In this video Rick Shiels buys a fake TaylorMade Qi10 driver from DH Gate for £150 and compares it to the genuine TaylorMade Qi10. The Qi10 driver is used by PGA Tour professional golfers such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler and many more!
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41 Comments
Would be interesting to see you talk about RAM golf.
I don't know whats worse, paying $500 for a driver or $150 for a fake one. I mean definitely the fake one but these golf clubs are all becoming a rip off
Zinc drivers don’t go nowhere
Despite the results from rick, it is wrong to manufacture a fake. Morally it is wrong. I won't support buying fake from moral point of view. If the fake club maker wanna make a statement they are good, they better off building their own design. Earn your respect from the way u conduct your business. Japanese's club makers earn theirs alongside Americans like ping, my Callaway and Wilson staff
I agree with the blind test. You are obviously partial to the real one.
Seen this video a year ago !!!! It's not new
China strikes again with stealing intellectual property again….
You said its a good fake. I say it must be coming from the same machine only different in term of materials.
It would nice to know if you test both of the heads with the same shaft.
Why didn't you tinker with it?
If you had bought that, you'd be knocking the loft down and trying to lower some head weight, maybe even better performance….
Not a true comparison. Need to check head weight, swing weight, lie angle, and use the same shaft. Also do the blind test because the brain will always know.
JUST 150 HE SAYS
Rick I have friends with the TM Qi , very nice club. I play a Japanese PRGR RS Driver and it outperforms the TM in every scenario. Be interested in your opinion if you ever get your hands on a PRGR RS.
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Eddie
Rick missed one important point. It’s scummy to make or buy fake items. It’s steals from others hard work.
I heard the faces dent on the fakes
Should do a blind test
Hi rick, another great video. one thing i wish, which is a small nuance, is that you recognized #1 SS, but then #1 womens NK came after all the other men, and didnt mention that she is currently world number 1 for the ladies as well 🙁
You should really throw out the first 10-15 shots as you adjust to the new club. Not saying it would be as good, but you throw out even those first two shots and it's a different conversation. Sounded like the face was metal, not carbon – why not do a destructive test to see? The Chinese are incredibly good at reverse engineering…..
I'm trying to figure if I got fake clubs or I just suck!?!
China Really Will Get It Perfect on the next fake one lol❤
Wow the put on with the weight of the head was a bit over the top
It's the 2nd hand mkt that going to be the biggest issue. Pain in the arse, but keep your receipt if you upgrade your driver ever few years, or you're going to be having to sell it to compete against 2nd fakes
Did you pass the details of the vendor to TaylorMade so they can sue the counterfeiters?
Can't understand why you didn't test them with the same shaft if the shaft was fake then its not a meaningful comparison.
Mick Abbott
I was hardly expecting Rick to conclude the fake one was anywhere near as good as the OEM one seeing the manufacturers all send him clubs. I unintentionally bought a Taylor Made Superquad some years ago. Taylor made could not confirm the origin and the local retailer (big chain golf store) said it had to be fake because the label on the shaft looked suspicious. I was playing off 7 at the time, The issue is that the big brand manufacturers make horrendous mark ups and essentially rip the average golfer off big time.
HOW BIZZA?! HOW BIZZA?!
So if fakes are this good why are we paying so much for drivers and this bull crap about R and D
Should have weighed both heads for comparison
How much is the fake one?
How do I spot a fake.? There are some good deals for used Qi10 max drivers on eBay. Taylor made has a very short list of verified eBay dealers. The sellers were not on the list. I would like to buy 1 for about $400 dollars on eBay, but I am scared it is a counterfeit. Help
How do you even buy fake golf clubs? What is going on? Where do they even sell this?
Is it just me? I not care one bit what the golfing stars are using…. I do not have their body, swing or speed. Me using the same will do my golf worse. I started playing in 1997, and through the years I have seen SO many playing with equipment that did not fit them. Why have clubs that will allow you to "shape your shots" when you hit the ball pure 1 of 10 times? So many could do better if they put their macho bullshit aside and use the equipment that will make them use the fewest shots.
I was at a driver fitting. I had an old driver, that was not fitted to me, that I never liked. So I was starting up again with golf, and I wanted a new driver. I went to the fitter and he asked me what I preferred in driver and shafts. I just told him; I want whatever you recommend that fit me, best stability and if possible a bit more distance. I dont eaven have to say what I am hitting…. He told me SO many would benefit having an open mind …..
Is there a difference in weight between the two heads? I’m not sure I heard if you said that or not.
Use a known genuine shaft in both the fake and genuine so that you dial out all factors other than the head….
You should try blind test
I gotta fake autoflex and it's amazing. Bagged it with my Paradym instantly. Still in the bag, it's a monster. It's the best shaft I have and beats out my other 15 authentic shafts, it's not even close.
How many years now have golf tech said " Longer, straighter, more forgiving, bigger sweet spot ETC ?" Carbon been available for years! Computers designing driver for years! It cannot get better. However its the same story every year. A NEW better driver. Played by pros that get paid to play the club and told its the best! YET! WISH can make a driver that near preforms the same with a different shaft for hundreds less in cost. So what do that tell everyone? That the story of better, straighter, more forgiving you are told every year is just selling tactics. Rick you used a Cobra F9 for quite some time right? Go back and compare that to this new taylor made and I bet its no better at all. I still use my F9 because I honestly cannot see me hitting anything better than the F9.
Surely a robotic arm is the best way to really compare clubs , because we have all seen you play Rick ….. 🤭🤭🤭
Where’s the titleist video Rick
It’s so good because of the all new technology inside
I think the TWIST FACE has left the chat….