Easy way to spin a golf ball backwards on the green.....

Question

Easy way to spin a golf ball backwards on the green.....

Answer 1

There is no easy way.  But it will help if you have the right ball, like a Titleist ProV, you have good grooves on your clubs, and you are hitting a pretty lofted club (nothing higher than a 7 iron); and whenever you swing through the ball, be sure to swing down on it, hitting the ball first, and take a long divot, as opposed to a deep chunk...  Hope this helps...  

Answer 2

I was once told by one of my coaches to use a SW and try to cut the ball and hit the ball clean (meaning hit the ball, not the grass). It worked pretty good.

Have a good one...

Answer 3

There is no easy way to " spin " a ball on the green other than hitting the perfect shot with the proper swing. This means  that on the downswing one hits the ball prior to hitting the turf, which makes the ball travel up the club face, grasping the grooves, which imparts backspin. One must also have better than moderate swing speed to achieve the proper result.

Answer 4

get more under teh ball then u normaly would use a 60 degree wedge or a pitcher to do so

Answer 5

For the weekend golfer, instead of trying to spin the ball back so much, it may be wiser to try and hit the green and then have the ball immediately put the brakes on so to speak. Have it stop on a dime. This shot is not that easy in itself, but it is highly effective.

Let's take a look at the basics on how this golf shot is played, but keep in mind that you shouldn't expect miracles right out of the box. It's going to take some time and patience.

Another important point to keep in mind with this hot is that you must be in the fairway, in order to produce any kind of backspin. If you're in the rough, forget it. Also, the course should be dry and the greens need to be short.

Think about playing pool when you begin to practice this shot. Pool players will hit the cue ball low in order to stop it from moving forward after striking another ball. They produce a lot of backspin which keeps the ball from rolling forward.

Pool players accomplish this type of shot by striking the cue ball at a steeper angle than normal. They also hit the lower part of the ball.

This same type of ball action works the same way in golf. When we want to put spin on the golf ball we have to pinch the ball between the club and the ground. It requires you to swing downward at the ball, hitting the lower part of the ball cleanly. Keep the golf ball in the back of your stance and swing firmly. It will take some velocity in order to have success with this shot.

It also takes a newer golf club to hit this shot. The clubface can't be worn out or it won't work. The ball compresses into the grooves of the club head, which produces the backspin. If the clubface is smooth and worn out, it can't grab the ball.

Answer 6

Backspin is a result of the club face compressing the ball in to the ground, when the ball releases, it rolls up the club face and the grooves in the club face catches the ball and makes it spin.

To achieve this, you first need to have clean and fairly new grooves on your club face.  On your down swing, make sure you hit the ball first and continue the down swing to take a divot.  The path of the club face has to be down and forward, pressing the ball into the ground and continue forward, which will result in a longer divot from deep to shallow.

By the way, the more lofted the club, the more you can spin the ball.