Today’s Clone Golf Clubs: Are they a good buy?
Price and quality……the almighty dollar still rules! Most clone golf clubs are sold direct to the customer, primarily through the internet, without middleman costs. There are no professional golfers’ endorsements, retailers’ mark-ups or distribution costs to pay. The result is that clones cost approximately 1/3 the price of name brand clubs.
In addition, the golf club manufacturing industry has changed in recent years, with the manufacturing of ALL golf club heads moving off-shore from the United States. This includes the major brands which were forced in this direction in order to remain cost-competitive. Now, many club head models are manufactured in the same foundries, including name brands, clone brands, and even illegal copy-cat models.
The term “clone golf clubs” has become less Read the rest of this entry »