HOW DO I PUT BACKSPIN ON A GOLF Ball?

Question

i have been golfing for 2 years now and play off 15 i use nike pro combo irons and was wondering how to put backspin on a golf ball leave a comment or send me a video
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Answer 1

How To Put Backspin on a Ball

I use the Nike Pro Combos as well !!!

We all love it when we hit that shot that draws back quickly 5-10 feet after landing like it was on a string, right?

Well, putting backspin on a ball isn’t easy. You need the proper technique and the right conditions to do it. You also need the right ball.

Putting backspin on a golf ball is like putting backspin on a cue ball. To do that you hit downward on the bottom half of the cue ball with significant force. Putting chalk on the stick’s tip, striking the ball at a steep angle, and increasing the velocity of the cue stick as it moves toward impact also helps.

To put backspin on a golf ball, the goal is to “pinch” the ball between the club and the fairway. You not only need to hit downward on the ball with a fair amount of force, you also must make clean contact on the lower portion of the ball. It’s essential to have a clean (or new) club with some grip left on its face and a new ball when putting backspin on a ball.

The combination of all these factors—angle of attack, force, and clean contact—puts backspin on the ball. Coordinating all these factors in your swing is why it takes several golf lessons to learn.

You also need certain conditions to do it. Below are the three conditions you need before hitting the shot. If these factors are missing, forget about putting backspin on the ball.

• Conditions must be fairly dry
• You must be on the fairway
• Greens have to be in good shape

I use backspin when I need to hit a pitch-and-stop shot. This type of shot is best used from about 25 to 30 yards away when you have an obstacle— bunker, water, rough, rocks— between you and the green.

Obviously, you can’t hit the ball on the ground or on a line, like a line drive in baseball. You need to hit a high shot over the obstacle. If you put enough backspin on the ball, it takes a bounce or two and stops.

Ideally, you’d like to hit the green about 10 to 15 feet from the pin and stop the ball a few feet from the hole, leaving you a short putt. Of course, if it goes in, that’s even better. If you fail to put enough backspin on the ball, however, it probably will roll off the green, especially if it is slanted or hard-baked.

I recommend using a 9 iron or, better yet, a pitching wedge in my golf tips. The wedge has a high loft, is heavy, and a large flange, which prevents it from digging into the turf. The divot need not be big or deep. Remember to keep your head down until your right arm pushes it up—a fundamental all good golf instruction emphasizes.

I use a high spin/soft cover ball for pitch-and-stop shots and I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn the shot. A brief golf lesson on balls explains why.

One of best tips is this: At address make sure your hands are set a few inches ahead of the club's face. Keep this setup through the shot to ensure a firm crisp descending blow.

(see photo for an example)

Answer 2

Daren M above has given you the best answer and is almost completely correct.

The type of ball used and a clean club face are two of the most important factors before you begin your swing. Pinching the ball is somewhat correct.

You must make contact with the ball first and then the ground and your divot must come in front of ball. As for how to do that, it all depends on your swing, a steep downward motion from the top of your swing is necessary.

Personally, I have the ball about two inches back from my normal ball position for whichever club I am using. I have put backspin on a ball with an 18 degree 5-wood. Not enough to draw it back more than a couple of inches, but it works great for stopping the ball on the green.

The conditions of the course are also important, dry is misleading. If the course is so dry that the fairways and greens are hard, you will not be able to create good backspin because the club will bounce off hard ground and not get under the ball. Dry, hard greens will act like concrete and the ball will just bounce away. A soft, well kept course will allow for more backspin. When I say soft, I don't mean saturated ground, I mean ground that is giving and receptive to the ball.

You can hit backspin from anywhere on the course as long as you have nothing behind the ball that can get between your clubface and the ball.

One more thing, make sure you follow through completely trying to finish high and on your target line.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The key is to hit the BALL FIRST, and with somewhat of a downward motion. Secondly, the ball you are using has a LOT to do with this. If you're using a ball labeled "distance", you will NOT be able to put any significant backspin on the ball. The golf balls that are marketed to more novice players are designed in such a way as to NOT maintain high rates of spin. You need a ball like a titleist Pro V1 or any ball (3-piece) with a thin inner cover. These balls will produce, and (more importantly) maintain the highest spin rates. OK.. But here's the down side to that. The more backspin you can put on a ball, the more SIDE spin you can put on the ball, so if you have a tendency to slice or hook, it will only magnify this. If you slice a Titleist DT-SOLO a little bit, you'll slice a Pro-V1 into the next zip code.

Answer 5

If you put backspin on a golf ball, It will just better the chance that your golf ball hits your target instead bouncing and rolling away. Backspin may also make the golf ball roll backwards once it hits the ground depending on the angle of the slope.

Answer 6

To put backspin on a ball, you have to hit down on the back of the ball with great force. When striking the ball you actually pinch it between the ground and the face of the club, as the ball bounces off the ground it creates rotation which leads to spin.

Answer 7

The easiest way to learn golf like a pro is by following "The Simple Golf Swing" program. It's primarily a 31 page eBook that teaches golfers how to make solid contact with the ball, how to avoid hitting fat, how to avoid slicing, how get more power, accuracy, and consistency in your swing. Consistency being the number 1 golf skill.

You not only get the eBook though, you also receive a ton of extra material including video, lessons on putting, driving, chipping, sand play etc. Here is their official site: http://www.golfswingguru.net

Answer 8

Here is a golf school that has some great golf tips. They have video, animation and other types of golf tips that may explain how to put backspin on a golf ball.

http://www.sdgagolf.com/golf_tips.php

Hope this helps.

Answer 9

You have to hit the ball first instead of the ground and really pinch the ball to produce backspin. Most amateurs cannot create backspin because the tend to sweep the ball instead of hitting down and through it. You have to work on getting your hands ahead of your swing at contact. This creates the angel necessary to hit the ball first. Also check your divots. Your divot should be in front of the ball. Plus backspin is only created with higher lofted irons and wedges.

Answer 10

to put backspin on a golf ball you need to cut under the ball and dont roll your hands. if you rolll your hands the ball will land and run. You should open your club face a little. it takes time to work on it. its not tha easy. Good Luck