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Honma Golf proudly introduces an innovative trio of golf ball models to the North American market. Available this spring, the new TW-X and TW-S golf balls deliver top-tier ball speed, spin and overall performance while the D1 ball packs distance, forgiveness and durability at a price point and reliability that has helped make it one of the best-selling balls in the Asian market.
The TW-X and TW-S both sport a premium cast urethane cover that provides amazing spin performance on short irons, increased durability, and an extremely scratch-resistant surface. The cast urethane cover provides a soft feel with surprising durability, creating a ball that retains its resilience after rigorous use, from iron shots to bunker escapes. The TW-X and TW-S deliver exceptional feel shot after shot. The cast urethane cover bites into the grooves of the club face during shots at low clubhead speeds, increasing ground contact time and achieving high spin performance.
Honma’s 326 Dimple construction was developed over a rigorous three-year design process. The 326 dimples are intentionally aligned with a certain size to withstand strong winds with mid/high trajectory. This provides a highly stable trajectory for any shot. A simple yet sophisticated alignment design enhances player concentration. PRICING $36 dozen.

Honma TW-X Golf Balls
- Improved Initial Velocity and Spin Performance
- Newly Formulated LD Core – greater distance, achieved by enhanced initial velocity from newly formulated Large-Diameter core.
- High Elasticity FLEX Layer – overwhelming distance by adopting high-elasticity FLEX in the layer that increases repulsion for more initial speed.

Honma TW-S Golf Balls
- Evolved Spin Performance and Feel
- Newly Formulated LS Soft Core – the newly formulated Large-Soft core improves the initial velocity of the ball and achieves further distance.
- Soft FLEX Layer – a newly developed ionomer layer increases backspin on iron shots and provides a softer feel for improved control.
The Honma D1 model, which has been the No. 1 sales volume ball in the Japanese market, has now been improved and updated for 2024 for the demands of the North American market. Designed for golfers who desire straight ball flight, solid feel and premium distance, the D1 ball showcases advanced performance with advanced raw material formulation.
With environmental sustainability in mind, Honma’s 2024 D1 ball is designed to reduce carbon emissions by reducing the volume of butadiene rubber required by using a particulate material for the core.
The newly formulated RM Soft Core, with high initial velocity yet stable feel that is achieved by a larger, softer core fore. This Eco-friendly next-Gen ball contributes to SDGs by blending recycled materials with butadiene rubber (BR). By mixing particulate recycled material into the RB soft core, the amount of butadiene rubber used carbon emissions are reduced drastically.

Honma D1 Golf Balls
- High Durability Ionomer cover, combination of uniquely formulated highly-resilience yet high durability ionomer cover and RM soft core generates incredible distance.
- 368 Dimple, produce a strong yet stable trajectory.
- Recycled material used in ball construction.
A precise alignment design that maintains concentration by making the line in the direction of movement thicker and the line with the face slightly thinner. PRICING $27 dozen.
Learn more at HonmaGolf.com.
Priced to sell if the real world quality is there.
I have a local Toyota plant do some re-tooling this fall and large quantity of Japanese golfers on our local course. Not something you see often here so you kinda take note. I found more than a few Honma balls and they weren’t bad. Didn’t seem to do anything overly special but were servicable. These would be a fun knock.
I feel like I have to try them at that price.
Price wise for a urethane ball in the market these are priced lower than most.
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Priced to sell if the real world quality is there.
I have a local Toyota plant do some re-tooling this fall and large quantity of Japanese golfers on our local course. Not something you see often here so you kinda take note. I found more than a few Honma balls and they weren’t bad. Didn’t seem to do anything overly special but were servicable. These would be a fun knock.
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The same thing happened here but it was last summer. We found more than a few Honma golf balls on the course. Should be very interesting. Price point is nice!
That’s a great price when everything else is $50 a dozen. I would try them for that price.
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I feel like I have to try them at that price.
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I agree!
Having played a previous Honma golf ball I was pretty impressed. That was several years ago. I genuinely didn’t expect that price.
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Having played a previous Honma golf ball I was pretty impressed. That was several years ago. I genuinely didn’t expect that price.
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You think they are doing it to try and “buy market share”?
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You think they are doing it to try and “buy market share”?
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I’m not sure what that means exactly. Based on that release one of their balls is the top selling ball in Japan and they believe they have a strong product at a competitive price to bring over here.
In my opinion, if they price at $50-$55 someone says why not just stick with what I play. If they price them at $75 the curiosity would be there but long term? maybe not. At this price they will certainly reach some golfers looking for performance at a good value from an actual golf brand. Will they be viewed as inferior because of that price? That is for golfers to tell us.
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I’m not sure what that means exactly. Based on that release one of their balls is the top selling ball in Japan and they believe they have a strong product at a competitive price to bring over here.
In my opinion, if they price at $50-$55 someone says why not just stick with what I play. If they price them at $75 the curiosity would be there but long term? maybe not. At this price they will certainly reach some golfers looking for performance at a good value from an actual golf brand. Will they be viewed as inferior because of that price? That is for golfers to tell us.
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You’re describing exactly what I was thinking in terms of trying to get the ball in the hands of golfers in the US. After finding some I did research and they were very well received in Japan. When you showed the price I immediately thought, this price must be to sway golfers to pick up a box. We’re seriously getting a great golf ball at near DTC pricing….
That price is really good. With all of the success in the Japanese market the ball must perform. Might be worth trying them at some point.
A urethane ball at that price definitely captures attention.
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Having played a previous Honma golf ball I was pretty impressed. That was several years ago. I genuinely didn’t expect that price.
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That hybrid I tested was great, why not try the balls. My friend picked up a TW 757 3 iron as a driving iron (dirt cheap like 35 dollars with the wrap still on the head) and loves it. I never even knew about their products until you all graciously allowed me to test the 21 degree hybrid.
The TW-X and TW-S sound like really solid balls at solid price points. Never have tried, or even seen, a Honma ball but would not hesitate to try them.
36$ a dozen isn’t bad! When i saw Honma i thought they’d be like 150 a dozen. haha
If they get good reviews i’d give them a go. Assuming i could find them in Canada
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The TW-X and TW-S sound like really solid balls at solid price points. Never have tried, or even seen, a Honma ball but would not hesitate to try them.
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I was thinking this exact same thing. It might replace the QST
That’s a great price for urethane balls. With the costs escalating as they have, Honma could very well grab a foothold in the American market with these.
Pricing is solid, I would be interested in picking some up and giving them a shot.
Definitely priced right to give them a shot.
The price point is really good. I won’t be surprised to see them out on the wild quite a bit more.
Also, I know it’s weird but I like the way the logo looks on the ball.
Will look for these when available and give them a go.
Did I miss when they are coming out / came out?
Interested in those, like a few others said for the price you kind of have to be interested if you’re curious.
At $36/dzn I would give them a go simply for that and hope for the best.. Would love to see the golf ball world come back to the crowd a bit.
Cast urathane – almost has to be a Foremost product, no?
That’s a great price if it’s a quality ball! I’d try them.
Definitely would be interested in trying these out at those prices.
I’d probably purchase a sleeve to try out.
At that price and based on my experience with a Honma ball a friend gave me, I want to try the TW line.
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36$ a dozen isn’t bad! When i saw Honma i thought they’d be like 150 a dozen. haha
If they get good reviews i’d give them a go. Assuming i could find them in Canada
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Agree….only time I have ever seen Honma balls in Canada is finding on the golf course and that is probably only a handful. Never have played one though, just give all extra balls I don’t play and find to my wife’s friends.