Fake Clubs - Beware!!!!!!

[ezra76]

I will be putting up this guys info soon. I just contacted Taylormade and don't want to tip this guy off. I am going to try to get Taylormade to let me talk this guy into letting me place a huge order, like 100 heads, and then send his a$$ to jail. Do NOT buy any TM drivers unless you absolutely know the seller is legit.

Caved it in on the 3rd shot, finished it off with a few more just to let off some aggrevation.

 

[Garrett]

Damn. I remeber when I got my fake x460. It was rather depressing. I hope you get that *******!

 

[Rockford35]

Weak. Contact E-bay as well, they were instrumental in helping me with my fake Odyssey. So was Callaway.

You'll be ok, just be patient.

In the meantime, try to hit the ball a little closer to the center of the face.

R35

 

[ezra76]

I was "this close" to emailing him and requesting a $4999 deposit into my Paypal account. I just want to nail this jerk though. Maybe Taylormade will give me something for the effort.

All I am wondering now is the shaft? Real Speeder or not? It has a mid bend and a mid launch with a caved in fake R7. Sadly enough I ripped off 6 or 7 260-270 yd. carry drives after I caved it.

Any tips on how to tell if the shaft is fake or real?

 

[Rockford35]

Any tips on how to tell if the shaft is fake or real?

Here's a tip on testing the shaft to see if it's real.

Get some vinegar and some bleach.
You'll also need some towels.
Get a wrench and a pillow.

Now, look at the head. Fake, right? So's the shaft.

Now's the time that you take the bleach and vinegar and put it in your eyes. Wipe the tears away from your face with the towel. Now, beat the wrench into the pillow.

Repeat as necessary.



R35

Ps....this guy isn't putting $200 shafts in fake heads, sorry....

 

[ezra76]

Weak. Contact E-bay as well, they were instrumental in helping me with my fake Odyssey. So was Callaway.


You'll be ok, just be patient.

In the meantime, try to hit the ball a little closer to the center of the face.

R35

Sheesh, one ballmark outside of the center and you give me hell.

You try hitting a fake R7 with a fake Speeder in it. This shaft is wayyy to whippy to be real. I'm holding off on contacting Ebay. Taylormade's legal supervisor is contacting me tomorrow. I am hoping we can set this guy up. I had 5 emails back and forth with him prior to getting the club. He knows I know a lot about clubs now and I left him a great feedback. That would be so awesome to set up a sting with Taylormade.

 

[Rockford35]

Not to be a dick, but are you taking pics with your phone?

Can you get a super clear shot of the top of the clubhead and the face dead on?

Thanks...

R35

 

[Davebud]

Now hopefully he isn't a lurker on this site, I know he couldn't be a member here, the only bastard that would do that to you is me. So you want to buy a new driver?

 

[Rockford35]

Now hopefully he isn't a lurker on this site, I know he couldn't be a member here, the only bastard that would do that to you is me. So you want to buy a new driver?

He'd know if it waa you cuz it'd be a Cleveland driver.



R35

 

[ezra76]

Not to be a dick, but are you taking pics with your phone?

Can you get a super clear shot of the top of the clubhead and the face dead on?

Thanks...

R35

No, pics are with a Fuji Finepix 4.1 on close up mode, highest resolution. Problem is I have to cut them down to 33% of the original size for ST to take them. It's a big ridge right across the head.

 

[warbirdlover]

Get a free account at Photobucket.com. Put the pics up there. Select the bottom properties box and copy and past in here.

 

[Rockford35]

Take some pics at like 640x480 about 10cm away. Turn on the digital zoom and give it a go. I think you might be a tad close and you're blurring the photo.

What program are you using to dumb down the pictures? Irfanview is super easy and free, works well.

Like this...

R35

 

[VtDivot]

I'm sorry, but from those pics I can't tell anything. What is the issue? Try using macro mode maybe on your camera???

 

[Rockford35]

I'm sorry, but from those pics I can't tell anything. What is the issue? Try using macro mode maybe on your camera???

It's interesting that the face crushed along the seam right there instead of the face caving in, which is what I would expect. Hence my need for better pics.

I've seen drive faces crush, and dented drivers, but this is definitely a first for me.

R35

 

[ezra76]

Ummm ok. The second pic I took clearly shows the missing paint and the ridge where the head has caved in. I'll take some more later and post them full size. I did use the Macro mode.

On another note. I just contacted Fujukura also. Do not bid on anything from Underpardeals. He has Cleveland stuff galore too. I'm giving Cleveland a call right now.