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Hi,

How do I put spin on the ball... like hitting a shot to the green so that it spins back.

pay no attention to league have to realize that the pros play on greens that are like outdoor carpets (very fast, no resistant) and the ball backs up easily, where as we play on greens like indoor carpets (slow), most of the time. the faster the green, the more it can back up.

thanks... I didn't really realize their was indeed a difference in the greens the Pros played....

Lee Trevino was once asked "How do I get my 8-iron to back up like the pros?"

Lee asked how far the gentleman hit an 8-iron and when the guy said "About 140 yards" Lee replied "IF it is only going 140 yards now, why would you want it to back up???"

Hitting a lofted iron (Sand, PW, 9 maybe an 8) with a crisp decending blow will most likely result in a ball backing up. Crisp meaning ball first then grass with some speed. But like said above, it's not easy to control at our, or my level. I can hit two shots with a sand wedge into a green that feel exactly the same and one may back of 2 feet and the other may back up 12. Most of the time I'd just rather have it stop where it lands.

you also have to switch to a ball with a softer cover. It doesnt work well with pinnacle or top flite distance balls.

I was watching Tiger's show on the golf channel one day, and I believe it was Wayne Gretzky on the show talking. He said that he asked Tiger how he got it the ball to back up on the green like he does, he said that Tiger responded, "if you hit the ball properly like I do, it will back up on it's own" There is no special trick, you just have to hit the ball crisp like eddie said and it will back up. Most pros would rather just have the ball stop exactly where it hit the green, it would make distance control so much easier and they would most likely score lower.

that's where the 64* comes in...but most think tey are a waste

I always wonder why everyone gets so defensive and sarcastic when this question is asked...everyone has to quote Harvey Penick or Lee Trevino...it is a legitimate question even if the person who is asking should have other priorities...maybe more people would hit it past the hole if they knew they could back the ball up, or intentionally hit it so that it lands short with quiet hands knowing the ball will release to the hole...knowledge is power, even if it is only theoretical...

BTW, it is not the club, although a quality club will help as will a ball designed for spin, the monkey holding it has alot to do with it...there is a drill where you tee the ball and place a tee low in the ground 2" in front of the ball and hit down and through attempting to chop both tees from the ground...this helped me to understand how to create (or not to create) spin...control of this is a different matter...