A drill bit to advance a borehole comprising: a bit body having a central axis about which the bit is intended to rotate, the body having a gauge and a cutting face on which is formed a plurality of radially extending blades that are separated from each other by channels, each of the plurality of blades supporting a plurality of discrete, fixed cutters (312-324) for shearing rock along a leading edge of each of blade next to one of the plurality of channels to evacuating rock shavings; each of the cutters (312-324) having a fixed location on one of the plurality of blades, a fixed cutter position in a cutting profile that is defined at least in part by the plurality of cutters, and a fixed side rake angle, the side rake angle having a polarity that can be negative, positive, or zero; wherein, at least one of the blades is an offset blade that extends radially outwardly from near the central axis toward the gauge and has a leading front edge adjacent to one of the plurality of channels, the blade having an inner blade portion and an outer blade portion that is radially and angularly displaced from the inner blade portion; at least three of the plurality of cutters form a first group of cutters that are mounted along the leading edge in the inner blade portion and at least three of the plurality of cutters form a second group of cutters that are mounted along the leading edge of the outer blade portion; wherein the at least three of the plurality of cutters in each group have side rake angles that differ from one another by at least 3 degrees; and a polarity of the side rake angle of a particular cutter within each group differs from the polarity of the side rake angle of a different cutter within the group. a bit body having a central axis about which the bit is intended to rotate, the body having a gauge and a cutting face on which is formed a plurality of radially extending blades that are separated from each other by channels, each of the plurality of blades supporting a plurality of discrete, fixed cutters (312-324) for shearing rock along a leading edge of each of blade next to one of the plurality of channels to evacuating rock shavings; each of the cutters (312-324) having a fixed location on one of the plurality of blades, a fixed cutter position in a cutting profile that is defined at least in part by the plurality of cutters, and a fixed side rake angle, the side rake angle having a polarity that can be negative, positive, or zero; wherein, at least one of the blades is an offset blade that extends radially outwardly from near the central axis toward the gauge and has a leading front edge adjacent to one of the plurality of channels, the blade having an inner blade portion and an outer blade portion that is radially and angularly displaced from the inner blade portion; at least three of the plurality of cutters form a first group of cutters that are mounted along the leading edge in the inner blade portion and at least three of the plurality of cutters form a second group of cutters that are mounted along the leading edge of the outer blade portion; wherein the at least three of the plurality of cutters in each group have side rake angles that differ from one another by at least 3 degrees; and a polarity of the side rake angle of a particular cutter within each group differs from the polarity of the side rake angle of a different cutter within the group. <EOS>