Popular Post Cory O Posted September 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2020 Well that was a surprise. Like many of you, I'll hop on eBay and see what sort of sticks are ending soon and seem a bit under-priced. This one seemed to fit that bill: Never hit a Honma before. To be fair, I did do like a minute of research before bidding and it seems like it might be a good fit with my less than overpowering driver swing. Will be super interested to see what it does compared to what I have in the bag now (Tommy Armour Atomic) and if I hate it, I guess that'll teach me to bid on stuff I don't necessarily want/need! ejgaudette, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, MattF and 9 others 10 2 Quote 2024 is the year of the short set! Driver: TaylorMade BRNR 11.5* stiff Hybrid: PXG 0311 GEN5 19* Irons: JustGolf Forged Blades (4, 6, 8, PW) Wedge: 56* Forged Prototype Putter: PXG Blackjack Center Shaft 34" Bag: Sunday Golf Loma XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory O Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 And the Honma has arrived! Definitely a “premium” look and feel (the headcover is even line with faux fur). Going immediately in the bag for a 7am tomorrow without any adjustments. Playing another found ball 2019 Pro V1 to keep things as even as possible with that last round with the Atomic. This particular found ball has a nice little custom message that raises an obvious question given that is was a lost ball. MattF, jayjay0808, JohnSmalls and 3 others 6 Quote 2024 is the year of the short set! Driver: TaylorMade BRNR 11.5* stiff Hybrid: PXG 0311 GEN5 19* Irons: JustGolf Forged Blades (4, 6, 8, PW) Wedge: 56* Forged Prototype Putter: PXG Blackjack Center Shaft 34" Bag: Sunday Golf Loma XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjay0808 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 5:58 PM, Cory O said: And the Honma has arrived! Definitely a “premium” look and feel (the headcover is even line with faux fur). Going immediately in the bag for a 7am tomorrow without any adjustments. Playing another found ball 2019 Pro V1 to keep things as even as possible with that last round with the Atomic. This particular found ball has a nice little custom message that raises an obvious question given that is was a lost ball. Looks amazing! Let us know how it performed this weekend fir you Quote In my bag: Driver: Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS 10.5* (set to 9.5) UST Lin-Q Gunmetal 6f5 Wood: Tsi2 15* Project X RDX Black 70 6.5 Hybrids: King Utility 19.5* Diamana Tensei White Pro 90TX Irons: Cobra King Tour MIM 4-PW Dynamic Gold 120 X100 Wedges: Milled Grind 3 50*, 54*, 58* Tour Issue S400 Putter: Nashville Z1C 34" Ball: Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I made a comment on Twitter quite a while ago (When Justin Rose was playing this driver) that I thought the homage to both Tiger Woods AND Club Pro Guy on this driver was exceptional. JohnSmalls 1 Quote "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Gen 2 0211 15* 3W Mitsubishi Tensei Raw Blue 65-S Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex (These two are gonna fight it out in early "24 to see who stays in the bag...) Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Hoofer Camo Stand Bag Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory O Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Looks amazing! Let us know how it performed this weekend fir you I was very impressed with it! Not magically bashing 300 yarders or anything, but probably about 5 yards longer on the marginal-to-good strikes than what I was getting out of the Atomic. I had read and seen in reviews that the Honma has a sneaky draw bias, so I was a bit concerned as I'm a natural draw hitter, but my good swings didn't produce anything overly left in the default settings (in fact it probably stayed a bit straighter than the Atomic even though I have that one set as much as I can get it to a fade bias). I'll get it out on the TopTracer range at some point this week to get some numbers and tweak the settings, but I'm confident that it'll wind up being my gamer, especially because it really is a gorgeous club at address. Here was probably the best of the bunch. Maybe a 15 yard downhill, but very well struck and pretty sure it hit the front of the bunker on the carry and just barely stayed in it. JohnSmalls, jayjay0808, MGoBlue100 and 1 other 4 Quote 2024 is the year of the short set! Driver: TaylorMade BRNR 11.5* stiff Hybrid: PXG 0311 GEN5 19* Irons: JustGolf Forged Blades (4, 6, 8, PW) Wedge: 56* Forged Prototype Putter: PXG Blackjack Center Shaft 34" Bag: Sunday Golf Loma XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory O Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Played a super twilight this evening and wound up getting in 16. I’d adjusted the Honma to the “Open” setting beforehand, dropping the loft a degree and making it sit a bit more upright, which should suit my swing. Key thing I figured out is that I can’t “try” to swing this club hard. I know that’s a good rule in general, but seemed especially the case with this driver. Easy swings create a ton of pop though, my last drive going an effortless 