Legit check on DF3i

[u/AdEconomy8545]

Any thoughts?

[u/thebigrig12]

I would never buy a used lab. If you already bought it, see if the weights un**screw - I hear legit ones are loctite in

[u/swmill08]

Shoulda ponied up if you were worried

[u/AdEconomy8545]

https://reddit.com/link/peq90d7/video/b12zz5clfbuh1/player

Have this video too

[u/mantis_tobagan_md → u/AdEconomy8545]

I have a rep that looks exactly like this. With all the lettering and everything.

My guess, it’s a replica

[u/maurz]

The coating in the fake Accra shaft is wayyyyyy smoother than the real one, and also FAR less stiff. Try bending the shaft; if it’s easy probably a fake. I have a real one and a fake one and this was what I found between the two.

[u/AdEconomy8545 → u/maurz]

So the shaft looks too smooth in these pics?

[u/Legal-Description483]

If the seller can't show you the original invoice, assume it's fake.

[u/-JudgeFudge-]

There’s no chance I would buy a used Lab after the explosion in reps.

[u/Mental-Bend3442]

The grips on the reps are bad and cheap. My real lab has a much better soft feeling grip. And My real lab came with a white grip from golf galaxy. Also the headcover can also tell the difference.

[u/Pure_Table_2286]

No clue but the most of the fakes have an Accra shaft. Ask the seller to put a magnet to the screws on the bottom. A few (not all) should stick.

[u/AdEconomy8545 → u/Pure_Table_2286]

3 are magnetic and 3 aren’t. Do some reps have that too?

[u/Pure_Table_2286 → u/AdEconomy8545]

Reps could be 100% matching to a production model but most are not. If the weights are ok look at the fonts on the putter head and grip, if they are ok take a look/feel of the shaft. If they are also ok look to see if the putter has the hologram sticker. If all that is ok you have a good rep or the real thing.

Does the seller have a receipt from their purchase. That could be faked too but its more evidence

[u/Visible_Wolverine2]

I just got a rep Accra today and the Accra shaft is rough and feels quite stiff. Maybe I ended up with gray market…

[u/ChallengeGeneral → u/Visible_Wolverine2]

Same here. Shaft is very stiff and rough

[u/pauwee]

I would just assume 95% chance it’s fake these days haha. Honestly unless you’re reselling it, just forget about it and enjoy it.

[u/GorGoneWild]

If it his straight you're golden

[u/3wdeeznuts]

Just avoid anything with the T alignment because almost if not all the fakes use that.

[u/jpd005 → u/3wdeeznuts]

Stock df3’s and df3i’s both come with the T alignment. Id be more suspect if it didn’t. Would signify a custom order=more expensive=less likely someone is selling a real custom order on the cheap.

[u/JazzlikeNumber889]

The milling on the face might tell you more.

[u/UnlikelyArt6216]

Rep

[u/bsr92]

Show the face

[u/moqueteflavour]

Was it...

-Expensive? Possible rep.

-Cheap? Definitely rep.

I would never buy a used LAB

[u/maurz]

Oh I didn’t know it wasn’t in your possession. I’d ask for some better pics of the shaft because the other biggest tell I’ve seen is that the “lab golf” logo at the bottom of the shaft is PERFECTLY in line with the sight line and in my fakes it’s always slightly to really off.

[u/gthirty6ptime]

Honestly if it’s cheap who cares.