+TourSpecGolfer Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 And here's another one, The TW717 Forged Iron by Honma. This is probably the iron that will appeal to most forum members and your probably wondering what other clubs it's similar to so lets cut to the chase and figure it out. In a nutshell as far as visuals go, think AF302 with a thinner sole, thinner top line and less offset. Hope that helps, so how does it feel? That's probably my favorite part. So we all know Honma makes some sweet feeling castings now how about their forgings? simply perfect at impact! It's a dense buttery feel that has just the right amount of firm to it. think a touch softer than the sweet spot of Yamaha MB's but over a larger area of the face OR you can think slightly more firm than the ONOFF Forged of 2013. We all sense differently so your experience I'm guessing will be somewhere in between mine. Trust me when I say you will be impressed when the ball compresses and releases off the face. It's that good at impact. Forgiveness, TSG has been testing these putting them through their paces and really think Honma has hit a home run here. Not as forgiving as the on off forged or Yamaha RMX CB but not very far off either. It's not compact nor is it mid sized. Again, smaller than the AF302 in all the right areas. So why hasn't TSG really highlighted Honma this extensively? Why the skimpy coverage? well of course the products and design need to make sense but equally important is our business arrangement the direction of the brand, and taking into account the landscape of the industry. It's not only about margins, a big weight is also placed on how they operate, and where the brand is headed in the future. TW7171V is the Cavity back and tomorrow I will highlight the TW717M which is the muscle back so stay tuned. Here are some facts on this CB: - Made in Japan of Carbon Steel at Sakata - The cavity wall (behind the face) has been thickend for improved feel and lower trajectory - It's a half mirror finish in addition to what Honma calls double layer painting - mass behind impact zone compliments yet doesn't lower the CG drastically - muscle mass area is at an optimal size and variable between each iron creating progressive CG location - Long irons have a lower CG than short irons - slightly fuller sole for the more aggressive player Hope you enjoy the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romaro-Slut Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 I owned this for 4 months now. And I like them In my opinion. It beats the af302 hands down In terms of forgiveness and looks. And I owned the 302s before No need to say anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokidoki1986 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 C good that you pop up this forum, I'm about to send an email to T and ask about the different between P and V. I know that M is a muscle design while P and V are both Cavity but how's the different between those two, if V compare to 302 then P is similar to 502? I know that P is a little bit wider and larger but is it look much bigger than the V on top view? And do they have more offset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky3 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Looks like i couldplay these..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 C good that you pop up this forum, I'm about to send an email to T and ask about the different between P and V. I know that M is a muscle design while P and V are both Cavity but how's the different between those two, if V compare to 302 then P is similar to 502? I know that P is a little bit wider and larger but is it look much bigger than the V on top view? And do they have more offset? There is a pretty big difference between the two. The biggest would be that the P is a 2 piece head using a forged body with a maraging stainless steel face which equates to more distance and forgiveness but sacrifices feel. The V is a one piece head focused on feel and control. The Epon 501/502/503 is an undercut only iron while the TW717P has an undercut AND is 2 piece. Included I have two links that provide more info but more importantly show you video of all angles accurately of the TW717V & TW717P TW-717V: http://www.honmagolf.co.jp/en/item/club/iron_tw_717v.html TW-717P: http://www.honmagolf.co.jp/en/item/club/iron_tw_717p.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiromikey Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Nice! Looking forward to tomorrow's review of the mb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supo Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) i hit the Muscle 7 iron at the range a few weeks back and really liked them a lot. was testign these , the fourteens and a mizuno ,cant rem the model miz balde but it was a new one ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.., im still suffering from " china syndrome" on honma unfortunatly... but id hapily bag this set. i need more time to over come the sell out Edited April 18, 2014 by supo67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokidoki1986 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Those links provide a very helpful information, thanks C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 i hit the Muscle 7 iron at the range a few weeks back and really liked them a lot. was testign these , the fourteens and a mizuno ,cant rem the model miz balde but it was a new one ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.., im still suffering from " china syndrome" on honma unfortunatly... but id hapily bag this set. i need more time to over come the sell out On the bright side Honma is still made in a Japanese factory with Japanese staff. Did it take you long to get over the S-yard sell out? Or Epon being made Thailand? Not sure if you noticed who they sponsored on the JPGA after they sold? deep pockets... Interestingly the Chinese don't own the best Golf factories in China. The Taiwanese do and most of it with Japanese money, technology and expertise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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