Trying to create backspin on a ball is something every golfer would like to achieve, but few can. It requires a clean hit with your ball, reasonable club head velocity, plus a understanding of what you are trying to do. But when you are able to accomplish this shot, it is going to do miracles for your golf short game.
Things you need to consider when you are going to put backspin on the golf ball:
1. The golf ball. The ball should have a soft covering, because the soft jacket will permit the grooves of your club for deeper penetration into the golf ball. This will give further time for the golf ball to remain with the clubface (even if it's a millisecond), which can offer the clubface additional time to create spin with the ball.
2. The lie of the golf ball. The golf ball will need to have a good lie, since every impediment like leaves or grass, especially when they are wet, will significantly hamper the ability of spinning your ball.
3. Your set-up. Locate the ball to the center, or a little back from middle of the stance. Put the majority of your weight, approximately two-thirds, on your front foot. All of this will naturally produce a steeper swing path towards the ball. Open the stance slightly, and open the clubface just a little, which will prevent the clubface from digging into the ground. Instead it'll have a bouncing outcome off the ground and into the golf ball.
4. The swing. When you swing downward and through your golf ball, maintain an open clubface as much as you can. This will elevate the amount of time the grooves of the golf club will be on your golf ball, enabling it to grab the ball. When the clubface contacts the ball and then knifes under it, reverse spin, or backspin is going to be put on your golf ball.
5. A few other factors to take into account. It's less difficult for backspin while working into a headwind and when the greens are soft, and obviously it will work better when the golf green slopes toward you. Also, the more loft on the golf club, such as that with pitching wedge loft, the greater backspin you should be able to get.
The whole point when trying to put plenty of backspin on your ball would be to create as much contact, or put in a different way friction on your golf ball. This friction will bring about your golf ball to spin. Since the momentum of the clubface is going forward and we would like the golf ball to spin backward, making this all happen will be quite a bit more problematical. So imagine the action as striking a match to light it. You would naturally try to keep the match head on the surface for as long as you can to generate the most friction. That's what we will attempt to achieve when we produce backspin.
One final little secret I will leave you with, and that is an older golf club having rusty grooves has been discovered to give additional backspin on the golf ball. I have this old sand wedge I bought in 1970 at Ft. Benning, Georgia when I was stationed there. Obviously it's showing its age, however it can really create backspin on the ball. Is it illegal? Well, I have never inquired, and I am not going to.
Author Resource:
Our golf website has tips on all aspects of your short game, including Golf Chipping Tips for both new and experienced golfer. If you've been around the game awhile you have doubtless heard much of the information before, but we all need reminders. Also, we have ways to book tee times all over the United States in Last Minute Golfer that make it easy, and also could save you money. Sean O'Kelly is an avid golfer and writer living in London.
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