I noticed the new Honma irons are made of forged s20c, in contrast to their past TW irons which were forged s25c. my question is: does anyone knows who these new Honma TW irons were forged by, because to the best of my knowledge I don't think Honma has ever forged their own irons? in addition, I heard rumor (but do not claim to know whether or not it's true) that Honma had begun outsourcing much of their manufacturing of certain products to China, specifically for the TW737 lineup. IF this is the case, I'm curious as to whether Honma has continued to outsource manufacturing to China, specifically their irons. If not (or if they never did, as their "Made in Japan, SAKATA" engravings lead one to believe), I'm also interested to know who or where their irons are forged.

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