Forged (Titleist) irons question

[MGN]

I have been using Titleist 981s since about 2001 (yes, a long time ago). I am about a 15 handicap.  I was checking ebay to look for forged irons on account of how soft they feel when hit but I was looking for some forgiveness as well.  I've looked at the Titleist 804 os and Titleist 755 forged irons but cannot get a picture of how they set up from an offset perspective compared to my 981s.  Any thoughts?  (I do understand that the 804 os may have more offset than my 981s).  Thanks.

[dbuck]

Titleist's website at one time had some information on their older clubs; you kind of had to dig to find it.

If you check the Maltby playability of their newer forged offerings, you might find they are not too different from yours, in fact the 716 or 718 AP2 might be at least as forgiving as what you have.

Even though I am a Titleist fanboy, the Mizuno JPX series has some forged irons that are very forgiving.

I am also about a 15, and I went the other way with the Titleist AP1s which are cast but very forgiving. Love them so far.

[1badbadger]

Here you go:

https://www.titleist.com/golf-clubs/irons/2006-forged-755

https://www.titleist.com/golf-clubs/irons/2005-forged-804-os

https://www.titleist.com/golf-clubs/irons/2005-forged-704cb

https://www.titleist.com/golf-clubs/irons/dci-981

These links have the specs, including offset of each club, so you can compare them to get a better idea of how they stack up.

[lenman73]

I just picked up a set of 755's off of eBay this winter for sixty bucks. I have only used them once on an indoor simulator playing Bay hill but I was left with very good impressions of them. I can't wait for spring. 

[MGN]

On 2/6/2018 at 2:41 PM, 1badbadger said:

Here you go:

https://www.titleist.com/golf-clubs/irons/2006-forged-755

https://www.titleist.com/golf-clubs/irons/2005-forged-804-os

https://www.titleist.com/golf-clubs/irons/2005-forged-704cb

https://www.titleist.com/golf-clubs/irons/dci-981

These links have the specs, including offset of each club, so you can compare them to get a better idea of how they stack up.

Thanks for the info.  I've realized that my 981s have the perfect offset in each iron that make it forgiving yet I can work the ball when needed.  The 804 (while forged and better feel per my ebay purchase) is a little too much offset.  The 755 appears to have less offset that my 981s.  I've also tried the Nike forged Pro Combos (eBay purchase; irons from yesteryear) and disappointingly, they are really for a player better than me.  So, while I feel I am in a Goldilocks dilemma, it may be a matter of waiting and considering non-Titleist models for a forged iron with the similar set up as my 981s (the Adams Idea 2 forged maybe or others).

[Groucho Valentine]

Ive owned both sets of the irons you've considered in your post and i would say the 755's are the closest to your old 981's. The soles, offset and blade width are pretty close from what i remember. With newer titleist stuff, you might want to try one of the older AP2 models. The original model to the 714 models were playable through to your handicap, but the last two revisions aren't as forgiving and are much harder to hit IMO.