Everyone like to get that ball to stop or spin back, how do you get the ball to stop or spin? I put the ball back in my stance, cock wrists at top of swing , uncock right before impact, swing steeper, open stance, slightly open clubface, play a softer cover ball, clean grooves. How about ya'll?
Don't get as much backspin as I used to. But I can get the ball to stop most of the time when I want it to. Just use my normal swing. I've always been a "feel" vice "technical" player, so if it's working I stick with it.
I generally put the ball forward in my stance to force me to open the club face. I also only try it with my 11 iron or SW, depending on the distance I'm hitting. Don't forget to do a complete follow-through as this makes sure that the whole club face "grabs" the ball creating the back spin. Hitting the ball then the turf (not the other way 'round! ) generally helps, too!
Last edited by JohnDoeBIAMC : December 26th, 2009 at 10:05 PM.
Reason: Forgot to mention followthrough
I do remember getting a lot more "spin backs" when I played balata cover balls in the 1990s. I could work the ball a bit more then also. Of course, my misses strayed into worse areas than they do now.
The only thing not on your list of things you are doing is hitting the ball first. If you do not hit the ball CRISP and FIRST, the ball will not spin back.
For the record....sometimes I cheat and use Purespin irons. They have square grooves that I keep sharp, but also have a kind of diamond coating on the face that admitidly helps alot with the ball checking up when I need it to.
Like theback9 said, you have to hit it ball first CRISPY and your guaranteed to have spin. Its more difficult to add spin to longer clubs but the 5i-anything lower I can do all the time. I never really think about trying to add spin to the ball whenever I hit a shot, probably only on chip/pitch shots.
Is a function of: loft and grooves; club head speed; ball design and materials; and a flat forward wrist at impact with the deepest part of the divot 3 or 4 inches in front of the ball.
I put the ball back in my stance, cock wrists at top of swing , uncock right before impact, swing steeper, open stance, slightly open clubface, play a softer cover ball, clean grooves.
Wow how do you even manage to make contact with the ball with all that monkeying around with a swing?
Is a function of: loft and grooves; club head speed; ball design and materials; and a flat forward wrist at impact with the deepest part of the divot 3 or 4 inches in front of the ball.
Are you still laughing?
Yep. Reading the things people can allegedly do and then checking handicaps is pretty funny sometimes.
I must agree a bit with mr3856a. backspin is one of the most difficult things in the game. It now seems the other way around. Everyone knows the theory but how many can actually hit it?
Actually I beg to differ. Backspin is easily created with pure contact, good clubhead speed, and clean grooves. Most half decent golfers can create backspin (because their swingspeed is high enough). The actual question is, when do you need it? Most of the time, I would much prefer the ball to just hit and stick. What's the point of sucking the ball back 20 feet? It looks cool? (not that I can suck it back 20 feet unless I have a whole lot of gravity working in my favor)
Basically all i'm saying is, don't get caught up in trying to zip the ball back. It's really quite unnecesary. Just develop a solid swing, and if you make clean contact and you have a half decent swingspeed you'll get all the backspin that you need.
Just as an example, I have a friend who can't control his backspin with with wedges. He actually wishes he could learn to spin the ball less, because he has too much trouble judging whether or not the ball will spin back one foot, or fifteen feet. Watch out for what you wish for, or you may be sorry. Too many times I have seen him throw his ball up pin high within a couple feet of the hole, only to see it spin back to over 10 feet away.
December 25th, 2009, 05:57 PM
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