2024 Honma TW-X Golf Balls Review

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Personally, there is always a lot of intrigue and curiosity when THP gets something in from Honma Golf and we get to take a closer look for review. Much of that is because there is always an intrigue with JDM based brands, but there is more here since Honma prides themselves on being an elite Japanese brand committed fully to a blend of elegance, extravagance, and performance in everything they do. A chief example of that can be found within their foray into golf balls. With three new designs arriving for 2024, THP was able to get each in hand, including the TW-X which is the focal point of this review. 

Honma TW-X

Quick Take

The TW-X is an interesting experience in mystery and performance. A three-piece urethane golf ball, it proved to be a design that sits on the slightly firmer, and faster, side of things compared to the other Honma offerings. The TW-X brought good speed, easy launch, ample descent, and a response level that got better the more aggressive the swing. Despite the distance label, there was no shortage of spin. 

2024 Honma TW-X Golf Balls

Making its debut alongside the TW-S and D1 golf balls, the TW-X is at first glance aimed at being the more distance oriented urethane design of the three. The thing about any JDM based product, even those released stateside like this, there can sometimes be a bit of a disconnect when it comes to knowing the minute details, especially when it comes to golf balls. It is for that reason that it made the most sense to also bring numbers alongside the baseline design information that we have for the TW-X. 

Honma TW-X golf balls

According to Honma:

“Honma TW-X Golf Balls, where distance meets precision for an unparalleled golfing experience. The innovative dimple design ensures a high and consistent flight, delivering impressive distance with each powerful swing. Crafted for players seeking maximum distance, high flight, a premium feel, and reliability, the TW-X’s advanced design redefines your potential.”

Getting a little more specific though, the TW-X is again a three-piece design with a premium cast urethane cover. The cover utilizes a 326 dimple makeup to aid in the mid-high trajectory Honma is seeking. Each cover has a nice, bold, alignment line which is one of the more balanced, but still efficient, looks we have seen this year. It is actually nicely subdued which was a bit of a surprise. That alignment line sits on the seam of the golf ball which is very well blended and only noticeable at closer looks, an impressive feat that even some of the biggest OEM’s haven’t managed with their golf balls.

Honma TW-X golf ball on box

Underneath that cast urethane cover is Honma’s “LD Core” surrounded by a “High Elasticity Flex Layer” engineered for initial speed and better distance. According to the box, this all equates to a golf ball with soft feel, high wedge spin, low driver spin, and great distance. While that sounds like practically every golf ball out there in this classification, the TW-X showed out well in our testing when it comes to those areas. 

SHOTBALL SPEEDLAUNCHSPINCARRYTOTALHEIGHTDESCENT
80 Yard LW74319039858420Y48
SHOTBALL SPEEDLAUNCHSPINCARRYTOTALHEIGHTDESCENT
Full LW89311054510310230Y51
SHOTBALL SPEEDLAUNCHSPINCARRYTOTALHEIGHTDESCENT
Full 9-Iron11523790415015135Y54
SHOTBALL SPEEDLAUNCHSPINCARRYTOTALHEIGHTDESCENT
Full 6-Iron12918568018819334Y48
SHOTBALL SPEEDLAUNCHSPINCARRYTOTALHEIGHTDESCENT
Driver16016252827730438Y41

As you can see, there was a lot of data recorded on the TW-X in order to get a better understanding of the all-around performance picture. Each data set above is the average of ten shots with the two worst being thrown out. The immediate thing that stood out was that the ball isn’t necessarily what I would classify as soft or firm, but more in the middle. However, the longer the club and the faster the swing, the more the sound changed to a very powerful tone off the club face. It is hard to explain, but you could hear the difference immediately. 

Honma TW-X golf ball alignment line

More importantly, the TW-X proved to be impressively consistent through the bag. The launch and subsequent peak height was much easier to come by than expected, but the correlating spin numbers for each club show the same balanced performance which was seen outdoors on the course. Even with the launch, there was good response here in the Oklahoma winds, and precision shots into the greens were rewarded, while off the tee it walked that middle ground of speed and spin control well. 

The Details

The new TW-X and TW-S golf balls from Honma are priced at an impressive $36.00 per dozen and will be available in white only for the time being. To find out more about all three of the nee Honma designs, as well as where to purchase them, be sure to check out Honma Golf | Official North America Honma Golf Store.

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James is a staff writer for The Hackers Paradise along with being a professional educator. With his background in education James seeks to broaden his own knowledge while also sharing it with all those who share his passion for the game.