The next generation of golf is for everyone. Seeing the increasing number of new golfers, the company designed its Beres NX line with “technology and forgiveness for young, new, senior, or seasoned players looking to get into the game.” The modern aesthetic designs and game-improving technology aren’t just reserved for newcomers though. The Beres NX driver is packed with technology and the first-class look we’ve come to expect from Honma, but it’s designed to be more accessible to golfers that can’t quite make the company’s premium price-point offerings work for their budget.
Technology
The Beres NX features several technologies, both visible and hidden internally, to provide maximum distance and forgiveness. This is a lightweight, draw biased driver, though a number of fitting options are available.
The Beres NX features a composite, Solid Cross Carbon Crown, which frees up weight to be distributed elsewhere in the head to add forgiveness and stability at impact. There’s certainly a lot going on visually with this crown, but again – this line is designed to appeal to a group of players that might find value in standing out in a crowd. In addition, the cross-pattern provides some visual alignment assistance.
The Upper L-Cup face is another piece of technology we can see on the Beres NX. Cup faces are a way to avoid welded joints, increase a club’s ability to flex, and provide the highest possible ball speeds. Conveniently, the Beres NX L-Cup wraps far enough above the driver’s topline that the occasional skyball miss, an inevitability for even experienced golfers, won’t leave an unsightly paint chip.
More technology has been incorporated into the face design, namely X Lib and the Evolved Radial Face. In simplest terms, they are there to maintain ball speeds, directional consistency, and stability on off-center impacts.
The sleek, blue-accented sole of the Beres NX reveals Honma’s Booster Slot, which they describe as “hyper wide”. Like most slots of its kind, the Booster Slot will help the driver flex to transmit the most energy possible at impact for maximum distance.
The Keel Design Weight is a protruding portion of the sole that stretches from the Booster Slot to the very rear edge. The 12 gram weight and the keel design move the center of gravity far back in the club head, and promote both a higher trajectory and stability on miss-hits.
The Beres NX comes standard with Honma’s VIZARD for NX shaft. According to the company, it’s softer in the middle and firmer on both the butt and tip. At 45g, it’s very lightweight and is designed to work with the head to provide speed and optimized launch conditions.
One very cool bit of technology that Honma employs with their adjustable drivers is a non-rotating face angle and lie angle adjustment. Adjustments between -1 and +2 degrees of loft are possible, and the fact that the shaft doesn’t have to rotate to accommodate this makes a number of things more convenient, from grip choice to the ability to spine-align.
Details
- Retail Price $750
- RH/LH available
- 9 and 10.5 degree lofts available
- SR, R, and S flex Vizard shaft options
- Available at honmagolf.com
We will have more coming on this line including a chance for you to get your hands on one. To stay up to date, make sure to follow the THP Forum for more details.
