I buy from Maple hill golf & Tee 2 Green in the Grand Rapids area.

Cleveland Driver, 3W, and Hybrid bought from Golf Etc...very happy with them.
KZG irons bought from a club fitter my son knew in Des Moines, IA.
Putter purchased from local golf shop.

I would prefer to do my business with local vendors, and like to be able to talk products and golf with people that tend to play and keep up with whats going on. There are some in the Big Boxes that may play, but they are not going to fit you like someone who makes their living doing it.

However, I probably play no better with the stuff I have than if I would have purchased a full set off the shelf at Academy or Dick's...but I know that having my irons +1" and 1* up would not have happened at the big boxes.

Cleveland Driver, 3W, and Hybrid bought from Golf Etc...very happy with them.
KZG irons bought from a club fitter my son knew in Des Moines, IA.
Putter purchased from local golf shop.

I would prefer to do my business with local vendors, and like to be able to talk products and golf with people that tend to play and keep up with whats going on. There are some in the Big Boxes that may play, but they are not going to fit you like someone who makes their living doing it.

However, I probably play no better with the stuff I have than if I would have purchased a full set off the shelf at Academy or Dick's...but I know that having my irons +1" and 1* up would not have happened at the big boxes.

I am really happy with Dicks.
I have ended up buying most of my stuff there.
A couple of things they didn't carry, I went to another golf store.

I know the pro so well at dicks now, he invited me to play in a couple of the pro ams later in the year, lets see how that goes lol.

My woods came from Golf Galaxy. I like to peruse their used bin. You get some halfway decent deals there sometimes. I bought my driver new from there, but it was on clearance. I got my irons from RBG. Balls usually come from Target or Walmart, or whatever store I see that's having a sale.

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And occasionally a Chinese counterfeiter

honest said i buy golf clubs from uesgolf.com with 3 times good luck, i am purchase the callaway razr x faiway woods 3# &5# ,when i get the product i am take the product to local golf shop compare it and also show my friend he work on callaway company ,they all said it was original .so i think may be not all are fake .what do you think so ?