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WATCH: Justin Rose on why he switched to Honma, what’s in his bag, and more
Director of Original Content Johnny Wunder sat down with Justin Rose at the Honma launch event in California to discuss his switch to a relatively unknown and unproven brand (on the PGA Tour, at least), what the deciding factor was in making the move, and what’s in his bag.
Check out the video below.
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You hear that one all the time; I wish I could put my practice swing on the ball! We explain the huge importance of what to focus on to allow the ball to be perfectly in the way of your practice swing. Enjoy!
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Earlier this week, Mitsubishi announced the return of its iconic Whiteboard profile with the new Diamana WB shaft.
In our launch story, we offered a rundown of the key technology in the new WB — 80-ton Dialead pitch fiber, Aerospace-grade MR70 carbon fiber, Consistent Feel Design, and the Xlink Tech Resin System. To go deeper, however, we enlisted our Resident Club Junkie and bona fide shaft nut, Brian Knudson, to track down someone from Mitsubishi at the PGA Show. Fortunately, Mitsubishi’s Director of Global Aftermarket Sales, Jonathan Alongi, was on hand to answer all of BK’s questions.
Check out their discussion about the new WB, as well as the 20th anniversary of the original design, in the video above — time stamps of key points below, including a definitive answer as to how the surfboard graphic ended up on the original Whiteboard in 2004!
- :40 – Mitsubishi Japan expands to the U.S. in 2004
- :50 – “The shaft that set the standard”
- 1:12 – “The ‘board is back”
- 1:45 – WB or Whiteboard? Or both?
- 1:55 – The first iteration of the sixth generation of Diamana
- 2:10 – Incorporating key technology from a 20-year journey
- 3:10 – Modifying the tip section for more ball speed
- 3:50 – Delivering ball speed in a low-launch, low-spin shaft
- 4:20 – Drilling down on the shaft profile compared to the original Whiteboard
- 5:00 – The most impressive element of the new WB
- 5:30 – Butt, mid, tip specifications
- 6:00 – WB’s iconic graphics and the Diamana legacy — flowers, surfboard, numbering system
- 8:15 – An abundance of available weights and flexes
- 8:55 – More players going lightweight
Check out more photos and see what GolfWRXers are saying about Mitsubishi WB in the forums.
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Our Resident Club Junkie, Brian Knudson, goes through a wedge fitting with Chris Baingo, Titleist’s Club Fitting Analyst.
Get the full story on new SM10 wedges in our launch piece.
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joro
Jan 18, 2019 at 5:37 pm
Good luck Justin, now you can join the rest of the greedy mistakes. And Fred Wright, how do you know that TM decided to cut him out. I know they did that to Ernie.
JS Stone
Jan 18, 2019 at 11:57 am
Elvis is the correct answer. Well done Gunter!
Scooter McGavin
Jan 17, 2019 at 11:24 am
Interesting comment on the look of an iron with a “pinched toe” giving that more up right appearance. Very cool to hear what some of these guys look for in appearance and how it affects their swing thoughts. Completely agree a flatter lying iron (like a long iron) promotes more wrist turn over to keep the ball from going right.
Great stuff!
Dosh
Jan 16, 2019 at 8:44 pm
JR:
“Yeah, money, and er…. money, and yes, more money, and money. Makes sense, right?”
Matt
Jan 16, 2019 at 3:56 pm
Forget to turn the lights on? This looks like it was filmed in a closet.
JohnnyGolfwrx
Jan 16, 2019 at 4:16 pm
Filmed on a rainy dark night in the Riviera Clubhouse. Gotta work with what you have.
Gunter Eisenberg
Jan 16, 2019 at 3:45 pm
Duhh….Rose switched to Honma because of Mark King. He was the one that signed Rose when he was with Taylormade and heavily influenced him to sign up with Honma since he is pretty much in charge of the company.
Fred Wright
Jan 18, 2019 at 10:47 am
He signed with Honma because Taylormade decided to cut him from the “team.” Taylormade is paying Tiger and Rory a ton of money to carry the Taylormade brand and needed to cut cost so they reduced the pros on staff. First it was Sergio and now Rose.
alexdub
Jan 16, 2019 at 1:53 pm
Great content. Refreshing to see Rose comment on the Axis putter like he did — no point in beating around the bush that the Axis is an ugly stick. Tour pros are usually so vanilla in their commentary and try to couch everything to protect sponsorships; it was nice to hear some honest shop talk from a gear-head golfer.