what makes the ball doe this??

[blurry]

You really do need a 3 piece ball,prov1, use your sandwedge or what ever ,open the clubface, put the ball back in your stance,open your stance, this will cause the club to cut across the ball like a bunker shot but it will come off lower because the ball is back in you stance. try not to let the clubface close at impact. It sounds like alot to think about but it really isnt, just try it at the range a few times,,

[sonicblue]

Let's be clear, though: the ball doesn't

I would add, though, that a tight lie MAY be necessary, in that, a lie that is fluffy or soft at all may imply that the grass is a bit higher, and could get between the ball and facem, which would mitigate the spin.

[iacas]

I would add, though, that a tight lie MAY be necessary, in that, a lie that is fluffy or soft at all may imply that the grass is a bit higher, and could get between the ball and facem, which would mitigate the spin.

Sure, which is why I said (emphasis added):

If you have a clean lie (

[sonicblue]

Sure, which is why I said (emphasis added):

DOH!

56789

[beung]

Agree, this has more to do with the ball then anything else....

Your NXT Tour does have some checkup spin but nowhere near what a multi-layer ball will have.

The only bad part it that if you miss hit these ball with other clubs, the lovely back spin you get on a well struck wedge will now result in more sidespin.

[jeffhale08]

I prefer using a 60 degree wedge for this shot. The tighter (cleaner) the lie the better. Good fluffy, soft lies that we all like are better for pitches and flops. I just put 2 new wedges in my sons' bag, Solus 7.1 Series 56 and 61 degree. He loves them, says he can stop the from the fairway and the green side chips, pitches and bumps. We had tried them out at a Golfweek Demo day at a local driving range, we fell in love with the 7.1 Series 56 degree sand wedge. So I bought them. They also had the Series 4.1 cavity backs, but they did not feel good at all to klunky.

[Big_M]

1) the ball: gotta be the right kind (3-piece? not up on my ball technology, just know it's a big factor). My gut says an NXT Tour probably doesn't fit the bill.

NXT Tour is a high spin ball and will definately do the trick. Sure a Pro V or Nike Platinum might spin a touch more... but the NXT Tour is capable. It's all about contact. Down hard and through the ball... ball first, pinching ball.

[IronGuy]

You've got to make a more vertical upswing, it helps pinching it. Personnally I use my putter grip to do this, with my feet open to the target. I do not rotate my lower body, I find it more consistent this way

Djou

[Franco!]

Accelerate through the ball.
Hard, really hard.