7200 RPM Backspin with My Driver

[CuppedTin]

Hey guys,

A brief description of me, I shoot in the 70's and have a desire to take my game to the next stage. But my question is about club fitting. I have always played clubs right off the shelf and never thought twice about it.  Well while at the golf store I took some swings with a titleist 704D with a green Alidina X-65 Shaft and my backspin rpm was around 5400-5900 and with my driver Burner Tour Pro 9.5 with Fujikura e360 stiff I was at 7400 rpm backspin with a swing speed of 111-114 mph. I am long off the tee, but my balls balloon, if the wind is at my face I have no choice but than to pull out a 3 iron. If the wind is at my back I am as long as the longest hitters... The guy said he had never seen one that high with a driver consistently in the fairway on the simulator (265-280) carry every time. But the guy said that my driver was coming down with the spin of an 8 iron!

HOW CAN I GET MY BACKSPIN DOWN AROUND 2500?

[iacas]

Shallow out your angle of attack. Nearly impossible to do if your head goes forward on your backswing and stays there on your downswing (or goes farther forwards).

Originally Posted by CuppedTin

Hey guys,

A brief description of me, I shoot in the 70's and have a desire to take my game to the next stage. But my question is about club fitting. I have always played clubs right off the shelf and never thought twice about it.  Well while at the golf store I took some swings with a titleist 704D with a green Alidina X-65 Shaft and my backspin rpm was around 5400-5900 and with my driver Burner Tour Pro 9.5 with Fujikura e360 stiff I was at 7400 rpm backspin with a swing speed of 111-114 mph. I am long off the tee, but my balls balloon, if the wind is at my face I have no choice but than to pull out a 3 iron. If the wind is at my back I am as long as the longest hitters... The guy said he had never seen one that high with a driver consistently in the fairway on the simulator (265-280) carry every time. But the guy said that my driver was coming down with the spin of an 8 iron!

HOW CAN I GET MY BACKSPIN DOWN AROUND 2500?

[CuppedTin]

Originally Posted by iacas

Shallow out your angle of attack. Nearly impossible to do if your head goes forward on your backswing and stays there on your downswing (or goes farther forwards).

So your saying that my head is going forward on my backswing? How does one young jedi shallow out his angle of attack?

[kurisu]

So your saying that my head is going forward on my backswing? How does one young jedi shallow out his angle of attack?

Read Erik's reply again.

[delav]

The suggestion was to keep your head from moving laterally toward the target during the backswing and downswing.  Allowing the head to move forward changes the location of the upper center and consequently the bottom of the swing arc in relation to the ball.  Keeping the bottom of your swing arm behind the ball will promote a shallower angle of approach and reduce your spin numbers.

Perhaps the OP could post a swing video (DTL and FO) and this thread could move into the instruction forum.

[iacas]

Originally Posted by delav

Perhaps the OP could post a swing video (DTL and FO) and this thread could move into the instruction forum.

The OP needs to create a "My Swing" thread and put some good quality video from the right angles up so he can put all of the stuff specific to his swing in that thread instead of starting 10 different threads here and there.

You shallow out the hit by jumping at the proper time, tucking the butt, extending the spine, and sliding the hips far enough forward (while keeping the head relatively centered between your feet).