taylormade burner irons...colour

[bigdon]

Originally Posted by bplewis24

Do all TM irons say "Made in China"?

Yes ,label says shaft made in china, head made in china, assembled in U.S.

[dhanson]

Originally Posted by bplewis24

Do all TM irons say "Made in China"?

i think most. it's usually something like "cast in china, assembled in the united states" or "cast and assembled in china."

edit: sorry, didn't see the next page.

these are either really good knock offs or legitimate clubs. it's weird looking at a left handed club vs right handed, but from these pictures i can't tell any difference between your AW and mine. i counted the grooves, looked closely at the font on the back of the club, position of the "A" on the sole of the club, ferrules. all looks the same.

in terms of discoloration, mine are starting to turn a slightly different color after a month or two of wear/washing, most significantly on the sole of the club, behind the sole plate, near the heel of the club. that's the only spot where there's any sign of discoloration.

[LBlack14]

Do all TM irons say "Made in China"?

What did you think they'd say? I don't know anything about that site, but those don't look bad to me. you may have gotten a steal.

[bigdon]

Thanks for the reply,I dont really have an issue with the quality of the clubs as they look and feel just like the ones I tried out in shop,I was just concerend when I saw they were more of a bronze colour then the satin black in the shop,I only opened the AW  and the SW as I thought I might have to send them back but that could prove very hard/expensive from here.Feel a bit better now.

[LBlack14]

Here are my final thoughts on that site: You can not contact via phone and they don't list a place of business or I couldn't find any on the site. There are only 8 authorized online retailers for Mizuno they are listed on their site, the rest sell counterfeits. Only form of contact is a gmail address. Drivers only available in 2 lofts. I'm almost positive they aren't legit, but damn good counterfeits to my eye from the pics if they are. Pretty wishy washy, but HEY! See how they play.

[rocky74]

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/thread/47551/are-these-deals-too-good-to-be-true

^^I found out how naive I was before I bought my Taylormade Burner 1.0 irons.  My grandfather, however, did not.  He took them again to try and trade in at Golfsmith after I told him they were fake and they laughed him out the door (not literally).  Basically anything that ships from China is fake.  If you google "cheap golf clubs", the first hits you click will all be those great deal websites where it becomes VERY obvious by the prices that these are knockoffs.

I suspect most of these clubs are made in sweatshops (garages) by kids making low rates on a 24 hour basis, but who knows.

Taylormade is well aware of the fact that knockoff clubs can be made to look VERY close to the real thing.  The set you bought should have a faint serial number on the 7iron hosel.  Call Taylormade and they will be able to tell you very quickly what you probably don't want to hear ...

http://www.taylormadegolf.com/about-us/legal-privacy#counterfeit

http://www.taylormadegolf.com/customer-service/product-registration

[shades9323]

Here is the domain name registration:  I'd stay far far away

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[bplewis24]

My old thread may be of some help here as well: http://thesandtrap.com/forum/thread/36679/mizuno-mp-68s-from-ebay-authentic-or-knock-offs#post_473746

The real question is, how much is the OP willing to spend to know for sure that his TM irons are authentic?  For me, my irons were a forged blade and that's the feeling I wanted.  No cast knockoff would replace that.  Plus there is a huge difference between the authentic rifle shafts I own and the ones on the knockoffs.

Brandon

[bigdon]

Originally Posted by rocky74

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/thread/47551/are-these-deals-too-good-to-be-true

^^I found out how naive I was before I bought my Taylormade Burner 1.0 irons.  My grandfather, however, did not.  He took them again to try and trade in at Golfsmith after I told him they were fake and they laughed him out the door (not literally).  Basically anything that ships from China is fake.  If you google "cheap golf clubs", the first hits you click will all be those great deal websites where it becomes VERY obvious by the prices that these are knockoffs.

I suspect most of these clubs are made in sweatshops (garages) by kids making low rates on a 24 hour basis, but who knows.

Taylormade is well aware of the fact that knockoff clubs can be made to look VERY close to the real thing.  The set you bought should have a faint serial number on the 7iron hosel.  Call Taylormade and they will be able to tell you very quickly what you probably don't want to hear ...

http://www.taylormadegolf.com/about-us/legal-privacy#counterfeit

http://www.taylormadegolf.com/customer-service/product-registration

I have already emailed taylormade about the serial number but did not respond,Iwas told that would be the case as they wont confirm Nos,I did get a response about the colour issue though.

[bigdon]

Originally Posted by bplewis24

My old thread may be of some help here as well: http://thesandtrap.com/forum/thread/36679/mizuno-mp-68s-from-ebay-authentic-or-knock-offs#post_473746

The real question is, how much is the OP willing to spend to know for sure that his TM irons are authentic?  For me, my irons were a forged blade and that's the feeling I wanted.  No cast knockoff would replace that.  Plus there is a huge difference between the authentic rifle shafts I own and the ones on the knockoffs.

Brandon

Interesting thread, My purchase is slightly different,I got the clubs sent to a relative of mine living in the States back in Feb,He brought them home to me in Ireland last week so alot of water under the bridge since then.

[LBlack14]

There is a BIG difference between "knockoff" and counterfeit.

[rocky74]

Originally Posted by LBlack14

There is a BIG difference between "knockoff" and counterfeit.

I did not know this ... can you please elaborate?

[shades9323]

In simple terms, a knockoff is a club that looks very similar to the club in question but has a different brandname/model name. For instance the originals are Taylormade Burner 2.0's.  The knockoff might be called TST Fire 2.0.

A counterfit club looks the same and has the same brand name and model name.  The OP's clubs are conterfit.

Originally Posted by rocky74

I did not know this ... can you please elaborate?

[bplewis24]

I think LBlack might be referring to the title of my old thread which says "knockoffs" when it should say "counterfeit."

As far as I know, knockoffs are perfectly legal.

Brandon

[rocky74]

ah, ok ... we were just using the improper terminology.  Understood - yep, knockoffs are everywhere for just about everything.