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i hit down on the ball in the Y position at the back of my right foot. still cant get the excellent spin. anything to do?

also some tips on spinning the ball back with a 9 iron or wedge.

thanks, Nick

while technique is important, you must have the proper tools, a wedge with spin milled club face or sharpened grooves, and a soft ball with a high spin rate and urethane cover, (Titleist Pro V1, Srixon ZURC, Nike ONE Platinum, Bridgestone B330s), if you have something like this spin will most definitely come

EDIT: technique wise, try to take your divots after the ball, hitting the golf ball first will cause the grooves to chew up those dimples and spin spin spin away

And is so so so cool when you do it for the first time and it works out great and leads to a birdie

and it's cool (for me) to watch them bite and spin back

If you're playing on good greens with more sand than mud under the grass, a well struck full 9-iron or wedge should spin even with a surlyn covered ball. Going to urethane will dramatically improve your ability to suck it back.

If you want to get it to really back up with a full wedge shot, make sure your grooves are clean. Clean grooves, a urethane covered ball and crisp contact will provide some awesome results. If you're not spinning the ball with a urethane covered ball and clean grooves, you're probably catching the ball slightly chunky.

I hit the green the other day and sucked it back right into the bunker...be careful for what you wish for...

Accelleration is key. It would take me a whole half hour to explain why, but accellerate PAST impact.

Ringer hit the nail on the head. While a good ball is necessary for more consistent results the key is to contact the little ball first before the big ball(earth) and accelerate through the shot. What helped me is to take a real short backswing and drive through with acceleration. Having the shorter backswing to start from say around 30 yds allows you to hit crisply without thinking you will send it out of orbit plus the short backswing prevent you from building up too much swing speed to carry the ball a long way but it does get you to thinking you have to hit through it firm to get it there and the ball just one hops and stops. Backing up the ball is not really required but for a few scenerios and it is generally tough to determine how much you will get so you see less pros backing the ball unless they have a backboard to a tight location and if it doesn't back up you leave a possible three putt. Backing it up may look cool but I would almost guarantee you will be hurt more than helped in most cases.

I can spin back, forward, left and right with everything from a 7 iron to lob. Ball is also important. None are better than Nike One Platnium.
Also I have noticed it is hom your wrists go through the swing also.

Cant explain but thew others I play wist, wish they could do it

I use a platinum. once in a while a v1x or v1. i use a good ball all the time. i switched to a ping tour wedge. stillll cant get the spin.

like the spin to stop on a dime. or a one bounce stop.

Most people are trying to place a chip or pitch and an easy swing won't do it unless you throw it up. You need to go to a practice green and get back 20 or 30 yds and just pop it like you meant it and you should get the results you want. It comes with practice but if you hear the good crisp click when you hit it, it should jump and stop provided you hit it with enough force to add enough spin. You might want to put something in the middle of the green to aim at and just try and fly it to that spot and see what happens. Most people can't because they are afraid they will hit it and go over the green so they don't it through the shot. Whatever distance you take for a backswing you would like to finish past that on the through swing. That's why I recommend trying a shorter backswing and then accelerating quickly through the ball. If you hit the ball first it should have plenty of spin. Try placing the ball just inside the back foot and pop that sucker.

There are definitely some good tips in here. It is a great feeling when you get your first ball to back up though!

Its not worth it trying to get spin, Its probably cost me a few tournaments. landing near the hole, spinning back 60 feet down the hill, fail to get up and in, etc. Just try to get it so your wedges dont roll out 30 feet.

unless you need to get to a tight pin, dont try to spin it. You will need a soft ball (Pro v1, HX Tour 56) and sharp grooves on your wedges (titleist spin milled, callaway x tour) open club face and lots of acceleration.