Spin?

[King Cobra II]

Being pretty new to the game of golf, my short game is where I have one of my biggest problems. Today when me and my friends finished we went to the practice green and were chipping out of the ruff trying to spin the ball. Apart from the ball (prov1's or a 3layerball), and hitting undereath theball, how can I produce alot of spin? What are some 60 degree clubs that might help with this? Thanks for your help.
-Bryan

[Intgolf72]

Practice chipping like your hitting down on the ball, this always helps me when i need the ball to choke up on the green.

Just make sure you practice this alot, for it brings into play some dangerous possiblities.

[Heat]

I find its easier to spin when pitching or using full swings opposed to chips. Take a lob wedge and hit down on it around 30 yards out and you'll see the spin with a decent ball

[Mhinderaker]

Just so you know, it is much harder to generate spin out of the rough than from a fairway.

[King Cobra II]

Does the height of the ball affect it? Many of you say hit down on it, where as I try to hit clean under it, so I can choke down a SW from 25 yards and almost take a full swing and pop it straight up. When I hit down on it I tend to spray it to far, any tips?

[supercow]

http://www.golfinternationalmag.co.uk/els/easy1.htm
http://www.golf.com/golf/instruction...565335,00.html

I've seen a lot of variation in the way people play this shot. Some people play it low with a SW and spin it back while others loft it in high and stop it dead with a LW. Ultimately, the shot depends on the situation and what you're strengths and preferences are. Most of the time, I prefer to bring it in high and stop it in dead. Bringing it low and fast (Ballesteros and Olazabal style) just requires too much practice (for me) to land consistently.

Wedges that spin a lot? (not necessarily in any order)
Titleist Vokey SM
Callaway MD
TM Y-Cutters
Wishon CX-Micro
Adams Pugglieli

Controlling distance can be achieved either through change of tempo (slow or fast), or using Pelz system where the further you take the club back the further you hit it (search the forum or Google if you're not sure about this system). You can change height by steepening your swing plane (standing slightly closer to the ball for higher shots) or hinging your wrists a bit faster. Do the opposite for lower ball flight obviously.

[bwinger79]

It is very difficult to produce high spin rates both from the rough and on chip shots. Even the best players in the world have trouble doing both. The shot you need to play(high/low) really depends on the situation you are looking at and what you feel comfortable hitting. Personally, I like to play low trajectory spinners into any green that will allow it. I find it much easier to control distance this way. Hitting high, soft landing wedges takes too much precision and doesnt leave much room for error. Hitting down, making sure that you are catching the ball first and acceleration through the ball is what produces spin. As far as recommending a wedge, its all personal preference and course conditions you typically play on that will determine what wedges are right for you.

[King Cobra II]

How do the CG10, or CG12 stack up?

[bwinger79]

Cleveland Golf makes great wedges, but so do Taylormade, Titleist, Mizuno, Callaway. You really need to hit them and see what you like. Make sure you take your course conditions into account when purchasing your wedges.