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Fake or Not: Callaway Big Bertha Fusion FW (2005)

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I bought a 2005 Callaway Big Bertha Fusion FW 5 from RockBottomGolf.com a couple days ago. I hit several shots and found that its sound at impact and feeling are completely different from the 3W of the same model even when I stuck at the middle of the club face. The 5W sound is muter. The shot shape and trajectory actually look normal to me and the distance is roughly equal to that of my 2H.

I am pretty sure that my 3 wood is authentic. I suspect that the 5W I got is either defect or counterfeit.

I called Callaway today and they said 5W doesn't have a serial number on it so that only way to authenticate is to send the club to them but I don't think it's reasonable to do so.

Is it possible that 3W and 5W of the same model have different sound and feel?

dmband8985 Well Established Member

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rockbottomgolf is a pretty reputable site...i don't think they'd sell you fake clubs

in my bag:

Driver: '08 Cobra F Speed LD 10.5 w/UST Proforce V2 Tour Flight stiff

Fairway: Adams Speedline Fast10 3-wood w/Aldila Wasabi stiff
Hybrid: Nickent 3dx 3H
Irons: Nike CCI forged 4-pw Wedges: Nike Victory Red 52 56 60 Putter: Rife Mr. Beasley Balls: Bridgestone B330-RX Tees: epoch


ttcup Member

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are u sure ur 3 wood is authentic? rockbottomgolf is reputable. I would inspect ur 3 woods instead. Callaway has a lot of fakes, that 's the reason I don't like callaway no more.

plop Member

plop

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I got my 3W from Washington Golf which is a Callaway authorized dealer...

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Do you expect clubs across a range of lofts to have the same sound? Are the shafts different, which would account for the difference in feel?

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are u sure ur 3 wood is authentic? rockbottomgolf is reputable. I would inspect ur 3 woods instead. Callaway has a lot of fakes, that 's the reason I don't like callaway no more.

You don't like Callaway because there are a lot of fake Callaways? That's like saying you don't like DVDs or Rolexes because there are a lot of pirated DVDs and fake Rolexes.

In my bag:

D: Burner 2009 10.5˚
3W: Burner 2009 15˚
5W: Burner 2008 18˚R: Rescue Burner 25˚I: X-20 (4-SW)W: CG12 52˚P: Black #2


twinke masta Well Established Member

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1) Call Callaway concerning BOTH clubs, they will confirm shaft, etc. This is a primary test just to check serial with match, but won't confirm they are real.

2) If it is a fusion, try a Magnet test, i think the top crown should not attract a magnet. 3) Bring it to a Golf Galaxy or a local pro shop that carries that line and have the person there check it. Match one side by side, you will notice difference immediately if it is a fake, no matter how good they are, they are not 100% like the real thing.
are u sure ur 3 wood is authentic? rockbottomgolf is reputable. I would inspect ur 3 woods instead. Callaway has a lot of fakes, that 's the reason I don't like callaway no more.

?? Counterfeiters usually don't counterfeit crap. You don't see any fake Rawlings drivers (not bashing on rawlings or anything) out there do you? I think being counterfeited is someway of saying there is a high demand for its products. Which is usually an indication that they make a good product, but not always.

In my TerraFirma X Bag
360 Ti 10.5° Driver
FT-i Squareway 15.0° 3w
04 Big Bertha 19.0° 5w
04 Big Bertha 4-9, PW, GW +1/2" Irons Vokey Spin-Milled 56°10° SW C02 Milled 35" Putter Contour Shoes and SofJoy GlovesA mix of NXT and Laddie Xtreme balls


LBlack14 Great Member

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I wouldn't take it to no GolfGalaxy to have them authenticate anything.

:tmade: R15 14* Matrix Black Tie 7m3

:adams: Speedline Super S 3w & 5w Matrix Radix HD S VI

:callaway: X-12 4-PW Memphis 10

IONNOVEX  Type S GDT 50*, 54* & 62* Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Black 80ir

:odyssey: Tri-Ball SRT

-Landon


twinke masta Well Established Member

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I wouldn't take it to no GolfGalaxy to have them authenticate anything.

He doesn't have to take it to the Golf Galaxy, but a pro shop that carries that line to match it up side by side to check for any differences.

In my TerraFirma X Bag
360 Ti 10.5° Driver
FT-i Squareway 15.0° 3w
04 Big Bertha 19.0° 5w
04 Big Bertha 4-9, PW, GW +1/2" Irons Vokey Spin-Milled 56°10° SW C02 Milled 35" Putter Contour Shoes and SofJoy GlovesA mix of NXT and Laddie Xtreme balls


LBlack14 Great Member

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He doesn't have to take it to the Golf Galaxy, but a pro shop that carries that line to match it up side by side to check for any differences.

There are ALOT of good copies of Cally equipment out there these days.

:tmade: R15 14* Matrix Black Tie 7m3

:adams: Speedline Super S 3w & 5w Matrix Radix HD S VI

:callaway: X-12 4-PW Memphis 10

IONNOVEX  Type S GDT 50*, 54* & 62* Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Black 80ir

:odyssey: Tri-Ball SRT

-Landon


twinke masta Well Established Member

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There are ALOT of good copies of Cally equipment out there these days.

Yeah, those would be Non-registered/stamped Callaway clubs smuggled out of factories and sold on the black/grey market. Therefore, they are real clubs, just not registered in Callaway's database.

Counterfeit productions will have minor differences, things will be off a little bit. They cannot make them exactly the same, they don't have the equipment to do so.

In my TerraFirma X Bag
360 Ti 10.5° Driver
FT-i Squareway 15.0° 3w
04 Big Bertha 19.0° 5w
04 Big Bertha 4-9, PW, GW +1/2" Irons Vokey Spin-Milled 56°10° SW C02 Milled 35" Putter Contour Shoes and SofJoy GlovesA mix of NXT and Laddie Xtreme balls


plop Member

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In the end, I returned it to Rock Bottom. They said it's a defect one and gave me a full refund. It takes like 2 weeks or so but I'm happy with that.

This turns out to be good for me as I already have 2H and I hit it well recently. I just bought the 5W because of its attractive price. It was 69.99 at the time I bought and it's 89.99 now.

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