Offset in an iron does several things. Yes you are correct that the CG gets set back a little bit for launch help! But another one of them being to help keep the ball from going to the right for a right handed golfer. The offset allows the blade more Time to get back to square while going through impact. So for a player who already gets the blade back to square, the offset is going to cause the ball to usually start more left and have a bit of a draw as the head closes through impact.
@@madefortherangegolf For a 80 mph club head speed, 3mm of offset would result in a delay that would only be about 80 microseconds. Which also means virtually zero change in face-to-path. And that's even assuming you agree with the theory that one controls the swing by the position of the shaft and not swing the weight we feel at the end of the shaft (the position of the head c.g. - in which case there is no delay). It's the fact that the c.g. is pushed further back that results in slightly more forward bend of the shaft at impact - which means a tiny bit more loft and a tiny bit more face closure. A small amount of bias but not even close enough to cause a hook. For most, larger changes in ball flight really comes from the visual of the club at address that can subconsciously influence the set-up or the swing in such a way as to change the swing and ball flight. This could either be adding confidence that it wont slice or make their worst fears of a hook come true.
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I wouldn't classify chunky distance irons as "forgiving" when they generally have worse distance control which equates to more strokes lost.
It’s like no one understands what forgiving means now. Who the heck wants a 7 iron that goes between 130 and 180
Offset in an iron doesn’t cause a draw. It sets the cg back to aid in launch.
Offset in an iron does several things. Yes you are correct that the CG gets set back a little bit for launch help! But another one of them being to help keep the ball from going to the right for a right handed golfer. The offset allows the blade more Time to get back to square while going through impact. So for a player who already gets the blade back to square, the offset is going to cause the ball to usually start more left and have a bit of a draw as the head closes through impact.
@@madefortherangegolf For a 80 mph club head speed, 3mm of offset would result in a delay that would only be about 80 microseconds. Which also means virtually zero change in face-to-path. And that's even assuming you agree with the theory that one controls the swing by the position of the shaft and not swing the weight we feel at the end of the shaft (the position of the head c.g. - in which case there is no delay).
It's the fact that the c.g. is pushed further back that results in slightly more forward bend of the shaft at impact - which means a tiny bit more loft and a tiny bit more face closure. A small amount of bias but not even close enough to cause a hook.
For most, larger changes in ball flight really comes from the visual of the club at address that can subconsciously influence the set-up or the swing in such a way as to change the swing and ball flight. This could either be adding confidence that it wont slice or make their worst fears of a hook come true.