He Was So UPSET He Bought These FAKE GOLF CLUBS... (BAD IDEA!)

He Was So UPSET He Bought These FAKE GOLF CLUBS... (BAD IDEA!)

[@leemichael7313]

+1 for putting real shafts in them to see how the heads perform.

[@craigphillips4105]

Should do a full 18 with the fake bag of clubs then reshaft them all into real shafts amd see how much better they preform

[@billred3820]

Theyd perform just fine, as good as the real thing. Theres a reason all of these channels "reviewing" fake clubs go with the most ridiculous assine shafts possible lol

[@craigphillips4105]

@@billred3820 incase it exposes the over inflated prices ? Lol

[@hoppman6649]

@@billred3820 Stupid take of the day on youtube.

[@garymartingolf]

I think with good shafts and lofts tweaking, they could do a job

[@Willp03]

@@hoppman6649he’s right. The shafts are the most important part.

[@SteveFromStockport]

Hilarious banter, hilarious reaction to that shank. Really great entertainment guys, bravo!

[@garymartingolf]

😅

[@markryan2896]

Guys will always, always bust the balls of their closest mates. It’s so funny to watch. Closet mates just savage each other. Love it! Keep this type of content coming 🤘🏻🇦🇺

[@garymartingolf]

Ahaha 🤣

[@lexxwhite747]

You proper stitched Gaz up with that pitching wedge. You knew that club was especially wonky from your first video with that set 😂😂

[@AllTradesGeorge]

I'm definitely a budget golfer. I think the most expensive club in my bag is a second-hand Callaway 52°wedge that I bought off eBay. Almost everything else is stuff I found at thrift stores. The irons aren't fakes...they're an unbranded Callaway clone that actually got sold enough that I could find online reviews of them in about ten seconds. It was a full set, practically brand new, and only $12. I've been using them for years, and only just replaced grips this winter. They were an upgrade from an almost-complete set of much older Harvey Penick irons (missing the 5 iron) that I bought (from a thrift store) as an upgrade from the clubs I inherited when my dad died. I still prowl thrift stores on a regular basis, and check the golf clubs pretty much every time. If I found the right set, I'd consider upgrading again, but I'm pretty satisfied with what I've got. Except maybe my driver...I've been using a Taylormade R9 for years, and I loved it...but it's gone from being probably 75% straight down the fairway to maybe 20% the last two times I've gone out. Still trying to figure out if I've just forgotten how to swing a driver or if there's actually something wrong with the driver...

[@Barneyrubble241]

I doubt it's the club. R9 has some years on it now, but it's still a high quality club. Go back to basics, Stance, Grip, takeaway etc. Every time I get going goofy, especially with the driver it's always something simple. For me, it's usually my grip seeing too many knuckles on my left hand.

[@AllTradesGeorge]

@@Barneyrubble241 yeah, I've kept at it this year and was actually getting back to fairly consistent results when we hit a really busy point at work...I haven't picked up a club in six weeks, now. It was a bunch of different factors...over-swinging, I'd moved a liitle too close to the ball so I was consistently swinging out-to-in (which never turns out well for me)... A big part of it, though, was me second-guessing myself after a couple of bad rounds, that just kept feeding on itself and getting worse and worse. I took a day and just went to the driving range instead of playing a round, and discovered that I could, in fact, still hit my driver, and that improved things a lot. My rhythm is still a little off, so I'm not consistent...but I'm generally keeping it within 10deg of straight and no longer severely shanking it like I was when I posted this.

[@Barneyrubble241]

@@AllTradesGeorge Yeah, I've been there. More times than I'd like to admit. The second guessing myself part especially. That's exactly why I try to go back to the fundamentals that I learned 45 years ago when I started playing. They worked then. They'll work now. Like you, I have a very mixed bag of all second hand clubs. I def spent a little more though. LOL MIzuno 7iron to GW match, but I have a TM driver, a Ping 5 wood. A Cleveland 7 wood and some old Toski irons for the 5 & 6. Early game improvement irons. Very chunky. And Costco Kirkland wedges.