275. Quote 2024 is the year of the short set! Driver: TaylorMade BRNR 11.5* stiff Hybrid: PXG 0311 GEN5 19* Irons: JustGolf Forged Blades (4, 6, 8, PW) Wedge: 56* Forged Prototype Putter: PXG Blackjack Center Shaft 34" Bag: Sunday Golf Loma XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim418 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 9/21/2020 at 10:47 AM, MGoBlue100 said: I made a comment on Twitter quite a while ago (When Justin Rose was playing this driver) that I thought the homage to both Tiger Woods AND Club Pro Guy on this driver was exceptional. Homage to CPG? How so? MGoBlue100 1 Quote Driver: Titliest TSi3 - Tensei white stiff Wood: PING G425 LST 14.5* - Tensei orange stiff Hybrid: PING G425 19* - Tensei orange stiff Irons: PING i525 - Project X I/O 5.5 - 4-W Wedges: Taylormade MG3 52* and HiToe 56* Project X I/O 6.0 Putter: TM Spider X HYDROBLAST (33", 3* upright) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 7-4-7 Swing Thought System, baby!! Jim418 and JohnSmalls 2 Quote "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Gen 2 0211 15* 3W Mitsubishi Tensei Raw Blue 65-S Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex (These two are gonna fight it out in early "24 to see who stays in the bag...) Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Hoofer Camo Stand Bag Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschott4 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 On 9/13/2020 at 9:56 PM, Cory O said: Well that was a surprise. Like many of you, I'll hop on eBay and see what sort of sticks are ending soon and seem a bit under-priced. This one seemed to fit that bill: Never hit a Honma before. To be fair, I did do like a minute of research before bidding and it seems like it might be a good fit with my less than overpowering driver swing. Will be super interested to see what it does compared to what I have in the bag now (Tommy Armour Atomic) and if I hate it, I guess that'll teach me to bid on stuff I don't necessarily want/need! I bought one for pretty much the same price in late June and love it. I'm not a long hitter probably 250-260, 63 years old but have picked up around 10 yards on real solid strikes. Hope you enjoy it Quote Driver-Honma TW747 3 wood-Tour Edge CBX 119 Irons Tour Edge EXS Putter-SeeMore SB 20 Offset shaft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Played a super twilight this evening and wound up getting in 16. I’d adjusted the Honma to the “Open” setting beforehand, dropping the loft a degree and making it sit a bit more upright, which should suit my swing. Key thing I figured out is that I can’t “try” to swing this club hard. I know that’s a good rule in general, but seemed especially the case with this driver. Easy swings create a ton of pop though, my last drive going an effortless 275.I know with TaylorMade you can do upright and minus -1°, but typically if you’re going to an open setting, it makes the driver flatter. That being said, I’ve never seen a Honma adapter so you could totally be correct.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy MGoBlue100 1 Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejcrossl Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/2/2020 at 6:15 AM, Rtracymog said: I know with TaylorMade you can do upright and minus -1°, but typically if you’re going to an open setting, it makes the driver flatter. That being said, I’ve never seen a Honma adapter so you could totally be correct. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Open is more upright with Honma, I'd attach the manual but it doesn't seem to be working right now. Quote Driver - Taylormade M5 10.5 (set to 9.75 deg and 1.5 open) Fujikura Pro 2.0 Tour Spec 7x 3 wood - TM M3 17 deg (set to 15.5 deg and 3 deg open) GD DI 7x 3 Hybrid - TM rocketballz Accra Dymatch S165, 68g, M5 flex (XS) Irons (4-5) - Srixon 585s Nippon Modus Pro 120x Irons (6-W) - Srixon 785s Nippon Modus Pro 120x Wedges (51, 56, 60) - Cleveland RTX4 Nippon Modus 125 Wedge Flex Putter - EvnRoll ER5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Open is more upright with Honma, I'd attach the manual but it doesn't seem to be working right now. That’s strange to me, but oh well. Don’t spend too much time working on it. You learn something new everyday. I go -1 on my Wilson to open the face up (so flattening the lie as well) and lessen the left miss. Seems like the Honma would go counterintuitive for me. I still think the hosel markings on the Srixon drivers are the most confusing ones on the market. If you look at the outside of the hosel it’s easy (N, +1, -1 and up), but looking at the tip inside the head drives me crazy.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejcrossl Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Rtracymog said: That’s strange to me, but oh well. Don’t spend too much time working on it. You learn something new everyday. I go -1 on my Wilson to open the face up (so flattening the lie as well) and lessen the left miss. Seems like the Honma would go counterintuitive for me. I still think the hosel markings on the Srixon drivers are the most confusing ones on the market. If you look at the outside of the hosel it’s easy (N, +1, -1 and up), but looking at the tip inside the head drives me crazy. