Honma TW777 Driver Lineup: A New Era of Carbon Engineering

[ddec]

When it comes to utilizing carbon fiber in their drivers, Honma is no stranger. The TW747 featured a carbon crown, the TW757 included a carbon speed slot, and last year’s TW767 introduced the carbon roll. With today’s introduction of the new Tour World 777 drivers, Honma is fully committing to showcasing the exciting possibilities of […]

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[TWright]

Honestly never even picked up a Honma golf club. The piece of the article about all them manufacturing all their shafts and them all being aligned at the 6 o'clock position to help avoid toe down impact and the different adjustable hosel with a non rotation factor was super interesting.

Overall the look of the drivers aren't bad but man do I hate that huge Honma logo on the sole, I had no idea looking at it what it's supposed to be and looking it up it's apparently a mole? That just takes away from the looks to me.

 

[Papa 3-Putts]

I’ve always felt Honma was a little underrated…but $600 for a driver that doesn’t say Titleist, Callaway, etc on it.

 

[hedley_lamarr]

The tech sounds cool but I would pass because of the logo.

 

[joshparker]

Great read! Honma is one of those brands that I would love to swing and see what they have.

 

[JDax]

Another great write up, very interesting information on the Mini version. The sole is going to be topic of conversation, but you don’t see it when you swing, I’m ok with it.

 

[JGirard]

These clubs look so good. But I’ve never seen one in the wild. Would like to put a swing or 2 on them to see what they’re like.

 

[Hawk]

The adjustability on that mini is pretty cool. In total, this is a solid looking line from the tech side. Love the innovation in materials.

I'm sure the logo will be divisive, but I think it's pretty cool.

 

[Bertie Pots]

I have become a huge mini driver fan so seeing another option come out is awesome. I don’t dig the logo but it is on the bottom of the club so not seen much.

 

[outlawx]

@Lougle Do you guys stock these/can we order them through you?

 

[Jman]

One of the best logo’s out there. SO good.

Love this write up @ddec

 

[Jman]

I’ve always felt Honma was a little underrated…but $600 for a driver that doesn’t say Titleist, Callaway, etc on it.

I think the mistake is people here (stateside) think that Honma is a small brand. They’re not. They’re a massive player in the JDM market, the tech and quality goes towards to toe with every OEM.

 

[JB]

I’ve always felt Honma was a little underrated…but $600 for a driver that doesn’t say Titleist, Callaway, etc on it.

This is tough though. Let's use a company like Wilson. Price it lower and its viewed as inferior. Price it in line with others and its viewed as overpriced.
Honma is a different animal to me though, they were higher priced than all of the golf companies for years and years. TM, Titleist, etc just caught up to them.

 

[JTinMO]

These look interesting. The adapter is confusing but I bet it's simple in real life.

I know I have about a 0.001% chance of ever seeing one of these in person to hit, but would absolutely give them a go.

 

[Jman]

These look interesting. The adapter is confusing but I bet it's simple in real life.

I know I have about a 0.001% chance of ever seeing one of these in person to hit, but would absolutely give them a go.

It seems confusing, but it’s really not, I was concerned when I got the 767’s in hand last year, but once you figure it out it’s kinda brilliant in a clean way.

 

[MikeG]

What a solid article @ddec

That 777 is packed with a ton of tech and R&D to help golfers. I never knew they were making their own shafts to maximize the complete driver experience. I have never hit a Honma driver and this article definitely made me want to take a few swings and see how it stacks up with my current driver.

The entry into the mini driver market is interesting and I will be curious to see how this plays out for them

 

[ddec]

These look interesting. The adapter is confusing but I bet it's simple in real life.

I know I have about a 0.001% chance of ever seeing one of these in person to hit, but would absolutely give them a go.

the adapter process is so different, but it's really not all that confusing in hand. It also does a really good job of not temping to get the wrench out so often. Set and forget.

 

[ddec]

Honestly never even picked up a Honma golf club. The piece of the article about all them manufacturing all their shafts and them all being aligned at the 6 o'clock position to help avoid toe down impact and the different adjustable hosel with a non rotation factor was super interesting.

Overall the look of the drivers aren't bad but man do I hate that huge Honma logo on the sole, I had no idea looking at it what it's supposed to be and looking it up it's apparently a mole? That just takes away from the looks to me.

how can you not like the mole?

 

[ddec]

The adjustability on that mini is pretty cool. In total, this is a solid looking line from the tech side. Love the innovation in materials.

I'm sure the logo will be divisive, but I think it's pretty cool.

I have become a huge mini driver fan so seeing another option come out is awesome. I don’t dig the logo but it is on the bottom of the club so not seen much.

What a solid article @ddec

That 777 is packed with a ton of tech and R&D to help golfers. I never knew they were making their own shafts to maximize the complete driver experience. I have never hit a Honma driver and this article definitely made me want to take a few swings and see how it stacks up with my current driver.

The entry into the mini driver market is interesting and I will be curious to see how this plays out for them

I'm a little surprised they are jumping in the mini driver game, but super excited about it as well. Being bigger than the Elyte Mini is something as I think that was the current #1 sized on the market.

 

[Lougle]

@Lougle Do you guys stock these/can we order them through you?

We used to carry Honma online but stopped a few years ago. I know we still carry some in the stores but I do not see this one in our system at all, so it sounds like a no.

That said, if somebody wants something I'd have to believe I can get it for you, so don't hesitate to reach out. Tour World irons are amazing and I always lusted over a set of the TW747 when those came out.

 

[outlawx]

We used to carry Honma online but stopped a few years ago. I know we still carry some in the stores but I do not see this one in our system at all, so it sounds like a no.

That said, if somebody wants something I'd have to believe I can get it for you, so don't hesitate to reach out. Tour World irons are amazing and I always lusted over a set of the TW747 when those came out.

Will those carry the 90 guarantee even if its kind of a special order?

 

[Lougle]

Will those carry the 90 guarantee even if its kind of a special order?

In the past Honma were ALWAYS excluded from the 90 day guarantee. That said, if you buy something from ME, I don't care about that. You'll always get the guarantee with me.

 

[Chef23]

Great write up @ddec. Interesting stuff. The fact that they make their own shafts and spine align them is an interesting bit of information. I like the fact that their adapter doesn’t spin the shaft.

I haven’t looked at the Honma stuff recently. I remember that they made some nice looking forged cavity backs a few years ago. I would certainly consider them.

 

[GolfSquatch]

Very good read. I can not say I know a lot or seek out Honma a lot but I always had the impression of them as a super high cost brand but with all that attention to detail I was surprised to see the driver prices in line with other OEM's

 

[Lord Tox]

These drivers look legit. I know last years model got some love. I do agree I would have just left the logo off the sole probably and showed off the titanium carbon even more than they already do. One think I find intriguing is the Vizard shaft.