Honma Tworld XP-1 Range from £309
Japanese golf brand Honma is still relatively unknown, but those who are familiar with the manufacturer will recognise it for making some of the best forged irons around and introducing exciting new innovations in the driver category. To reach even more golfers, it has added the XP-1 range to its Tworld series, aimed at golfers looking for easy-toaccess performance as well as a top-quality build.
The Tworld XP-1 range includes drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons for both men and women. The clubs are built in easy-to-align, draw-biased designs that consistently deliver distance and forgiveness for the mid-to-high handicapper. In addition, the ultra-lightweight, hand-made Vizard shafts are engineered to provide more swing speed, a high launch and responsive feel.
The XP-1 driver features an innovative Double Slot sole across the clubhead. The driver’s 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 CG, while the precise internal weighting is ribbed for added strength and face repulsion. The driver also features the eight-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 for greater impact consistency.
The fairway woods also feature the Double Slot sole and carbon crown for
a high launch and more distance, while the hybrids boast a thin 455 steel face for maximum speed.
The design of the XP-1 irons produces impressive distance and accuracy, thanks to thin, fast clubfaces through 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.
Honma XP-1 range RRPS: driver £559; fairway woods £309; hybrids £269; irons £1,179 (six-piece set) with proprietary Vizard shafts or £969 with Nippon shafts.