| Why would anyone want to use clone golf
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| | that sell for very low prices in
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| clubs instead of the real brand the
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| | department stores or low cost web sites,
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| clones are mimicking? Obviously the
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| | for example. They only survive because
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| answer is to save money, and that is
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| | they can sell their output at low prices.
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| understandable. Drivers can easily cost
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| | So would it be a surprise if lower
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| $400-500, and some hybrids cost over $200
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| | quality raw materials were used, like
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| each. These days a good set of clubs can
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| | scrap metal instead of carbon steel?
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| be a significant investment, so there is
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| | Could their machines hold the same
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| certainly a temptation to save money if
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| | tolerances as the quality foundries do?
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| at all possible. How might one approach
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| | Can they afford to train their employees
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| this using clone golf clubs?
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| | to the same level? Do they use the same
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| Three Ways to Purchase Clone Golf Clubs
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| | quality golf shafts in their clubs? If
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| This article will discuss three ways to
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| | they are selling low cost products on
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| purchase clone golf clubs. The more money
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| | thin margins, they will probably cut
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| one is willing to pay, the less risk
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| | corners wherever possible. Let's just put
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| there is in obtaining a high quality set.
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| | it this way: you are not going to get a
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| Let's examine these three approaches.
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| | $169 club for $39, no matter how much the
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| Purchase Ready Built Clones
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| | two may be made to look the same.
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| Of course you can go to one of many web
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| | Make Your Own Clubs
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| sites selling clone golf clubs and simply
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| | A less risky alternative is purchasing
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| make a purchase. These golf clubs often
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| | the components and assembling the clubs
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| look like those from Calloway, Titleist,
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| | yourself. To end up with a higher quality
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| or other major brands, but they are
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| | product you need to be sure the heads are
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| substantially less expensive. This is the
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| | manufactured in a quality foundry. There
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| most risky alternative. If you pay $39
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| | are component suppliers who are reputable
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| for a club that looks just like a brand
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| | and who can prove they sell top quality
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| name club priced at $169, are you getting
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| | parts. As for shafts, there is a large
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| the same thing? Was the club made in the
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| | component market for shafts from the top
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| same factory and on the same machinery as
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| | companies like Aldila, Grafalloy or True
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| the brand name club or at another with
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| | Temper, among many others, who supply the
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| equivalent quality? Was it manufactured
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| | major brand club companies as well.
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| using raw materials of the same quality
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| | Quality grips are also readily available.
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| and to the same tolerances? The chances
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| | Assembling clubs and grips is not that
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| of all that being the case are small.
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| | difficult. Golfsmith sells components and
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| Let's examine this for a moment.
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| | can instruct you how to do this. Not too
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| Outsourcing of Club Manufacturing
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| | many tools are required, and Golfsmith
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| The vast majority of clubs sold by the
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| | can also provide support at either their
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| major brands are outsourced to factories
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| | retail stores or on the phone. The main
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| in low wage parts of the world. Of the
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| | problem with this approach is that you
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| less than 100 foundries in the world
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| | need to know which components to
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| which make golf clubs, only a small
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| | purchase, which heads, what type of
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| number have the solid quality systems in
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| | shaft, etc. This will be discussed in
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| place to interest the major brand golf
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| | more detail below.
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| club companies. The others produce clubs
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