Sign Up Cool Clubs Golf Newsletter
View Cool Clubs Newsletter Archive

Closed Face

Closed Face

Closed Face

An inward turn of the clubface at the point that it hits the ball. The toe of the clubface is a little farther forward than its heel; it’s rotated so that the ball is not hit squarely. When hit with a closed face the ball will not fly straight, but will tend to curve right to left in a hook (Kelley, About.com).

Some clubs are designed to have a closed face in order to combat a golfer’s slice, which curves from left to right (Wishon, About.com), to some good effect, if the golfer can overcome the tendency to correct the angle of the clubface at its impact with the ball.

Back to Glossary

Closed Face

Make A Reservation Now