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Is this a real r7 425? (Pics)

Hank

By Hank
in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting

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Hank Member

Hank

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This situation with TM and an eBay seller is REALLY starting to piss me off now. I bought an R7 425 off eBay for my brother only to find out through TM after I called them that the serial number wasn't in their system: a fake.

So GREAT I thought, just a pain in the ass. I contacted the seller, and the seller wanted the serial number so he could call TM himself. Fair enough, I thought.

Well after he called TM he emailed me back stating that TM told him the only way to verify the club is a counterfeit is by mailing it into TM for verification!

Argh!!! I then called TM myself and they said that just because the serial number isn't in their system doesn't necessarily mean it's a fake...

WHAT THE HELL IS THE SYSTEM FOR THEN!!!

wow. Anyways, I'm going to post the pics here for you guys to maybe help me out a bit as I've never seen an R7 425 before this club...




Sorry for the blurry 2 pics there, my good digital camera is getting fixed.

Thanks for your help guys!

Whats in my bag:
Driver: R7 Superquad 10.5 Stiff Stock
Wood: R7 3 wood Stiff Stock, r7 5 wood Stiff Stock
Irons: Command BK 3-PW Stiff TT Black Gold Shafts
Wedges: 52, 56, 60Putter: Dual Force Rossie II or White Hot XG #9 (Haven't had a chance to use both yet.)

r7 425 Dedicated Member

r7 425

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It looks very real to me---the colors and the text are the same as any r7 425...there is no variance in color or text in those photos ..

"People think the size of the head is most important. Wrong. It's getting a quality shaft. test different shafts to see which goes the straightest. Also, more degrees of loft on the head is better than less. Eleven degrees is about right."


choran Established Member

choran

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I bought a superquad and called them to verify and they told me the exact same thing, "it wasn't in the system, but it doesn't mean it's a fake?" Do they not keep track of all the serial numbers they put on their clubs or what? For what it's worth, I'm almost positive the superquad I had was legit, and if it wasn't, well then it performed as well as any superquad I hit. But the fact that they couldn't verify it astounds me.

o yea...for what it's worth your club looks legit from what I can see.
In the bag:


Driver: Tour Burner 9.5* w/ Aldila VS Proto stiff shaft
Woods: Burner 15* 3 Wood w/ Fujikura, stiffHybrid: 503H w/ Aldila NV, stiffIrons: 755 3-9 w/ Project X 5.5 shaftsPitching Wedge: MP-T 47*Gap Wedge: MP-T 51*Sand Wedge: MP-T 56*Putter: Rossa SienaBall: Laddie/Laddie...

mancest Member

mancest

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My brother has a r7 425, and this looks the same, I can't tell any differences. I will look at my brother's the next time we play with a little more scrutiny and if I see any descernable difference then I will post again.

Classic 290 10.5 Miyazaki C. Kua 43 R

 AMP 15 Aldila RIP F

 Baffler Rail H 17 & 22 Fujikura Motore S

 S2 Forged 5-GW Nippon NS Pro 900xh R

SM 54 & 58 Vokey Nippon 105T W

 Studio Style Newport 1.5


shaggy023 Member

shaggy023

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I came across a few r7 460 counterfeit drivers last summer. One of the indicators it was indeed fake were the weights. If your driver has a 14 gram weight in it, compare it to the image below


The shaft is another dead giveaway if it has the RE*AX shaft in it as the counterfeiters came close to reproducing the same look but got the colors wrong. From the pictures yours looks legit.

Kevin

In the Bag:
ADAMS XTD 10.5 (S) 46"
Mizuno F-50 4-wood NV-65
TaylorMade Rescue TP 19° & 22°
TaylorMade X-300 FCI 5-pw Rifle 6.0 +1 4upCleveland 588 RTG 52° & 56° 3 upOdyssey 2-ball LONG cut to 40"

marpr Dedicated Member

marpr

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ebay.................................................. thats all i have to say.

i would only buy gear off reputable ebay stores not sellers.
Driver: Callaway Diablo Edge Tour 10.5* (UST Proforce v2 77g X Flex) 3 Wood: Callaway Diablo 15* (UST Proforce v2 86g S Flex). 2 Hybrid: Adams A4 Tech 17* (UST Proforce v2 105g S Flex). 3 and 4 Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro 20* and 23* (UST Proforce v2 105g S Flex)
Irons: Tour Edge Exotics...

wardamneagle Member

wardamneagle

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this is the reason i dont buy on ebay. but it does look legit

In my x78 stand bag
Driver Tour Burner 9.5 REAX stiff
3 Wood 906F4 15.5 Aldila VS Proto stiff
Hybrid IDEA Pro Gold Matrix Ozik stiff
Irons AP1 4-W DG S300Wedges Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 54, V-Foil Tour 60Putter Red X 35"Ball ProV1


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