Honma game improvement clubs review: First Impressions
The new XP-1 range from Honma includes drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons for both men and women and adds to their T/World series of game improvement clubs.
The clubs are designed to be easy to square up through impact and have a draw-biased design. They aim to deliver greater distance and excellent forgiveness for golfers with higher handicaps.
Honma game improvement clubs review: The Technology
The range features ultra lightweight vizard shafts which are engineered to provide more swing speed, a high launch and responsive feel.
The driver features an innovative Double Slot Sole across the club head, with a narrow slot in the centre that’s designed to deliver more consistent distance and accuracy off the tee. The driver’s club face flexes along the entire slot for more speed and low spin, while the double slot flexes on heel and toe hits are designed to reduce side spin.
They feature Honma’s five fang technology. Three fang-like tabs in the crown and two in the sole provide a fast and efficient structure to increase face flex area.
A lightweight ET40 carbon crown ensures a low centre of gravity, and internal weighting is ribbed for added strength and face repulsion. A 15g weight pad provides optimal launch conditions.
The driver also features a primary 8-setting adjustment on Honma’s non-rotating hosel. The spine of the shaft stays fixed in the same position while the sleeve spins to the required setting. This is designed to deliver greater impact consistency.
The fairway woods also feature the Double Slot Sole on a carbon crown designed for high launch, long carry and a more consistent strike. A low and deep centre of gravity design incorporates a precision high strength steel body and thin fast face, with a heavy internal sole weighting. The hybrids carry the same design features, plus a thin, fast 455 steel face.
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