Ping clubs China

Question
Are the Ping clubs offered from China authentic?

Answer
Don:  No they are not.  They are clones.     Allow me to give you a link to an article that may say it better:  http://www.articlesbase.com/golf-articles/ping-golf-club-clones-437199.html  

In there you'll find this:  "There are some differences in the engineering and manufacture of these discount golf knock offs. If not, the clone golf club manufacturers would be spending more time in court than on the clone manufacturing floor. While the design and features are basically the same, the materials differ. While the Ping golf club may be titanium and a carbon composite, the ping clones may just have a titanium head. This difference is much more important to the PGA pro or low handicap golfer than to your average weekend player."

Another thing to consider is that genuine Ping Clubs will hold their value much better and longer than their clones.  I'm not saying there won't be a market for used clones, just that the value of the clones will fall faster.  For instance, a 2-year old set of Pings might bring as much as 70% of the original purchase price as opposed to around 20% for the clones.

I hope this answered your question Don.

Fairways and Greens,

John
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