hello

bought a new set of G10's recently, and have been struggling ever since.

the fitting was excellent, and the pro used the 7 iron as PING say that is the club to be fitted with.  i hit the G10's better than all the other clubs i tried, but when i got them and started hitting the lower irons i noticed just how much offset there is!

i used to use a beautiful set of Mizuno MP30 which are basically muscle back irons with practically no offset what so ever, but i needed to get somethign a little more forgiving as i don't practice any more.

i went for the G10's as its reputation and club reviews claim it is the best around at present, and it certainly felt the part - or the 7 iron did!!!

the 3-6 irons are shocking as i hook the ball on average 30 yards - i was on a par 3 180 yard hole on saturday hitting ball after ball out of bounds (4 iron) - refusing to move until i had managed to get at least one of the little buggers straight!!!!!!  in the end i had to club down to an 8 iron to move on.........put 8 in a row out of bounds - losing 7 of them!!!!

yea ok, stupid i know, but it wasn't going to beat me!!!!!!!!!!!  and yes i know.....it did!!!!

i feel a little hard done by only testing the 7iron, as the offset on the other clubs is considerable in comparison.  however part of me admits it is probably my own fault for not getting to another shop to look over the 3-6 irons to check its offset.

I was wondering if anyone out there has had similar problems, and if so how did you resolve this.

was the pro shop helpful, allowing returns or changes to the clubs?

any help would be grateful.

desperate......don't want to waste my money!!!!

I doubt you could reduce their offset much by bending (you may break them with no warranty to fall back on, even if Ping do it ) so my guess would be to either swop them with someone who habitually slices the ball or flog them. In addition, bending the heads changes the bounce and you could end up with irons that dig too much, as well as dynamic loft issues affecting your trajectory.

It seems plain wrong that Ping advise fitting with a 7i. This has too much loft and corrective spin, which will mask the true ball flight from your swing. A 6i would be better but no way I would shell out serious coin without hitting PW, 6i and 3i at the very least... If the fitting Centre/Pro wont let you....walk away. Many of us try each others golf gear down the driving range. There are so many guys with new gear all the time and nobody ever refuses. Likewise you have to trust sometimes that your driver doesnt get skied There is no better way to try gear out without feeling any pressure to shell out £600, just to keep some fitter happy, IF you are not quite convinced.

the fitter didnt check or ask you the line you swing the club on ?

dont blame youreself   you should have been told

you can still get cavity irons but with no or minimal offset

line of swing ,and attack angle determine which clubs will work far more than the players handicap - its the main reason people screw up  when they hit a certain handicap and feel they should use "better players clubs"

if your lines dont change  then  neither should the clubs