Backspin

for many months now i have been trying to get backspin on the ball with my wedges you watch the pros and they seem to do it with ease but no matter how hard i try i just cant seem to get any . i even bought bob vokey wedges thinking that the grooves may help but i still cant seem to get any.

some advice plaease on how to get backspin

• Conditions should be dry.
• You should be on the fairway (striking the ball from the rough normally means grass between ball and clubhead, so less spin).
• Greens should be in good condition.
• Club must be clean and dry with good grooves
• Ball must be high spin/soft cover (it's very difficult to spin a distance ball).

Strike agressively down on the ball, pinching the ball between club and fairway. This normally means that your hands should be slightly infront of the ball at contact with the shaft forward of vertical.

Personally I get the most backspin from a 3/4 wedge shot rather than a full swing, possibly as I have the ball further back in my stance. Any less than 1/2 swing and I don't generate enough clubhead speed to hold the ball on the face long enough to spin it too much.

While dragging the ball back after landing looks very cool and "tour-like", the best shot is one that takes one hop after landing and then stops dead, i.e. a shot that has spin, but not too much. This means that you can attack pins by firing directly at them rather than shooting over them and relying on spin (which tends to be inconsistent) to draw the ball back to the hole.

I use Vokey wedges too and they are perfect for this sort of shot.

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Cleveland Launcher 460 - Aldila NV 65 x-stiff
Callaway Big Bertha 3W - Aldila NV 75 x-stiff
TaylorMade Rescue Dual TP (16°, 19°) stiff
Mizuno MP-32 2-PW Rifle Flighted 6.0
Titleist Vokey Wedges 52°, 56°, 60°
Scotty Cameron Circa 62 #3 35/330

thanks for the advice bloodredsun, i tried with the advice that you gave but still i cannot manage to get any decent spin any more advice would be welcome

Unfortunately I think that it's just a matter of practise before you will manage to do this. Also, all factors I mentioned must be present to some extent. If you are hitting the ball onto a non-receptive green, then it will be very difficult to get the ball to reverse.

The important thing is that you are getting more spin using the techniques I mentioned than you were before. The better your shot is, the more backspin you will generate. If that is occuring, then after a while you will start to see your ball stopping shorter and then eventually dragging back.

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Cleveland Launcher 460 - Aldila NV 65 x-stiff
Callaway Big Bertha 3W - Aldila NV 75 x-stiff
TaylorMade Rescue Dual TP (16°, 19°) stiff
Mizuno MP-32 2-PW Rifle Flighted 6.0
Titleist Vokey Wedges 52°, 56°, 60°
Scotty Cameron Circa 62 #3 35/330

ok thanks i will keep practicing, but does anyone else have any tips for me to try??

Hi Adam,

You need all the things thats have been said, soft ball (pro v1) or similar, off the fairway to a soft green.

If you hit the ball well and take a divot after the ball then it's simply a case of club head speed you are lacking, I spin the ball about 6/7 feet in winter but rarely a couple of feet best in summer, you need good soft greens.

If you can stop a wedge from 100yds within a couple of feet then you doing ok, back end of the year you will start to see good backspin.


Hope this helps

Ian.

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Once you learn the swing, your next step is mastering golf psychology................

you get back spin by trying to hit down on the ball which squezing down on it.
also think about what my dad [ian hancock] said on the ball that you are using.
Liam,

Hi,

1/ you have to use a high spinning ball! You havent got a chance on spinning the ball with a top flite or anything.
2/ The pros greens are PERFECT so they are going to get spin EASY!
3/ You have to hit down on the ball and your divot needs to be after the ball.

Cheers,
Ricky