What non-blade irons have the thinnest toplines and little offset?

[bulls9999]

I'm not a low handicapper (GHIN ~14), but I'm not an aficionado of hunky metal heads. I have a set of JPX900HM's that I loathe, look like a chunk of metal sitting down there.  I like my Adams CB2 forged better mainly because of the thinner topline and minimal cavity back.  I've noticed Talormade PSi Tour/forged (a few years old) seem to fit this preference category.  Aside from straight out blades or smooth MB's, what other minimal CB's fit the bill for thin topline, minimal cavity backside protrusion, and minimal offset?

[Crooksc17]

Any Titleist CB will do that. I had the 716 CB/MB combo after playing 690 MB for years. I loved the look of the CB’s but didn’t find them much more forgiving than the 690mb. If you are comfortable with the CB’s then you should have no problem with the MB’s

[Lepatrique]

Mizuno makes some very clean non-blades. The mp18 SC and MMC both have fairly thin top lines and not a ton of offset. 

 

Also take a look at ping i210 also clean topline and not much offset and very easy to hit. 

 

 

 

[SoloShot84]

900 tour?

[mcc0819]

Ping i200 or i210 would fit the bill.

 

[cardoustie]

Ping s55

Ping iblade

Ping Rapture J-spec

TM P790

Ping i500

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Ping S55, much more than the i200 or i210.

I've got some Titleist 710 CBs that are OK with regards to the topline, but the S55s are cleaner. I can't speak about the Mizuno 900 Tours and TM clubs because I'e not really had a good look at them, but I do suggest you give the S55s a look. I was seriously impressed with them...OK, full disclosure: I'm looking at picking up a set myself.

[Chadwickog]

Staff v4 and v6. I'm basically in your boat and play the v4 currently. Low profile, short blade length, plenty forgiving.

[Noke]

Lots.  

 

But my vote goes to Wishon 560 or 565 or 771.

 

Or heck, even my 870's have a skinny-ish top line with no cavity to be seen at address.

[revanant]

The Miura cavity backs and MC have very thin toplines. The Titlelist 716/718 CB might be my favorite looking CB, for minimal topline and offset. The Apex Pro 19 might be worth a look--the 16 was a small iron hard to distinguish from the Apex MB from the top (I've put them side by side before).

[DFS PFD]

Apex Pro 19

[Bobb3rdown]

Maltby te forged

[gibbyfan]

Miura ( as mentioned before), Srixons 7 series, Mizuno 18 series SC/MB, etc

[BMC]

Srixon.

[kizdoc]

Miura CB57

Tourstage MR-23 

[bulls9999]

I'll have to compile a list.....

[BottleCap]

Another vote for the Miura CB57

[kro88]

Miura CB57 

[ian-500]

Miura CB 1005/1006/1007/1008

[Clifford]

Taylormade P770

[spring70]

j40 dpc?

[bulls9999]

I'll have to compile a list.....

[bulls9999]

Summary:  (Good golly, the list is long.... seems like you can't help but trip over a thin topline iron)

Titleist - CB, MB

Mizuno - MP18, SC/MB, MMC, 900 Tour

Ping - i210, i200, i500, S55 (more than i200's), iBlade, Rapture J-spec

Taylormade - P790, P770

Wilson Staff - Staff v4, v6

Wishon - Wishon 560, 565, 771

Miura - CB57, MCs, CB 1005/1006/1007/1008

Callaway - Apex Pro 19, Apex MB

Maltby - Maltby TE forged (don't make it in lefty; I'm a lefty :-(

Srixon - Srixon 7 series

Tourstage - MR-23

Bridgestone - J40 dpc

[geochitown]

can't leave out the Maxfli Revolution Blacks, thin topline and minimal offset

 

[Yuck]

J40 CB.

[shredNECTAR]

Mp18 SC

[Golfingfanatic]

R9 B heads

[lychyrychy]

My vote go to Cobra King Pro CB and look beautiful in chrome. More compact (read: shorter blade length) than Iblades which I also own, less offset than Iblades and more forgiving. My toe hits feel flushed and go same distance as middled shots that I cannot say about Iblades.

[matchavez]

I'm just curious... someone indulge an honest question.

I'm hitting some pretty small clubs, but I don't have some sort of OCD trigger when I see a "thicker top line". Now maybe I'm the _only_ person that thinks this, but I'm not looking at the top line. I care about the lowest groove. I just need to get the bounce width correct so I'm not coming up hard on river silt grass. Is this just a low-cap obsession, or is there some sort of "science" behind that top line size? I thought a somewhat thicker top helped provide forgiveness, no?

Sidenote: many of the newer "slim top lines" are the effect of shaping and illusion...

[Oldplayer]

Older player cb's generally have narrower soles and thinner toplines than more recent forged cb's.

The famous TM 300's are a good example of this. Very blade like profile in a head that is not too compact.