2007 big bertha question?

[stemo]

Bought this complete set of Callaway clubs off of Ebay( x-20 irons, big bertha driver and big bertha fairway wood set. My question is about the woods, have any of you ever seen one of these clubs without the white alignment line? If you order a custom set, is it maybe an option not to have this white line. I really don't think these are fake as the details of the rest of the clubs looks authentic. Also do any of you know of a site where I can check authenticity and maybe the specs of a custom built set of Callaway clubs, as I do have an item# sticker on every club. Thanks

 

[RickinMA]

welcome to shottalk
I doubt the paint scheme is an option when you custom order - doesn't look good
I would contact callaway directly

 

[Rockford35]

welcome to shottalk
I doubt the paint scheme is an option when you custom order - doesn't look good
I would contact callaway directly

Yep. Callaway has wonderful customer service and will give you pretty much any info and help you need.

However, when I read "set of Callaway's from E-bay", I cringe. So many fakes sold in sets these days. Don't be surprised if these turn out to be less than genuine.

R35

 

[West Coast Duffer]

Do you have some pictures.

 

[ManchesterGolfer]

If it's the big betha 460 it should have the white line. however you may have got an older 454 which doesn't. Like R35 said as soon as you say complete Callaway set the alarm bells ring. The only package set of Callaways I've seen in the shops are the ladies GEMs set. Mens Drivers, Irons, Wedges Faieways & hybrids are normally individualy priced. They could have been assembled by somebody used and sold on as a package but if they were brand new I'd be a little concerned. Post the link to the clubs you've bought or try to post some pics so we can help a little more.

Callaways customer services are superb so drop them a line to see if they can shed any light on the matter for you. There is a link on Callaways website to drop them the email.

http://www.callawaygolf.com/en.CLUBS.Drivers.BigBertha460Driver.html

 

[gcinbc]

Bought this complete set of Callaway clubs off of Ebay( x-20 irons, big bertha driver and big bertha fairway wood set. My question is about the woods, have any of you ever seen one of these clubs without the white alignment line? If you order a custom set, is it maybe an option not to have this white line. I really don't think these are fake as the details of the rest of the clubs looks authentic. Also do any of you know of a site where I can check authenticity and maybe the specs of a custom built set of Callaway clubs, as I do have an item# sticker on every club. Thanks

Hello Stemo
You are right in your suspicions concerning your complete set of Callways from e-bay. Everybody's response to contact Callaway is great advice and if you want to do a quick preliminary check, get a magnet and see if it sticks to the driver and woods. If these are titanium woods the magnet will not stick to the clubs and do the clubs have serial numbers on the hosel of the driver and #3 wood, and on the hosel of the #8 iron? These are only quick checks until you contact Callaway and see if the clubs are legitimate. I hope this helps and good luck.

 

[stemo]

PICS

Here are the pics. I took a pic of that white tag by the hosel which is on every club in the set( x-20 irons 3-SW, 5W, 3W and driver) in hope someone can tell me this is standard on a custom ordered set. It shows an item#, a bar graph and description ( IR RH x20 ?P GR REG (?= # which is the same on some clubs but varies from 4 to 9)). Also emailed Callaway golf today, and he told me I should be suspicious as ALL 2007 big bertha woods should have the white alignment line on them, he also told me to go to my local Callaway distributor, which I am going to on Friday. The other bizarre thing is these woods have the callaway X shaft on them, which I believe is the standard graphite shaft for the X20 irons. Hope these pics work, as I've never done this before. Thanks in advance to everyone.

 

[stemo]

The magnet test is a success as the fairwoods are metal and the driver is titanium as it should be. As for the serial #'s their are none but as the callaway site has informed me, their will not be any serial #'s if the equipment was custom ordered.

 

[Rockford35]

The stock shaft for the 460 is the NVS from Aldila.

I hope this works out in your favour. Doesn't look good at this point, unfortunately.

I bought a fake Odyssey putter and pursued it through Callaway and E-bay and eventually got reimbursed. It took some time, but if you push it, it'll happen.

Keep us posted on this, I'm rooting for you!

R35

 

[Lil_Huth]

Ive never even seen that Cally X shaft before. Not looking good man but like Rock, I am pulling for you. Hope they arent fakes and someone just put cheap ass shafts in them.

 

[West Coast Duffer]

I have that shaft in my X460 driver.

 

[Rockford35]

I have that shaft in my X460 driver.

That X shaft is the stock shaft for the X460, not the Big Bertha 460. This leads me to believe that his clubs are in fact fake.

R35

 

[Sandy]

They seem to be missing the entire white line that runs across the top of the clubhead but continues on around the sole, as in this pic:

Like WCD and Rock, I've only ever seen that shaft on the X-series drivers and woods, not the Big Berthas

 

[Lil_Huth]

Hmmm the shaft I had in my stock X460 was slightly different paint job than that. Doesnt matter anyway, all the stock shafts are the biggest POS ever.

 

[MCDavis]

Any chance the paintfill was removed?

Also, why not take them to a retail shop and compare them to OTR clubs? They're gonna give you some grief, possibly, but still...