[@coinasourusrex1787]

holy cow it's been almost a year since you became a dad that's crazy time flies

[@FW-od1lt]

That’s why Takomo irons do so well! Better pricing equal in performance and you can order them in the specs you want!

[@DLTJR1959]

The only fake item I've bought were a couple of Callaway Hats. They look great but the discerning eye can see the difference. My clubs were sourced from Ebay and Callaway outlet. I always buy used but in great condition. Most are display models that have minimal to zero wear. IMHO I paid lot for them but a lot less than full retail.

[@firemedic105ns]

I definitely would love to see a full 18 with this setup. And then compare with the identical real clubs.

[@pattrickhayes7250]

I’m in Canada and have changed almost all my clubs over the last year. Bought clubs at my golf course, Gold Traders, Avenue Golf and Golf Town. Combination of new, used and over stock. No fakes. I will trade in old clubs to finance mew purchases. I fit myself but did a static fit on a couple of web pages. I would buy a club play a few rounds and trade it in if not suited to my game. I find it is a better process than hitting off a mat in a fitting studio. Thanks for the video. Good to know about counterfeit clubs. Patrick

[@docmonty5859]

I have not laughed this hard in a long time. I think you should add a short stack of pancakes to that breakfast as well.

[@garymartingolf]

😅

[@wayneriley7367]

Fakes are a fact of life. The only ones who get fooled are those who think they can get 1500$ clubs for 350$, they just fool themselves. That is why I only buy used clubs

[@tobychunn]

I agree with the putting real shafts and having a test of the club heads

[@saadsajidul9001]

i live in Bangladesh, (idk if you know where that is) if changing club is a must then get a ticket to Thailand, go to Thaniya Plaza (huge market) in Bangkok and buy them, i got my Irons, fairway wood from there, i am planning to go to Malaysia someday in 2025-2026 and get a fully fitted set cause i am just want to become a better scratch golfer.

[@daiwilliams5628]

I'd love to see you two buy NEW budget clubs such as fazer and benross etc and have a match. we know you promote used clubs but sometimes people prefer to buy new on a budget. Great content chaps , keep up the good work. PS hash browns have no place on a full english 😁

[@darylhoskins5696]

Yea $600.00 Drivers is insane $1,700.00 Callaway Irons -Jeesh !

[@uNkLeRaRa4]

This is a good reason to buy good used older clubs. Nobody is making fake Adams CB2 irons because they're 14 years old, but they're also as good as any cavity back irons from today.

[@qbclay2]

i doubt anyone is faking new Adams clubs either...also there are still a lot of 15 year old fake clubs out there....all these fake TM and Scotty's etc will be the 14 year old used fake clubs eventually!

[@MrBogieboy01]

To answer the question of which would you put in the bag, i will just say that theres currently a $35 newpoo(rt) 2.5 in my bag😂😂😂😂 the milling and paint work is worse than the cheap allied putter that came in a set of clubs i found sitting out for the garbage 😂

[@jonlewis7354]

love gary on the show

[@roberthudson3571]

Very funny. Tell Gaz he has to use those clubs when he next plays me!!! 😂😂

[@garymartingolf]

No chance!!

[@garymartingolf]

Unless we both play them

[@roberthudson3571]

@@garymartingolf ha ha. They might suit ME! lol

[@tracknews]

Felt for Gaz on the first, hilarious 😂

[@qbogle]

I recently learned how much the shaft matters. I have purchased clones for testing and the heads seamed fine, but some shafts were...crap. I could see being let down with these. Great video!

[@jlnew10]

Remember a few years ago when My Golf Spy did extensive testing between a Scotty and a Scotty knockoff ? They used players from all different handicaps and hit thousands of putts only to find out at the end that the fake scored better ?

[@davidtrevino4822]

I bought fake P790’s from China for $200. For an amateur (12 handicap) player, they are great. I rather pay $200 (usd) then $1399 (usd). I am not a professional player and I don’t think an amateur can really tell the difference. I tried both clubs and a little in distance but nothing to really mess up my game. My first set of Mizuno MX25 irons. Still play with them from time to time.

