How does iron offset increasse or decrease playability

[SQ Bimmer]

Obviously with my handicap level I am using irons with a high offset, as per the salesman's recommendation who sold them to me. Why am I using clubs with negative offset? And why do some of you guys use clubs with little to no offset?

[whit53]

"Offset" allows fractionally more time to "square up" the club face at (and through) impact......... Snce most higher handicappers have trouble w/ this aspect of ball striking, offset is beneficial. However, if one already squares up the face at impact, a club w/ too much offset would tend to be "shut" at the moment of truth, prompting either a pull or a pull hook.

Most of the posts on this and other forums that drone on about this or that club having too much offset, simply reflect personal preference (regardless of ability) and should be taken w/ more than a grain of salt.

Hope this helps

[WUTiger]

SQB,

Whit53 gives a good explanation of offset and what it does.

Another factor influencing "closing the face" would be the torque of the shaft. A low-torque shaft twists very little during the swing, whereas a high-torque shaft twists quite a bit. A high torque shaft hit by a person with a lower swing speed will tend to twist closed, helping square the clubface. Golfers, depending on their swing, would need to balance both clubface offset and shaft torque in selecting a set.

If you go on the Cleveland website, you can see comparisons of their different head designs, and the specs for each iron model on loft, lie, and offset.

Low offset clubs are easier to work than higher offset clubs, but you can work offset clubs fairly well. We have similar HDCPs, so the question is would we be better with moderate offset and some workability, or little offset and high workability.

If you hit your irons OK, I wouldn't worry about the offset. Your CG Golds have less offset than, say, my Callaway X20s.

[Ken Smith]

This should help clarify offset...

http://kcgolfclubs.blogspot.com/2009...of-offset.html

[andef]

Just as whit53 said, a club with more offset is designed to give a golfer more time to square the face. Right know i am gaming the Titleist AP2 and I'm finally hitting straight shots while before i would be pull hooking them because of too much offset on my GI irons.

[Leftygolfer]

I have went through an iron change twice in the past year. I went from the Cleveland TA 5 to the Mizuno MP 60 first. I thought the reason I was hooking the ball was the offset. Well guess, what I still am hooking the ball. I then got sick of being punished severely for mishits and got the Titleist 775s which have alot of offset in the long irons. I haven't noticed them hooking anymore than the Mizuno MP 60s. I believe that the swing has more to do with results than the amount of offset. I have no doubt a good player can pick up any iron and hit good shots. They might have to play a bit of a draw with the high offset irons but they will still be able to hit them well.

[shortstop20]

This should help clarify offset...

Thanks a bunch for that link, I play SGI's and now that my swing is alot better I have been wondering if I would actually hit the ball higher if I had clubs with less offset. I hit the ball pretty low right now, still good distance but I know I'm losing distance because I don't hit them high enough.