Unique Yonex Tri Principle hybrid launched

Revolutionary Diagonal grooves are said to offer more consistent levels of spin

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The eye-catching Yonex Triprinciple hybrid has been unveiled, featuring an unusual head design and diagonal grooves that create more consistent spin from different lies

Sometimes equipment breakthroughs come after a brilliant lightbulb moment; at other times, they are down to building many different prototypes to try and achieve the smallest of gains in performance over the competition.

For Yonex, when creating the new Tri Principle hybrid’s distinctive diagonal grooves, it was this second way that led to a eureka moment.

The new 3S grooves – the three Ss being scoreline, slanted and spin stabiliser – yielded more consistent spin and distance control from a multitude of lies, a discovery Yonex’s R&D team only stumbled across during testing.

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Elsewhere, an unusually shaped weight-saving cutaway from the crown helps to lower the centre of gravity (CG) to make it more forgiving and easier to launch higher. The CG axis has also been positioned more optimally compared with traditionally designed hybrids to help increase both speed and forgiveness.

The non-adjustable Tri Principle hybrid is available in 20°, 23.5° and 27° lofts, with the counterbalanced shafts getting heavier as they reduce in length moving towards the higher lofts for more consistent distance gapping, something Yonex refer to as Reverse Flow Weighting.

It features a propriety Yonex WFS 300 graphite shaft and is available now with an RRP of £180.

Joel Tadman
Technical Editor

Joel has worked in the golf industry for over 12 years covering both instruction and more recently equipment. He now oversees all product content here at Golf Monthly, managing a team of talented and passionate writers and presenters in delivering the most thorough and accurate reviews, buying advice, comparisons and deals to help the reader find exactly what they are looking for. So whether it's the latest driver, irons, putter or laser rangefinder, Joel has his finger on the pulse keeping up to date with the latest releases in golf. He is also responsible for all content on irons and golf tech, including distance measuring devices and launch monitors.


One of his career highlights came when covering the 2012 Masters he got to play the sacred Augusta National course on the Monday after the tournament concluded, shooting a respectable 86 with just one par and four birdies. To date, his best ever round of golf is a 5-under 67 back in 2011. He currently plays his golf at Burghley Park Golf Club in Stamford, Lincs, with a handicap index of 3.2.


Joel's current What's In The Bag? 

Driver: Titleist TSR3, 9° 

Fairway wood: Titleist TSR3, 15° 

Hybrid: Titleist TSi2, 18° 

Irons: Ping i230 4-UW

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8, 54°. Titleist Vokey SM9 60° lob wedge, K Grind

Putter: Evnroll ER2V 

Ball: 2023 Titleist Pro V1x