Controlling Spin

[DJYoshi]

This is something that I'm trying to figure out. I never really had a lesson or anything in spinning the ball. I just try to read as much as possible. I usually go by..a lower flight would make the ball bite quicker as compared to a higher soft landing ball that'll just release. My shots the past few weeks have done anything from hit once and then check up..to hit once then spin back a couple feet leaving a harder putt or have even spun off the green. So my question is...for those that spin it...how do you judge it and control it better?

[Drifterland]

This is something that I'm trying to figure out. I never really had a lesson or anything in spinning the ball. I just try to read as much as possible. I usually go by..a lower flight would make the ball bite quicker as compared to a higher soft landing ball that'll just release. My shots the past few weeks have done anything from hit once and then check up..to hit once then spin back a couple feet leaving a harder putt or have even spun off the green. So my question is...for those that spin it...how do you judge it and control it better?

Lets say I'm hitting a PW, which I carry 135, which in turn means it will spin back a yard or so. to make it hit bounce and stop I will hit a partial knock down, controlling the trajectory, and keeping it around 3/4 height. to get the same club to hit and run out about 15 feet i have to hit it really low.

These things work with every club but slightly different the longer the club you are using. On a LW or SW to get it to spin like crazy, (Kinda fun but not a scoring shot) put the ball in the middle of your stance, on the take away (keep it pretty short) get your clubface wide open and just swing through it aggressively.

[goblue107501]

I have noticed a similar problem myself this year. For me, it is a combination of hard, zoysia fairways, great greens, and a better swing that makes better contact with the ball. There are certain shots that if I want to hit them, I know I have to play 3-4 yards further than I would to account for the spin. Sometimes it works out great, and other times a ball bounces right next to the hole and comes back 10-12 feet.

One thing I do if I think a shot will give me too much spin, say a wedge from 120 or so with no room behind the hole to land, I will just use one more club, choke down and take a 3/4 swing. By using more club and not swinging as hard, I won't produce an excessive amount of spin and the ball should land and stay within 3-4 of where it hit.

There may be other ways to do it, but I don't know them. I'm pretty pleased I have one method to do, so I will worry about others later in life.

[Drifterland]

I have noticed a similar problem myself this year. For me, it is a combination of hard, zoysia fairways, great greens, and a better swing that makes better contact with the ball. There are certain shots that if I want to hit them, I know I have to play 3-4 yards further than I would to account for the spin. Sometimes it works out great, and other times a ball bounces right next to the hole and comes back 10-12 feet.

That is basically how all of the pros and college players I know do it. I'm starting to work on choking down n stuff.

[mc0388]

Lets say I'm hitting a PW, which I carry 135, which in turn means it will spin back a yard or so. to make it hit bounce and stop I will hit a partial knock down, controlling the trajectory, and keeping it around 3/4 height. to get the same club to hit and run out about 15 feet i have to hit it really low.

Thanks something new to work on,

Open or square stance?

[Matt-in-Georgia]

I am new to the forum, but certainly not new to golf! Anyways I agree with the previous posts, in that taking more club and swinging smoother with reduce the amount of spin that you put on the ball. In addition to this, you may want to think about switching to a slightly harder ball, I went from the ProV1 to the ProV1X and saw some dramatic changes. To keep a long story short, choke down and swing softly to keep the ball from backing off of the green.

[Drifterland]

Thanks something new to work on,

Slightly open, find something that feels comfy, all the best players hit a little push all the time to control the shot better.

[Drifterland]

I am new to the forum, but certainly not new to golf! Anyways I agree with the previous posts, in that taking more club and swinging smoother with reduce the amount of spin that you put on the ball. In addition to this, you may want to think about switching to a slightly harder ball, I went from the ProV1 to the ProV1X and saw some dramatic changes. To keep a long story short, choke down and swing softly to keep the ball from backing off of the green.

I agree. I usually play with the harder ball (Tour ix) now to make it not spin back so much, but if I'm playing on baked hard greens I go with the softer ball (Tour i)

[mc0388]

Slightly open, find something that feels comfy, all the best players hit a little push all the time to control the shot better.

I played 9 holes yesterday and shot a 40. 4 bogeys 5 pars. The greens were softer than usually but still pretty firm. I had 3 nice check-ups. 2 came back a foot and 1 stopped. I still need to practice but I'm getten there.