Leading Japanese golf brand HONMA has added a new range of clubs to its T//WORLD Series aimed at golfers looking for confidence-inspiring game improvement performance, as well as stylish design features and top-quality build.
Designed and engineered by master craftsmen at the brand’s Sakata factory in Japan, the new T//WORLD XP-1 range includes drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons for both men and women.
The clubs are built in easy-to-square, draw-biased designs that consistently deliver greater distance and outstanding forgiveness for those golfers with a higher handicap. In addition to the striking profiles of the clubheads, the ultra-lightweight VIZARD shafts are engineered to provide more swing speed, a high launch trajectory and responsive feel.
The XP-1 driver features a double slot sole, with a narrow slot in the centre that helps to deliver more consistent distance and accuracy off the tee. The clubface flexes along the entire slot for more speed and low spin, while the double slot flexes on heel and toe hits to reduce side spin.
Honma’s exclusive Five Fang Technology – with three fang-like tabs in the crown and two in the sole – provides a fast and efficient structure to increase face flex area and strengthen the thin surrounding walls. The lightweight ET40 carbon crown ensures a low centre of gravity, while the precise internal weighting is ribbed for added strength and face repulsion. A 15g weight pad is strategically positioned to provide an optimum launch time and again.
The driver also features the superior primary 8-setting adjustment of Honma’s non-rotating hosel, where the spine of the shaft stays fixed in the same position while the sleeve spins to the required setting to deliver greater impact consistency.
The fairway woods also feature the double slot sole on a carbon crown for a high launch, long carry and more consistent strike. A low and deep CG design incorporates 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.
The XP-1 irons produce outstanding distance and accuracy thanks to a thin, fast club face throughout the set. Hollow long irons feature a tungsten sole weight, while short irons have a deep cavity. A high MOI is achieved with a low, deep CG for higher launches and longer carries.
In the Men’s XP-1 range, the driver [9.5°/10.5°/12°] has a RRP of £559; fairway clubs [#3 (15°). #5 (18°) & #7 (21°)] at £309; hybrid models [19°/ 22°/ 25°] at £269; and irons (#5 /#6-#10 /#11) offering six irons at £1,179 with proprietary Vizard shafts or £969 with Nippon shafts. Each of the driver, fairway and utility clubs incorporate a handmade VIZARD 43 shaft.
Across the Women’s range, the driver (12°) has a RRP of £559; fairway woods [#3 (17°), #5 (20°), #7 (21°)] at £309; hybrid [#4 (22°), #5 (25°), #6 (28°)] at £269; and irons (#6 / #7-#11 / SW), offering six clubs at £1,179.
The new range joins a club selection available from HONMA that includes TW747V, Vx and P irons, TW-MB Rose Proto irons, TW747455 and 460 drivers, FW,UT and TW-W4 wedges.
For more details, visit www.honmagolf.com.