[@cstridbeck]

Really funny video! What would be interesting, as a follow-up to this (and preferably several of these), is if you would like to make a video with GCC about how they ensure the quality, loft, length etc etc of the clubs they bring in and sell..? I have shopped a little at GCC and experience them as serious of course, however, they have a very "long" delivery time for their goods, but you get what you think and always good service.

[@kennysimpson9454]

That’s a Cameron scotty .😂😂

[@miguelitoaniceto5882]

James put that lag shot shaft in the pitching wedge. 😂

[@harrymelad942]

Come on James, loss of hole at 32.10. You can't put down your size 9 behind the ball.

[@loutennant99]

Biggest shock wasn’t the fake clubs it was that Gaz had never heard of titivation. 😂😂😂😱

[@garymartingolf]

Really??

[@brandycothern2012]

Would love to see you switch the fake shaft for a real ping shaft and see how it performs. As always great video and keep them coming brother. Cheers and God bless

[@andyfrizzell4352]

It would be interesting to see the head weights etc and how cheaply they could be made playable with real budget shafts. I think Gary had a fake Ping wood that was 50 odd grams overweight that couldn't be weighted up correctly to a reasonable swingweight . I was in stitches😂 watching that 8i

[@davidmcdermott3415]

I bought a set of lefty Miura MB 101 blades (Miura doesn't make the MB 101 in lefty) and they play very well, but they are blades. I don't know if they are actually forged, but they were $450 with fake KBS PGI 80 shafts. I also have a fake lefty Scotty Newport 2 that was $75.

[@Noah-hd2je]

At least back in the 90's they didn't use the real names. When I was a kid I had Tour Series 767 irons which were knockoffs of the Tommy Armour 845's. And my friend had King Snake irons which were obviously King Cobra knockoffs. I also remember seeing Big Brother clubs (Big Bertha) 🤣

[@pauldunne24]

There fishing rod shafts I’d say before there used too make a rod wouldn’t buy anything from places like them as in clubs. Myself I went Takomo 101T waiting on them .❤️ love the content James keep em coming.

[@Compete8]

I am sure you could use that PW as a fishing rod😂. Am sure when you held the club prior to hitting some were hinging towards the floor. So funny . Would be curious to know how good the heads would be with a better shaft

[@davidbrady7478]

Rivet faced 😂😂 big gary

[@redgreen01]

Interesting vid. We have seen how the shafts but I am interested seeing how the heads perform with decent shafts.

[@philshield2027]

I buy 2nd hand clubs for reasons of budget. I use golf clubs for cash and golfbidder as I trust them to do due diligence Bleep Bitton got some use there 😂

[@derekbrown6621]

I dont mind fake products as long as you know what your buying is fake and people don't try and sell them as a real product.if you can get a fake driver £300 cheaper don't expect anything less than a garbage product

[@seanconnors7639]

The golf club companies are charging more because they really do intimately understand their supply and demand curves and their marketing organizations are incredible at generating demand even as the prices continuously go up!

[@kellycoates5027]

What if you put the heads of the irons in a set of steele stiff shafts, could they perform better?

[@Paul-viking]

It would be interesting to see how the irons play with proper shafts installed. Next video?

[@craigforecast9168]

Tbf I might get some for my boy then get them cut down.. is it gonna much difference between the fakes and kids golf sets

[@tonymiddlehurst8438]

Hilarious, but a serious message.

[@JackRussell021]

I am left-handed - finding used clubs is really hard for me. That being said, I got a full Callaway set for free from a neighbor who had to give up the game due to health issues.

[@edwardbrown6245]

Funny I bought a Scotty at a high golf store(golf town). For $350. used and the paint came all off on the first round..the store could not believe it.. but I got my money back!

[@snakepuffs1197]

Just bought my first GOOD set off callaw certified preowened. My first set is a $20 limited edition plus.

