If you hit for power and like a stiff handle stay away from the Hangman. I generally don't worry to much about handle flex but it's very evident with the hangman.
Growing up I always liked open back. When I started playing softball and went to larger gloves I prefer closed back. They seem to form better to my hand and almost like it's more part of my hand than with an open back
Playing tonight and our 2B fields the ball and tosses to SS who steps on 2nd and when he goes to throw to 1st he gets trucked by the runner coming from first. Ump tosses the runner out of the game out the but calls the batter safe said there was no interference because the SS wasn't going to...