Buying Golf Clubs From Overseas: Warranty and Fakes
An offshore listing at a steep discount can cost you the maker’s warranty and add counterfeit risk. What Callaway, TaylorMade and CBP say first.
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Can You Return Custom Golf Clubs? Usually Not
Most custom golf club orders can’t be returned or canceled once submitted. What makers’ policies say, what counts as their error, and your options.
Is a Golf Demo Day Worth It? What You Actually Learn
Demo days and store hitting bays let you try clubs before you commit. What you can learn there, what you can’t, and how to leave with real numbers.
Golf Club Set vs Individual Clubs: Which to Buy?
A boxed set solves loft gapping in one purchase; building a bag solves fit and skips clubs you won’t hit. How to choose, and the mixed-bag trap.
What Happens at a Golf Club Fitting, Step by Step
What a golf club fitting involves from booking to spec sheet: the interview, baseline swings, head and shaft testing, and leaving without buying.
Is Club Fitting Worth It for a High Handicapper?
At a 20 handicap, a fitting pays off on length, lie, grip and shaft weight, not on chasing distance. When to get fitted and when to book lessons first.
What Forgiveness and MOI Actually Describe
MOI is a real measurement with a rules limit behind it. Forgiveness is a word. Which is which, and why almost nobody publishes the number for a given club.
Lie Angle: The Spec That Aims You Somewhere Else
A club that is too upright points left at impact for a right-hander, before the swing gets a say. What lie angle is, and the two ways it is measured.
Loft Creep: Why a Modern 7-Iron Is Yesterday’s 5-Iron
The number on the sole is a name, not a measurement. How to check what your own irons are lofted at, and what that does to a distance comparison.
Steel vs Graphite Iron Shafts: The Argument Has Moved
Graphite was the lightweight option for people who needed one. It is now a weight and damping choice, and the old framing survives mostly in shop conversation.