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy If you think Srixon is confusing, try these instructions hahaha Rtracymog and golfingbrock 2 Quote Driver - Taylormade M5 10.5 (set to 9.75 deg and 1.5 open) Fujikura Pro 2.0 Tour Spec 7x 3 wood - TM M3 17 deg (set to 15.5 deg and 3 deg open) GD DI 7x 3 Hybrid - TM rocketballz Accra Dymatch S165, 68g, M5 flex (XS) Irons (4-5) - Srixon 585s Nippon Modus Pro 120x Irons (6-W) - Srixon 785s Nippon Modus Pro 120x Wedges (51, 56, 60) - Cleveland RTX4 Nippon Modus 125 Wedge Flex Putter - EvnRoll ER5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDontGiveAchuck Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I got one of these as well about a week ago...I'm still trying to sort out the adjustments instructions. Rtracymog 1 Quote Just tap it in. Lil' taparoo. TW747 460 10.5° Vizard stiff 4 Hybrid 699 5-Aw; KBS Tour-V 90 Stiff Tour Action 58° Spider Interactive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory O Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Honma's adjustment system is unique to them. I went back to standard with mine and haven't touched it since (happy with the ball flight in that setting). Fortunately the in-house Vizard seems to be a decent shaft as you really can't switch it out to something different. Quote 2024 is the year of the short set! Driver: TaylorMade BRNR 11.5* stiff Hybrid: PXG 0311 GEN5 19* Irons: JustGolf Forged Blades (4, 6, 8, PW) Wedge: 56* Forged Prototype Putter: PXG Blackjack Center Shaft 34" Bag: Sunday Golf Loma XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rtracymog Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 If you think Srixon is confusing, try these instructions hahahaLuckily one of my daughter’s friend’s mom speaks Japanese and she could figure it out for me!Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Cortex w/MGS Motore X F1 7X tipped 1" F5 17 degree hybrid w/Rogue Black 85X C300 Forged 3-5 w/C-Taper 130X FG Tour V6 5-6 w/C-Taper 130X Staff Model Blade 7-PW w/C-Taper 130X RTX4 52, 56, 60 w/S400 Tour Issue ER7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejcrossl Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 9/21/2020 at 7:55 AM, Cory O said: I was very impressed with it! Not magically bashing 300 yarders or anything, but probably about 5 yards longer on the marginal-to-good strikes than what I was getting out of the Atomic. I had read and seen in reviews that the Honma has a sneaky draw bias, so I was a bit concerned as I'm a natural draw hitter, but my good swings didn't produce anything overly left in the default settings (in fact it probably stayed a bit straighter than the Atomic even though I have that one set as much as I can get it to a fade bias). I'll get it out on the TopTracer range at some point this week to get some numbers and tweak the settings, but I'm confident that it'll wind up being my gamer, especially because it really is a gorgeous club at address. Here was probably the best of the bunch. Maybe a 15 yard downhill, but very well struck and pretty sure it hit the front of the bunker on the carry and just barely stayed in it. What app is this to track your drives? Quote Driver - Taylormade M5 10.5 (set to 9.75 deg and 1.5 open) Fujikura Pro 2.0 Tour Spec 7x 3 wood - TM M3 17 deg (set to 15.5 deg and 3 deg open) GD DI 7x 3 Hybrid - TM rocketballz Accra Dymatch S165, 68g, M5 flex (XS) Irons (4-5) - Srixon 585s Nippon Modus Pro 120x Irons (6-W) - Srixon 785s Nippon Modus Pro 120x Wedges (51, 56, 60) - Cleveland RTX4 Nippon Modus 125 Wedge Flex Putter - EvnRoll ER5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory O Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 2 hours ago, ejcrossl said: What app is this to track your drives? That was my Garmin watch/Garmin Golf app. These days I use Arccos. Quote 2024 is the year of the short set! Driver: TaylorMade BRNR 11.5* stiff Hybrid: PXG 0311 GEN5 19* Irons: JustGolf Forged Blades (4, 6, 8, PW) Wedge: 56* Forged Prototype Putter: PXG Blackjack Center Shaft 34" Bag: Sunday Golf Loma XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookers Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 On 11/12/2020 at 7:06 PM, Cory O said: That was my Garmin watch/Garmin Golf app. These days I use Arccos. I use the VivoActive 3 for mine, almost 3 yr's old and still holding a charge for 2x 18's (if played consecutive day's, heh). I had the Honma TW 747 3-Wood, was not a fan of the low profile (PXG did the same) so sold it to a friend ~2 wks after I got it, he came back a couple of weeks later with something clinking around in the head. Reached out to Honma, because I purchased new from them, with no response from them to this date (have emailed probably 4 times since mid July). Obviously not happy with their CS so no more Honma's for me... Quote Driver - PXG Proto Driver 10.5Deg ProjectX Hazardous Smoke 6.0 3 Wood - Mixuno ST-190 (Miyazaki Kaula Stiff) 4 Hybrid - Sub 70 939X ProjectX Hazardous Smoke 6.0 6-PW - Mizuno JPX-919 HM / Nipon NS Pro Reg 52/56/60- PXG 0311 Forged / Nipon NS Pro Stiff Heavy Putter Tour A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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