[@drew8665]

What flex on those irons were they “suppose” to be?

[@alanstevens4748]

I was the same with my putting yesterday they have dried out but not quite taken the break 😢

[@ryanhorner1675]

Talk quite a bit about the complete unpredictability of the fake shafts....how about throwing an authentic shaft in that g400 head or the irons, see how it goes?

[@stephenrose4582]

Wow, a bag full of Lag Short(tm) golf clubs. That must have cost you a fortune. But when you think of it, a Lag Shot is just a club head with a really crappy shaft.

[@robertloder5380]

It simple buy your clubs from a recognised pga professional and you’ll get what you paid for after a fitting, or if you’re going second hand use a reputable company based in the country you live in.

[@Lovetheducks]

Putters are the biggest scam in golf. I mean it is perimeter weighting and an insert you like yet putters are going for more than $500. I bet you do a blind test with high end putters and copies of those putters for next to nothing you would not notice a difference and bet a good portion of testers would pick the cheap putter over the expensive.

[@NextFairwayNorm]

Golf Clearance Outlet, Drummond Golf and Golf World, 3 online retailers in Australia who are great to deal with.

[@stevemcvay2220]

Honestly I think they are quite good for someone JUST getting into golf. They are truly better than the top flights.

[@hoppman6649]

No, they are chinese fake junk, all that is doing is feeding the market of fake clubs.

[@andyfrizzell4352]

I would prefer a Slazenger box set, at least they are playable. Not like these random clubs that are unusable

[@kevinconnell355]

I purchased the same fake Scotty Cameron putter from Wish i did like it but the paint does come off i now use Kirkland that is quality

[@MrBrooklyn31]

I'm in NY I usually go to the PGA Tour Superstore

[@tommiethatcher7265]

Great fun video guys

[@michaelcooling554]

James did I see you cleaning the ball on the Green. Isn’t this a penalty as it is testing the Green? Love your video’s especially those in Scotland

[@garymartingolf]

Yes! That’s a penalty!!!!

[@michaelcooling554]

@@garymartingolf I was playing on Good Friday with my son who is a qualified Golf Referee. He tells me that cleaning the ball on the Green is in fact no longer penalised

[@royclose946]

Well done James 👏 😊

[@mikemay8334]

I buy clubs from reputable eBay sellers that guarantee authentic clubs. They go so far as to tell you how you can tell if the clubs are fakes.

[@gordonmckay914]

Depends on your expectations. I dont buy online. I buy local

[@garyallen1172]

I lived in China for 10 years and bought golf clubs at very cheap prices. We were told that most clubs are actually manufactured in China and that the cheap ones are not fakes but rejects. That is why you should be able to find faults.

[@turbonerd3075]

To a certain extent I would agree. We have outlet stores in the US that does more or less the same things. New products that didn’t meet standards or often time out of date products that didn’t sell. That being said, a lot of what is shown here are knockoffs. The Scotty has a different design profile altogether

[@mandyg.3004]

I wonder how many of these fake clubs end up on ebay?

[@kilty66]

Can I get a link for the putter please ?

[@spitfiredarts]

Put some Slazenger shafts in from Sports Direct... They'll play better already 🤣

[@markbolton4142]

well 20 years ago my ex-wife took off with my Wilson set of clubs, I am 64 now and need to have a hobby to get some exercise and I have gotten the itch to play golf again, except I am retire and cannot afford anything, but a really cheap ugly set and I decided I'll have to save up for 5 years to hopefully afford another bag of clubs, I am, simple in sticker shock at prices now, looking at a RBZ Speedlite Complete 13-Piece Set

[@pattrickhayes7250]

I would like to see them reshafted. It would be a comparison to heads only purchase. P

[@timmycupcakes8642]

Ha, that first PW shot.

[@davidbrady7478]

They shafts you are always aware of shaft flex & in turn never swing it properly, good watch as it just shows be loads folk out there toiling with their game just cos they got fake clubs

[@rayyou7032]

So for the outrageous prices being charged now alot of people would love having clubs that look just like name brand.Unless it just performs terrible for a good golfer who cares.

