I am looking a purchasing a club that claims to be a Tour issued 983 K. How can I tell whether or not the seller is telling the truth. Will the club be with out Serial #'s or will it have a special serial #. thanks. I have definately learned a lot from this site so far - Craig

no serial number is a start..then pray the seller is honest..or certain

Actually - you have to trust the person selling the club. I have had tour issues of Titleist that have and have not had the serial number. I also know for a fact that many demos have no serial numbers and clubs in Canada have no serial number.

Is there a "feel" difference is hitting a 983 K tour vs the retail version. I appreciate all your help - Craig

Why Titleist drivers from Canada don't have serial numbers? interesting

I could drive upthere buy one and pass it as a tour?

The person claims to have gotten the driver from Tim Simpson. The driver is shafted with a Rifle 6.5. The one thing that is making me wary is that he claims the tour head was deigned to be lighter to be paired with a heavy shaft. Does this sound reasonable? Thanks for everyones help.

You can drive to Canada and do that exact same thing. I bought an early so called tour head without a serial number - after tracking the person that was selling them - he sold over 20 of these so called drivers. I emailed a couple of people and found out he was buying from a golf course in Canada and selling them as tour issue clubs. Fuji speeder 757's are easy to come buy. I also looked at a demo cart in Las Vegas and not one head had a serial number.

the feel is different on a tour K. the face is hotter, ball comes off with less spin and it will fly lower due to this.

i know my sellers and my 983 tours are legit...someone buy one so i can get a j340 already!!!!!!!!!!!!