THE CONTROL AND DISTANCE
2006-11-10 04:29:20 · 6 answers · asked by MC BRUCE 2 in Sports ➔ Golf
No, they are not held to the same strict tolerances as OEM clubs. You might have 5 clubs out of your set that do not have consistent lofts and lie....you might notice over a period of time that you always hit your 8 and 9 iron good and your 7 and 6 iron bad...
Just for my piece of mind, I would spend the extra couple hundred and not have to worry about equipment being the culprit behind bad shots.
Good Luck!
2006-11-11 00:35:34 · answer #1 · answered by Ohio_Golfer34 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been playing copies for about 10 years now. My current set is 5 year old Big Cats, which are copies of the Lynx Black Cats. I can hit a pitching Wedge 140 if I give it some gas, so that's pretty long (8 iron distance is 160 and 6 iron is 180). My distance control is fairly good, as long as I don't hit a shot fat or thin. The turf conditions then primarily determine the variance of control.
I have not always hit the ball that far. It takes years of practice, strengthening and proper striking of the ball. Just make sure you get cavity back irons with cast heads for the greatest forgiveness!
Name brand clubs are normally more precise in their lofts & swing weights, but the normal hacker is not likely to see a major difference. Maybe a 6 or less handicapper will notice the biggest difference between copies and name brand clubs.
It's not the arrow...it's the indian!
2006-11-10 13:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by Madman1212 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think that it does make a difference. I was using a cheap set of gold clubs and it seemed like i could only it a few of them good consistently. My 6 iron was just dismal and i never pulled it out of the bag. After about only 3 months with them they already started to break. What i mean is that the heads were starting to fall off the shaft. I finally talked myself into buying a pro line set of golf clubs. They made such a great difference in my game and Ive been playing better than ever. Ive had the same set for 4 years and i dint think ill ever get rid of them.
2006-11-11 11:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by nemo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of them are made cheaper by reducing the amount or quality of the metal.
Some of them are cheaper just because they are not a name brand.
If oyu go to a local club maker and get fitted, you can usually be assured of getting a good set of non-name brand clubs that play as well as the name brands. If you just by the cheapest set online depending on their marketing hype for information, you will get what you pay for.
2006-11-11 14:25:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a friend that worked for cobra golf in Carlsbad Ca., and he said some of those clones come out of the same factory in china where the real ones are made. So, sometimes, yes.
2006-11-11 12:16:20 · answer #5 · answered by L-Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because distance and control between clubs are due to lie angle and loft - quality control is not the same.
2006-11-12 03:09:34 · answer #6 · answered by boneslane1962 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