Fake sm5 titleist wedge??

Hey guys Just got this delivered from China today and was wondering if it looks fake to anyone? I have noticed it is missing a serial number, the grip does not say vokey and the face has worn quickly as I have hit about 50 balls at the range this afternoon with it (I have already cleaned the face with water and towel) Any help would be great! Thanks

First, welcome to the forum.

Not sure if this helps as I am not an club expert, but the Vokey I recently bought had a grip with the Vokey logo on it instead of Titleist, as well as a different sticker on the shaft below the grip. My clubface also doesn't look worn at all but I have to say I have the Tour Chrome edition, while this looks like a different one. Not sure if and where the serial number is, never looked for it as I bought it at a trustworthy shop in the Netherlands. I'm not able to post pics at the moment, but maybe others could also give their opinion?

Sadly signs are pointing towards this being a very good knock off of the SM5 wedge in my opinion.

If it seems too good to be true them it probably is. If buying online, stay away from the ones that only accept debit (not credit) cards or have "non commercial" emails, like hotmail, yahoo etc.

There has been a lot of that happening here in the UK recently with cheap chinese made clubs being sold on a number of sites opereated by the same person with a couple priced at RRP and others at heaviliy discounted prices to draw the punters in.

on a less serious note, i was hoping it would be an obvious fake with the "e" missing fromn Titleist

Given the pictures I'd say fake.

The marking on my 56 are in the same spot. Where they put the markings may depend on the loft and/or grind. I agree with the serial number issue though

Unless you're shopping for melamine.

or Soy Sauce

the finish looks totally fake to me. too shiny like metallics or plenty of mica in paint more than a special metallic fine club maker finish.

the grip is thin at the end. the but is awfully groves, there is dust from manufaturing. doesn't look like a fine petrol product from good pride.

the markings looks like inflated ink such as thermography or cheap filmographie. more than carved deep good aliage that is inked in the dents than smoothed or such.

the hosel embosing near the shaft seams a different patern in numbers of /////? they are too close and poor in finish. not smooth.

the tape on the shaft is place sideways. very strange.

the band is in black on yours yet white on the web page in this topics, one color less is cheaper (white).

maybe the photo and your question influenced me but still. looks cheap in  many ways. of course the web pic is photoshopped it looks better.

why buy a wedge in china it's 100 euros (120 DS) on good sites and you can find almost new half the price on forums ?

is it a good club though ?

I bough a bay hill arnold palmer full stand bag with 13 clubs and breaked 80 with it. 90 euros (say 115 USD delivery included)

great clubs yet grinded pratice balls a lot with very hard steel like grading cheese with the grooves. had chips of yellow like pencil sharps left in the grooves on every shot.