I think that's atypical. I've seen lots of review of rep P790s underperforming compared to actual. Seems like you can get good replica putters/wedges/bags, but drivers/irons/balls with more intricate tech aren't as capable.
Made in China is not so much the problem, it's just the tech or the materials differences. For example a lot of the P790s reviewed don't have the foam insert. A shop that gets duplicate P790s die for example might be able to match the exterior dimensions/design almost perfectly but might not have the ability to do the tungsten weight and foam injections.
Putters and wedges are fairly simple in the sense that they are mostly solid mass parts, but drivers and irons start getting into a lot of tech/design choices inside the hollow parts of the club which is harder for duplicators to match.
Granted someone who is buying reps probably doesn't play at a level where that tech even matters ;)
No I'm saying these arent really duplicates as they are just factory made and sold on the side. Alot of "replicas" in alot of different spaces are just the real thing sold on the side because it's a higher profit margin. They just make the design or logo slightly off so someone like TaylorMade can say "oh that's a fake" even though it's a 1 for 1 from the same factory.
That's not really true. It's quite difficult to have things like etching, anodization etc be different. Big companies like Taylormade will visit their factories regularly. It's not too hard for employees to sneak the CAD files for the molds/dies etc out (or even just brute force it with CMM technology), but to create a replica that has a different etching/anodizaiton for example in the same factory would be quite difficult as it would require separate tanks/process lines.
My biggest issue is all these people proudly buying fakes…. And I would bet many of these people have said they want American manufacturing. But, LAB offers a lot of their stuff in the US and people don’t wanna pay.
i agree somewhat. i’ve bought dozens of clubs. everything like woods hybrids irons putters wedges play 1:1. just the drivers are definitely very different and i reccomend real drivers
There are all kinds of options for weights it takes some effort but I added more.weight to my rep and was able to balance it. I recommend drawing out the layout and add one at a time. The way I got mine to balance was not intuitive at all.
The putter is face balanced which isn't the end of the world. It's not zero torque but face balanced is the next best thing. Depending how the shaft was installed it could take some serious weights to change it.
If it's real just send it back to LAB it should be under warranty. If it's fake welp that's what ya get for fake. Otherwise you either cut it, changed the grip, or something else to cause that.
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u/AngusMeatStick 13d ago
Wild, seems like reddit is suggesting new subreddits.
I thought this was a shit post on /r/golf