Closed,Shut,Hooded Clubface

[Mike O]

I know, this is exactly why everyone thinks we are insane. But.......


Hooding is the opposite of Layback. Cant be done dynamically during the impact interval as a Hinge Action or whatever.................can it? Wouldnt that require a horrific slide? I dunno.

Hooding at Address, however.........that is a different story, a different definition.

Dont scare that guy away, guys. Tell him about Hinge Actions.........

OB,
You're going to get some hooding with the irons due to shaft flex action as a result of impact. Whether that happens during or after impact - whether it's a result of the club contacting the ball or the club contacting the ground -just realize that "hooding" is something that happens in the golf swing. It would fall under Daryl's definition of "That would require the Grip moving faster than the Clubhead" due to the flexibility of the shaft and the deceleration of the clubhead due to impact. You can see that if you look at the hosel above in Daryl's post- leaning more forward in the last frame versus the first frame. Of course, that means that in Daryl's post above - since the face is also closing - that the four frames would also fit under his definition of "Shutting".

By the way - you are insane - people realize it - no one thinks that Daryl or I are insane - merely rational normal people. Please don't group everyone together with you. I know you Canadian's like groups but some of us are still into rugged USA individualism! Soon we won't need to deal with you - Bagger is close to perfecting the "Canadian Blocker" on the website- then it will be clear sailing! Is the snow off the ground yet