putting with a fake scotty cameron vs real

I will say, I knew of several ‘fake’ sites where you could buy them – mostly out of China, but they’re closed down now. No summary, or recommendation – just telling you what my experience was with ‘fakes’. I kept it for a couple of years, didn’t notice any performance issues with it, in fact – I bombed it. Only way I knew was by holding it side-by-side with a ‘real’ one and felt the weight difference. Of course, by the time I realized it – the buyer had disappeared. Over the past 15 years on eBay, I’ve purchased dozens of clubs and putters – to date, I unknowingly bought a fake TaylorMade hybrid YEARS ago. So, they sat around until last month when I asked if he had one I could try. Maybe it’s the honeymoon phase, but for now – I’m very happy and putting pretty well.įor what it’s worth – I didn’t buy it off eBay, I got from a local guy who bought a bunch of clubs ‘for a steal’ only to realize they’re all fake and he couldn’t sell them. It’s the regular putter in the bag right now. In fact, better than I do with my authentic Scott S5 GoLo or TaylorMade Spider series. Having said all that – I validate what you wrote. The ‘milling’ is noticeably different when compared to an authentic one. Secondly, the Scotty banding is showing when you look down the shaft. But, since you can buy an authentic cover on eBay – no biggie. One, as mentioned, the headcover is clearly cheaply made.

A couple of giveaways when you look at it. I knew it was fake when I received it and I didn’t care.

How topical for me, in the past month – I received a fake Scotty Newport 2.0.

This may also have contributed to the performance difference on longer putts.

The alignment aid on the fake was more pronounced with more visible (both in terms of volume and sheen) paint.

The fake Scotty Cameron is significantly lighter, and that may be of benefit on longer putts.

There are two noteworthy differences that could account for the difference. Interestingly, at 20′, the counterfeit putter outperformed the real Scotty Cameron requiring 6 fewer putts to complete the test. Performance RatingsĪt distances of 5 and 10 feet, both putters performed identically requiring exactly the same number of putts to complete the test. While scores were identical for Looks, our testers rated the Feel and Alignment of the real Scotty Cameron, ever so slightly higher for both Feel and Alignment. We asked our testers to rate the looks, feel, and alignment of the two putters tested on a ten point scale. All equipment was measured with equipment from GolfMechanix. Testing started Feb 15 and concluded on April 15. All testing was done using Bridgestone golf balls. This test was performed inside the MyGolfSpy Test Facility located in Yorktown, VA. Testers were given the opportunity to provide subjective feedback comments

Putting with a fake scotty cameron vs real