California
"If you are not a scratch or plus handicap, you should
not be concerned with this. If you are trying to spin your wedges
excessively, you need to put a lot of extra practice time into
this to be consistent. Instead you should focus on less spin
as those shots are much easier to control under pressure. Your
question is somewhat general. Do you have too much or not
enough? As stated, go for less - the simpler, the better. Good
Golfing!" - Kati
Biszantz, Teaching Professional
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Florida
"Backspin is controlled by the angle of approach and the
kind of ball you are playing. Play a high spin ball and hit down
on it and the ball will spin more." - Doug
Temple, Teaching Professional
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| Florida
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Hawaii
"Aloha Tony! First of all, do
you hit the ball past the flag every time? If you don't, then
you shouldn't try to spin it. Spin is created by how fast the
club is traveling under the ball so if you want to spin it more
you need to finish your swing . If you want less spin shorten
your follow thru into more of a knock down shot with your body
doing more work and the arms and hands doing less. Hope this
helps."
- Mark
Jackson, Teaching Professional
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Indiana
"You can control spin
by having dead hands and slower arm speed. Trying working on
swinging at 50 MPH versus 100 MPH." - Bruce
Cohen, Teaching Professional
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Missouri
"Many factors dictate the amount of spin a
ball has when it lands on the green; the type of ball you
have, your angle of attack, and your club head speed.
The easiest way to control your spin is to control your club head
speed. To control the amount of spin you produce on the ball,
control your club head speed. Try hitting an 8 - iron when you
would normally hit a 9 - iron, etc... Shortening your back
swing distance, with a normal follow - through will reduce your
club head speed slightly and spin the ball less. You can also try
choking down about and inch on the club. This will tend to reduce
the spin and keep the ball on a lower ball flight which will also
help keep your ball from spinning back too much. Thanks for the
question!" - Dave
Garren, Teaching Professional |
North Carolina
"Without getting too technical, a great way is to find
the right golf ball to fit your game."
- James
Piercy, Teaching Professional
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Pennsylvania
"Back spin is a
curse to a good player, because you never know when it will appear
and how much it will affect your shot. You should work on shots
that slow the ball down. You are able to control the forward
motion of the ball, and you should work to develop that type of
shot."
- Bob
Sheppard, Teaching Professional
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South
Carolina
"Tony: Would you like more, or less, backspin? Backspin
is caused by compression leakage that occurs with impact. The
degree is based upon the loft at hand and the solidness of
contact. There are two immediate factors. Most golfers never reap
the benefit of backspin because the degree of solidness is less
than the expert, i.e. more of a glancing blow. If you do not get
much backspin see you PGA/LPGA pro for your basic motion is at
fault and it would take a book to bring you home. The other factor
is the golf ball you play. If you strike it well try a softer
balata ball for more or a harder ball for less." - Michael
Lucas, Teaching Professional
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Texas
"Control the amount of backspin with the loft of the club
and the length of your swing. On half shots with wedges the ball
will fly a bit lower and roll a little. A 3/4 swing will travel a
bit higher and not roll as far. A full swing will fly high and
sit. Be careful about worrying about so much spin and concentrate
on hitting solid, high percentage shots." - Dave
Baron, Teaching Professional
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Utah
"People think that backspin is some magic thing
happening! In reality the ball is always back spinning at
impact, it's when the ball hits the ground that it changes or can
change spin direction or roll. Next time when you watch the PGA
professionals on TV look at how steep the club is coming in on the
ball on their short chips. This technique is coming steep into the
ball hitting down on it instead of picking it up. The ball design
is very important too! The softer the cover the more spin. Most of
all the new balls on tour ie; ProV1, A10, Tour Ultimate, Tour
Accuracy have high spin rates. Talk to your local PGA professional
to teach you the hop and stop technique or stop by Utahgolf.net
next time. Thanks!"
- Brent
Wootton, Teaching Professional
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