Employees make such little money, that they're will always be stealing and the selling of molds going on in this business. Although…ironically many are funded by Taiwanese investors…interesting huh. They make about 85% of all the counterfeit golf clubs on the market today. The counterfeiting of golf clubs actually began in Taiwan although after the Taiwanese government started enforcing intellectual-property laws and the Taiwanese wages went up compared to China's, the roles reversed and now China is the main producer of counterfeit golf clubs. But…and this is a big but…they can make up to $10,000 for stealing an original design by an OEM…which is a huge motive when you consider the fact that it is more then they make in 5 years! The majority of their workers put in 12-hour days, 7-days a week, and are paid only about $150 a month. They are very good, extremely creative and incredibly hardworking. The engineers and foundries overseas for the most part are finely oiled machines…they do incredible work at unbeatable prices. And now…the US produces next to nothing and the reason is cost and efficiency.
China and Taiwan began to get almost all the work in regards to golf club manufacturing about 2 decades ago.
It all started when foundries overseas started to get the majority of the golf club production business from the United States. Well there are many reasons why this became such a popular profession and one worth serious jail time and heavy fines. During my 11 years in the golf industry I have seen an explosion in golf club counterfeiters.
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