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I am having some problems getting enough back spin on my chips and low pitches for it to be effective. On my high pitch I get a good amount of spin and can generally make it stick. On my chips, though, the ball keeps rolling and rolling. A few of the people I play with can hit chips where they bounce twice then totally bite and don't move. I would love to be able to do that.

Anybody got any advice to get the required amount of spin? Thanks.

I say balls play a major role, other than that it will be the clubs you use to chip
seems to me that you can hit it pretty clean

Try setting up to your chip, make sure your hands are ahead of the club face.
Then lean towards your target a little bit.

I trie it after being told by a friend of mine.
Seems to work.

May be too much backswing, which causes DEceleration. Same principles apply for short shots as long ones. Acceleration is a big factor in imparting spin on the ball. Ball back in stance as noted above good also.

It mostly comes down to hitting it with a downward accelerating blow. After that, how much the ball grips just comes down to the equipment you're using and the turf condition. If the fairway is firm and the greens are true and receptive, you'll see more obvious spin. I've found that my chips and pitches that spin the most are ones that seem to stick to the clubface a fraction longer and come off on a lower trajectory. Higher shots have more time to lose spin.

The previous tips are all spot on. The ball being used is the next most important factor. The material the ball is covered with is critical. If it is a harder compound found in a lot of distance or very inexpensive balls you will find it difficult to get a lot of spin. Balls such as the Pro v1s, Nike Ones, Taylormade TP Reds; and Callaway HS 56 Tour's and I's as well as several others produce great stopping power if technique is adequate; but, at a premium price. There are other balls at a more median price break that perform good but with a noticeable inferiority to those mentioned.

Many players overlook the importance of making sure the grooves in their club faces are free and clear of all obstructions before they strike the ball. This can drastically affect spin.

a good spin milled wedge will do the trick

you also need to have those grooves clean.

get a higher end ball (pro v1, tp red, tour i, hx tour 56)


hit down on the ball first. and then the ground.

if you do all that you will be able to spin like crazy

Call me crazy but why not get your friend to teach you...


Also, IMO, backspin on chips is overrated...playing a simple shot that rolls to the target is always the best choice in terms of repeatblility...

I have three ways to make the 'Pitch' roll. If I want it to sit, I have the ball slightly forward. If I want it to 'walk', it is more in the center of the stance. If I want it to 'run', it is further back in the stance.

Regarding chips, it depends upon the club. A lower lofted iron will roll farther than a higher lofted iron.

Bump-N-Run, you are so right with your advise on rolling it like a put.

I almost always play the bump and run whenever I am close enough to the green and have nothing to chip over. On the shot I am talking about, there is about 10 feet of rough until the green so a bump and run would be very hard to pull off.

Also, I use the Pro V1x, which imparts spin, but not quite as much as the regular Pro V1.

actually the pro v1 has more spin than the v1x.


and what helped me was was i would let my hands be free. my wrists would sort of sway back at the end of my "backswing" and id leave them like that at impact.

Perhaps I am missing the point here; but why would you want your chips to spin?

A good chipper chooses the right lofted club to just carry the ball to the edge of the green then roll out like a putt.

sometimes you need it though.


like on an uphill green and your at the bottom of the green on the fringe.

spin and stop and the top.