When it comes to golf clubs you can pretty much spend as much as you want to get a good set of clubs. Even then there is no guarantee that you will end up with a good golf swing and lower scores. The most popular brand name clubs today are TaylorMade, Ping, Calloway and Cobra. There are also many flash in the pan companies that come and go every few years. Competition is fierce with each company developing new designs, materials and of course the all important style and look. They keep a keen eye on the competition and are quick to copy or improve on a new popular feature or design. When golfers describe golf clubs it is

usually in terms of features or special design.

Golf club clones are clubs that are designed using the best performance features of top brand name clubs but at a much more reasonable cost to the consumer. Clones are manufactured using the same design and materials that the major manufactures use. Frequently clone manufactures use the same shafts and grips as well. As a result performance is almost identical to the more expensive brand names.

Pinemeadow Golf is a good example of a clone manufacture that has been around for many years. They purchase their club heads, shafts and grips from the same group of manufactures that also produce the expensive brand name clubs. If their clubs did not perform well

then they would not have such a loyal following of satisfied customers. There are several other very good clone manufacture that are making good quality golf clubs that offer the customer great performance at a good price.

Many people confuse illegal knockoffs or counterfeits with legally made clones. An illegal knockoff is a product that violates trademarks, copyrights and patents of another company. A knockoff places a brand name that they do not own on a copy of a brand name club. As an example making a golf club that is just like a Ping and placing the Ping logo on the club is illegal. Technically if you purchase a knockoff club then you are also in violation of the

law as well by possessing an illegal product. Clone manufactures do not make illegal knockoffs and do not violate the law. [http://www.good-golf-swing.com/golfclubclones.html ]Golf club clones are a very good investment for someone who is just starting to play golf or for an experienced golfer that wants to try a new style or club design without breaking the bank. Many golfers are still playing with the clone clubs they purchased years ago because they perform very well. Buying an expensive set of golf clubs will not make you a better golfer. Many golfers are in to showing that they have the best equipment but also have very high handicaps as well. The bottom line is that clones perform very well and in some case out perform top brand names. They are great golf clubs with outstanding value.

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