Question About Offset in Irons

[golfer2b2000]

What does "more offset" in a set of irons make you hit the ball?

I am getting very confused by this.

 Would like to hear what you guys think about it...

Thank you

[iacas]

22 minutes ago, golfer2b2000 said:

What does "more offset" in a set of irons make you hit the ball?

It helps golfers align the face more to the left, so those that slice the ball, can start the ball a bit more left and get closer to a pull with less slice curve.

[golfer2b2000]

Thank you

[arturo28mx]

I have read it also helps hit the ball higher

[billchao]

10 minutes ago, arturo28mx said:

I have read it also helps hit the ball higher

I think the jury is out on that. It helps robots launch the ball higher, but I've seen stuff with real people where the results don't match the robot testing.

[boogielicious]

If you tend to hook the ball, it helps hook the ball even more! I have trouble aiming the face on irons with a lot of offset. They always look closed to me.

[saevel25]

9 hours ago, billchao said:

I think the jury is out on that. It helps robots launch the ball higher, but I've seen stuff with real people where the results don't match the robot testing.

I think human intention can matter a bit. We instinctively want to hit a ball a certain way. Or see the ball go a certain way. I can see us making micro adjustments to try to get the ball to match our intent.

It does move the CG back further, which will help the ball get into the air more. It's probably the easiest way to shift the CG a large amount versus redesigning the actual clubhead.