Is Honma a good golf brand?

These are great clubs to consider if you are in need of a draw bias and have a slower swing speed. Honma clubs are at a much more affordable price than they used to be, and they perform just as well as any brand on the market, if not better.

How can you tell a fake Honma iron?

In my experience, an authentic Honma club must have a phrase “Made in Japan Sakata” engraved in the hosel (picture enclosed). However, when I arrived here and spent more time in this forum, there have been so many sets of Honma clubs without this phrase even though the buyers always attest that their clubs are real.

What do Honma stars mean?

To quote from the web: “Honma’s Star system, initiated in 1991, denotes both the grade of materials used, and the seniority of the craftsman who builds the club. Hence, a 5 Star top-of-the-line Honma shaft uses T-1000 grade composite, the highest grade commercially available, and is produced only by a senior craftsman.

Do any PGA players use Honma?

Currently there is 1 PGA Tour player among the top players in the world playing Honma clubs or other Honma equipment. This list includes players like Charl Schwartzel.

Do any pros use Honma?

I believe a few Japanese pro golfers are sponsored by them and do use their clubs, but Honma hasn’t really sponsored PGA pros elsewhere. So basically Honma is known to have outrageously expensive clubs (especially as you go up the stars level) and not really the corresponding performance. Honma is a great brand…

Is Honma made in China?

Honma takes great pride in it’s Japanese heritage, which makes it a bit odd that a portion of the Tour World line is forged and assembled in China. We don’t typically think of JDM companies exporting this responsibility to China, but according to Honma, this step was necessary to meet increasing demand.

Can you get fake golf clubs?

Golf’s biggest equipment companies can agree on one thing: counterfeit clubs are bad for the consumer — and bad for business. That’s why Acushnet, Callaway-Odyssey, Srixon, Ping, PXG and TaylorMade came together in 2004 to form a group whose goal would be to identify and eliminate fake club operations across the world.

Is Honma expensive?

Honma golf clubs are expensive because they are made with special steel which is way better than the cheap industrial steel. Also, Honma irons are well forged.

Which pro golfers use Honma?

Justin Rose signed a multi-year equipment deal with Japanese manufacturer Honma at the start of 2019 but the two parties recently announced that they will be going their separate ways. The Englishman was on top of the world in January 2019 and won in just his second week using Honma clubs.

Why are Honma irons so expensive?

Honma golf clubs are expensive because they are made with special steel which is way better than the cheap industrial steel. Also, Honma irons are well forged. So, Honma has this expensive image and that won’t just go away quickly.

What are Honma clubs?

Honma crafts a wide array of premium clubs and is the top golf club brand known for its premium performance. Honma offers drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons, and putter golf clubs for both men and women golfers.