[@PaulBrown-po4jk]

Take the shafts out and keep the the heads job doone

[@easyswing007]

I get my clubs from Caddy Shed, Golf Avenue, or Golf Town

[@bloggs730]

😂😂😂 Brilliant 👏

[@jeremyschweigart3950]

I bought a set of p7 tw knowing they are fake and they look 100% legit and they play just like any other butter knife

[@jean-pierrerosa784]

The fake putter is a Newport not a Newport 2 😂😂😂😂

[@adriancox-thesantjordigolf3646]

Those sharks are no more flexible than the hickory ones that were used in the sort of nineteen hundreds

[@guywhittern2800]

Paint on the fake scotty will probably last the same amount of time the paint lasts on Taylor made spiders!

[@Lovetheducks]

From looking at them just on tv they look dead on it’s crazy. I’m more curious how they would play with a real shaft in them. I bought an AAAA 1:1 clone of a Patek Philippe nautilus because obviously way out of my price range but it’s dead on weight look feel etc. I took it to my jeweler and he couldn’t tell it was fake by look and feel. It’s amazing how far they have come. I don’t condone ever buying knockoffs but for $1200 I got a $400k watch that was my dream watch.

[@garydavis8213]

I bought a brand new 3 bedroom house off Alibaba for $4000…..I’m still waiting for delivery. 😂

[@TZOID08]

Those Taylor Made fakes probably come from the same factory as Kirkland but they use genuine shafts and grips.

[@TZOID08]

@@guyoglesby6677 Reading is fundamental.... PROBABLY ....Look it up and get thicker skin. I'm sure your Costco clubs work fine. LOL

[@jeffprescher6145]

Is there any change that Golf Clubs for Cash could provide a towel to wipe off your clubs after each use? My 20-year old thrift store clubs get treated better!

[@twholbrook]

What are the iron shafts supposed to be? My dad plays graphite shafts and he's 72. They look just as noodly as these ones.

[@boatbuilder781]

Got burned once, you’ve got to be really careful.

[@matthewneville4726]

Fitted only....the copies are good looking but crap

[@neilshayler3119]

buy cheap buy twice been said for hundreds of years and it won't change

[@garymartingolf]

Great edit 😂

[@ryannickgergen4577]

Keep driver and put mini driver in bag.

[@darronclark3939]

American golf. P790. £1200

[@rockhammer904]

Bought a putter cheap over the internet and when i struck the ball the whole club vibrated and the velocity died

[@jamminjohnyevo]

I like fake Rolex’s but they never work right

[@jason109301]

Usually Dick’s sporting goods & the golf warehouse (TGW) I’m in the states

[@richardprosser5026]

My fake phantom 790,s with KBS 80 graphite shafts are nothing like yours I can assure you. 253.00 for 8 irons with removable toe weights and foam filler. I bought 3 demo 7 irons to test against my 7 iron. I’m now compressing the ball better and am now hitting longer more like I did 20 yrs ago. Bought a genuine Apex with black KBS shaft and did better with my fake! Also bought paradym x and cobra Aerojet 7 irons and with the 2 latter I’m getting 180 yards total due to much stronger lofts. I ordered a set of Aerojet irons for 440.00 inc gap wedge and do get the distances I used to get now with the lower irons. Guess I got lucky with my fakes. If I were to sell them I would say they were fakes.

[@michaelbusst3451]

The whole club is fake ? Or just the shafts?

[@adriancox-thesantjordigolf3646]

Come on james he bought those Balls in pakistan

[@martinhart1798]

Play 18 chaps with everything fake including bag and balls .

[@Lovetheducks]

Try the heads with real shafts.

[@peariejones6253]

Reshare with steel shafts and play 18

[@SteveSiwak-sv8sd]

I personally get through manufacturer but I cannot tell you how many times I'm in the shop and people go through a big box store and as soon as I put it on a bender instant feedback that there are other fake or manufacturers is using a different material