“One of Honma's lightest fairway woods, built around a titanium face and carbon crown so the whole club swings noticeably easier than a typical steel wood. It launched in Japan in 2023 at around 500 dollars and is aimed at players who want more clubhead speed without swinging any harder. The smooth-feeling VIZARD shaft is what members tend to notice first.”
The Beres NX was Honma's attempt to open a friendlier door into its famously opulent Beres family. Where the multi-star Beres clubs chase gold-leaf luxury, the NX fairway wood keeps the Sakata workshop DNA but aims squarely at the everyday player with roughly average swing speed. A carbon crown, titanium face and stainless sole push weight low, while a widened 'booster slot' behind the face acts as a catalyst to get the ball off the face quicker with a solid feel. Every club ships with a spine-aligned VIZARD shaft so the whole set flights the same way — a very Honma obsession. It launched in 2022-23 with little Western fanfare, which is the NX story in a nutshell: lovely engineering, quiet reception.
A genuine Honma-crafted club at a (relatively) approachable price, respected in JDM circles but little-known in the West.
Mid-to-high handicappers with moderate swing speed (Honma targets ~40 m/s / ~90 mph driver speed) who want high launch, a premium look and a smooth lightweight stock shaft.
The 2022-23 NX line sat below Honma's multi-star Beres tiers as the accessible entry into the luxury family, part of Honma's push to court average-speed golfers outside Japan.
Wide sweet spot across the radial face, low-deep sole weighting and a high-launch, low-spin bias make mishits fly surprisingly well for a premium wood.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Steep depreciation: GOLF Partner USA has listed used NX 5-woods around $120 against the ~$500 sticker; US inventory is thin, with most supply via JDM-focused sellers and SidelineSwap.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
“One of Honma's lightest fairway woods, built around a titanium face and carbon crown so the whole club swings noticeably easier than a typical steel wood. It launched in Japan in 2023 at around 500 dollars and is aimed at players who want more clubhead speed without swinging any harder. The smooth-feeling VIZARD shaft is what members tend to notice first.”
The Beres NX was Honma's attempt to open a friendlier door into its famously opulent Beres family. Where the multi-star Beres clubs chase gold-leaf luxury, the NX fairway wood keeps the Sakata workshop DNA but aims squarely at the everyday player with roughly average swing speed. A carbon crown, titanium face and stainless sole push weight low, while a widened 'booster slot' behind the face acts as a catalyst to get the ball off the face quicker with a solid feel. Every club ships with a spine-aligned VIZARD shaft so the whole set flights the same way — a very Honma obsession. It launched in 2022-23 with little Western fanfare, which is the NX story in a nutshell: lovely engineering, quiet reception.
A genuine Honma-crafted club at a (relatively) approachable price, respected in JDM circles but little-known in the West.
Mid-to-high handicappers with moderate swing speed (Honma targets ~40 m/s / ~90 mph driver speed) who want high launch, a premium look and a smooth lightweight stock shaft.
The 2022-23 NX line sat below Honma's multi-star Beres tiers as the accessible entry into the luxury family, part of Honma's push to court average-speed golfers outside Japan.
Wide sweet spot across the radial face, low-deep sole weighting and a high-launch, low-spin bias make mishits fly surprisingly well for a premium wood.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Steep depreciation: GOLF Partner USA has listed used NX 5-woods around $120 against the ~$500 sticker; US inventory is thin, with most supply via JDM-focused sellers and SidelineSwap.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
