This is the usual question with a twist... or a bend...

I'm interested in the most forgiving players CB that can be bent upright 4* from a typical lie of 60.5* for a 37.75 inch five iron.

I really like the look of the Mizuno JPX E500, the On Off and the On Off Plus, the XXIO forged, the Tourstage ViQ, and the Ping Rapture-Japan spec. I'm an old Ping Zing user and I loved having an iron with extreme toe weighting... just couldn't deal with the offset...

I assume that I could get Chris to order a set of Ping Rapture-J irons in silver dot, so bending those isn't a problem, but I don't know about any of the others. Last thing I want is to pop out a face or tungsten weight while getting the irons bent up to my lie.

Any comments or suggestions? Pro and con of the various irons listed? Any favorites that I have missed?

Thanks very much.

Cameron Reddy

Hi Cameron,

If he hasn't sent you a message already, I'd PM Chris for his advice.

If I was going from your list though, I would stay away from a two piece forging where there is a seam/joint near the face and hosel (I think the XXIO irons are put together like that, but I am not sure).

Something with a weight on the bottom (A la the OnOff Plus or the new ViQ forged) might be a better option.

Hmm... a seam/joint is exactly what I'm concerned about... I hadn't considered that a seam located on the bottom of the iron might be less prone to separate than one located elsewhere on the club. That's a good point.

No, Chris hasn't replied yet, but I'm sure he will. I'm most looking forward to his opinion.

Thanks!

Problem with bending 4* is that the neck starts to looked warped and the finish many times will wrinkle.

Epon can bend your irons at the factory while red hot then apply the plating. It costs 25.00 more per club but it looks as good as if it came 4* stock brand new.