worry that less skilled golfer would struggle to adapt and they would lose control. Anyway, we will see, all this will be tested in the future once we’ve got a full bag setup.

[@scottmazz1616]

Just like most commenters. One go a couple of meters shorter and definitely more consistent for a tenth of the cost and the consensus is dont buy them? I'm not sure that there is as much honesty there should be? Is it because you guys get them without having to spend money? 200 pound to you is 400 dollars where I live. That's about 700 before tax or about all my spare cash for three to four weeks. = car insurance for 6 months, 3 months electricity or my fuel bill for 3 to 4 weeks. That's a massive saving for a couple of meters!

[@garymartingolf]

We haven’t suggested you go and buy a 400 dollar shaft, you could get a Real $99 shaft to feel nicer than this fake. The results are there, is you don’t care about feel, and you only care about numbers, go for it. There is 100% honesty, we don’t get a bean from any brands, and if you think otherwise, ta tar

[@scottmazz1616]

@garymartingolf I get that. But you also haven't given credit go the factvthis thing is actually value for money for someone who wanted consistency. Seems this thing was def more consistent than the big dollar spend if what I just watched was correct? I'm not taking a personal shot. Merely making an observation. The best fishing knot breaks consistently at a breaking strain and is the easiest to tie. The best club can be the one that gives consistent distance and accuracy (if it's in the ball park). Sometimes name products are over priced. Sometimes we should call them out? I'm not suggesting it's ethical to pass something off as fake by any means, I'm saying thatbthe b evidence presented didn't reflegtbtge opinion given.

[@mrb9849]

To be fair there wasnt to much difference in carry and tital distance. The big difference is the price difference and how durable the fake one is. Although you could replace it several times over 😂

[@jlnew10]

I keep hearing about the "superior performance" of the real $350 shaft versus the $25 shaft in this video. The bottom line was I saw literally no difference whatsoever. I mean seriously, a 1 yard difference in carry ?!?!?!? Dispersion was very close. If you really want to point out possible differences put the shafts in a frequency analyzer, preferably a Mitchell golf Digiflex 2.0. Then robot test the shaft at a club head speed rated for that shaft. Post up dispersion and distance variables. So untill we go down that road I'm going to need that link to purchase these.........

[@garymartingolf]

The reason why we put the data on the screen is for everybody to see the results, there’s nothing to hide, if you want one, go get one off Ali Express. My conclusion is, the shaft is crap, because I wouldn’t sacrifice feel, I’d rather use a stock shaft, but if you like the numbers and don’t care too much about feel, go for it. I really don’t know what you expect sometimes, all I ever give is my honest feedback, I couldn’t give two hoots about anything else apart from that.

[@jlnew10]

@@garymartingolf I guess I would agree it's crap if it was 20 yards shorter and 50 feet offline but I just didn't see it.Also for statistics outcome you shouldn't have been able to know which one you had before starting the test. Once you knew it was the fake and started waggling it and saying it was unstable you had developed a preconceived notion that it was going to perform badly. You skew the results of a test by knowing the placebo.

[@markarbuthnot2693]

Should have been blind test

[@garymartingolf]

It’s a great idea for next time. We never thought about it.

[@ndmagic99]

Should have tested them blind.

[@garymartingolf]

Definitely will next time. Wish someone had given me that idea before.

[@mikewolf3686]

Ha Shots are better with the fake! lol

[@garymartingolf]

They were lol 😂

[@andyfrizzell4352]

Would be interesting to see if a stiffer version of the fake would improve your spin/ performance?

[@LTZ_Z71]

1 yard of carry and 4 yards net truthfully isn't much difference if you're being honest with yourself.

[@garymartingolf]

If you could put a number of feel, the fake would score 1 and the real would score 10! Thats the difference, not the carry and total distance.

[@LTZ_Z71]

@@garymartingolf Makes sense and thank you for that explanation.

[@chrisnaylor9184]

The fake shaft launch was better lol 2800 at your speed is just fine and the ball flight from the fake was better haha

[@garymartingolf]

Would want that flight and spin into a wind, barely rolled with no wind.

[@chrisnaylor9184]

@@garymartingolf no but you’d be hitting it lower intentionally. This is a test with everything neutral the fake had a better ball flight. Maybe play them on course and see the real world difference. Ask any fitter 14 degrees is optimal launch with driver. Spin is a little high but only a couple hundred rpm.

[@paullywally8164]

Funny that changing the weight changes center of gravity and spin. Seems like that would be more important than swing weight since swing weight is just preference. Last shot on fake was bad but didn’t rehit and the original shaft was about .25-.5 inch longer. This whole thing seems like a waste of time that I can’t get back.

[@garymartingolf]

Really constructive, thanks for watching.

[@ferfromla]

Looking at how the balls flew, I could not really discern a great deal of difference. You hit both shafts pretty well, and they all ended up very playable. I don't know if a mid to high handicap golfer could really tell the difference. Moreover, as someone here has pointed out, the best test would be double-blind, where no one knows which shaft they are using until the test is over. Perhaps a pro or very low handicap golfer might be able to detect differences, but again the real problem here is bias. You really need to control for that to be sure.

[@alanpoole6064]

The most important thing was that for £300 plus there wasn’t any difference

[@steve827]

I’ve done this before and it last about 12 swings before it snapped … I do swing it’s 122mph on average but the fake one was good till it snapped in the handle

[@alanpoole6064]

But not everyone can Have that swing speed and not everyone has £300plus to spend on a driver

[@77bovi]

Prank guys? Talking down the shaft that is clearly performing much better. 😂 No way you would use the 1st over the 2nd shaft on the last hole at Augusta. No shame in saying the more lively shaft like your own gamer suits your swing better.

[@garymartingolf]

I wouldn’t use the fake shaft at a council course, never mind Augusta. All my videos feedback is with integrity, I couldn’t give two hoots which product, fake or real is best, I’ve not affiliation to anyone.