Grennside ball questions

[Wisconsin Golfer]

I was reading another thread about how to get a ball to back up on the green and it said to open the club face and pinch the ball. My question is, if I open the club face won't my ball fly to the right on impact?

Also, I bought a new VOKEY 60*WEDGE and am going to try using HX HOT BITE balls and start to practice my shots onto the green. 1. making the ball land and stop. 2. making the ball land, stop and back up.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

[ks8829]

You can make the ball spin backwards or side ways if you close the face of your wedges. I play a short par 3 and the pin is under trees to the left of the green, so I play a draw shop and it lands and spin left toward the hole.

I also notice if I open the club face that my ball will go right so I aim left and compensate for the ball going right. I also use this technique to take some distance off a club, Hubert Green was famous for this type of shots and the ball flight high and lands softly.

[iacas]

I was reading another thread about how to get a ball to back up on the green and it said to open the club face and pinch the ball. My question is, if I open the club face won't my ball fly to the right on impact?

You aim your feet left to compensate (open your stance).

As a 14 handicap, no offense, but there are probably better things for you to work on than getting your ball to spin backwards, particularly "greenside" if the thread title is what you meant.

[Lefty731PM]

I was reading another thread about how to get a ball to back up on the green and it said to open the club face and pinch the ball. My question is, if I open the club face won't my ball fly to the right on impact?

It doesn't happen with a bunker shot, so why would it from the fairway? Iacas is right - you open your stance too.

[Wisconsin Golfer]

Yes, I meant to title this post "Greenside ball questions". Sorry for the miss spelling.
Actually, my greenside game is what is holding me back from improving my game and handicap.
Tomorrow I get to try this advice and my new SPIN MILLED VOKEY and the HX HOT BITE ball. I can't wait. I will let you guys know how it goes. Thank you for the advice.

[NBGC]

You won't get a ball to backup hitting it greenside. Only on 3/4 and full swings. best you'll get is a ball that checks up a bit, closer you are to the green, the less it will check.

Opening up the clubface will actually cause the ball to check less because you are increasing the loft. Flop shots don't spin back. But as you open the face, you need to rotate your stance more open thus aiming further left. Just remember to swing along your aim/feet path and not at the target. An easy rule to remember on how much to open your stance in regards to how open the clubface is: keep the leading edge perpindicular to the target.

You'll get more action on the Hot Bites than you would on the Freaks.

[Wisconsin Golfer]

I played with the VOKEY and the HX HOT BITE balls and things went really well. I wasn't able to make the ball back up, however I was able to stop the ball on a dime a few times. The VOKEY scuffed up the balls pretty good. They are still good for nine holes or so.