What's the difference between cavity and blade golf club heads?

Question

I understand blades are for more skilled players and cavity is a little easier to hit. I just bought a set of irons that is a cavity, but with some blade aspects. Seems to be a hybrid or something. As a beginner I know that I may have a little trouble, but should these be ok for me? I don't mind a learning curve and rather be practicing with clubs I can grow with.

Answer 1

To be short and to the point: Cavity Backs put the weight away from the face allowing a more forgiving iron. Blades Have more weight at the face allowing you to shape your shots. So cavity backs are for high handicappers and blades for low handicappers.

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Answer 2

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Conventional wisdom says that due to their peripheral weighting and off setting, cavity backed irons are easier for the beginner.

My very first set of irons were blades. I found them no more difficult to hit with than friends' cavity backs.

I suspect from your description that your clubs may be 'muscle back irons,' combining the best features of both.

All that is important is that they make you feel confident as you look down and address the ball and that you can hit okay with them.

Answer 3

The cavity back or perimeter weighted iron has a weight distribution around the perimeter of the face of the golf club while the forged blade has weight distribution  behind the hitting surface of the face of the club. One can be slightly off center when the ball is struck with the cavity back and still get a reasonable result. This is generally not true of the blade where off center hits often result in very poor shots. The golfers with very precise swings usually like the bladed clubs.

Answer 4

Cavity Backed clubs or Perimeter Weighted is a iron designed with the majority of its mass located around the perimeter of the face. this gives the club a much larger sweet spot thus making them more forgiving to miss hits or off-center hits.  Blades have a more uniform weight distribution which leaves a much smaller sweet spot.  This makes these clubs unforgiving to the off center hit but provides the golfer with much more feel and workability.

If you are learning to play golf, only go with a perimeter weighted club design...then when you are a 10 handicap and you need to really start working a ball, then go get yourself the Forged Blades !