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How to Backspin the Golf Ball ?

November 14, 2007 | under Golf Tips, Golf Swing, Golf Videos |

I am sure you have seen golf pros hit the golf ball onto the green past the pin, and the golf ball just spin back towards the pin. It is a shot commonly used by the pros to control the approach to the green.

It is a good shot to have in your “golf shot portfolio” and this shot can help in many situations. However, for beginners or high handicappers, I would advice that you focus on getting the ball to the green and learn how to land the ball softly first. Even without knowing how to do the backspin, one can still achieve good scores.

For those who really want to learn this shot, I have embedded the following video who provides a good guide to the execution of the backspin.


Below are some guides in case you are not able to view the video:

The lie

The ball needs to be on a good neat lie to allow the clubface to make clean, direct contact.

Obstructions like grass, especially wet, greatly hinder the transmission of spin from clubface to ball. Practice from a bunker around 40 to 60 yards from the hole.

To play a good backspin shot, the club head must strike the ball before touching the sand.

The Ball

Another key factor is to play a soft-covered ball. The soft covering allows the ball to penetrate further into the grooves of the clubface, lengthening the time over which the clubface transmits spin to the ball at impact.

Other factors

Backspin is more effective with a headwind, on a soft green, or when the green slopes in the direction of the spin.

Your choice of club is one factor you can control. The more lofted the club, the more it can spin the ball, so if the distance is right use a sand wedge or pitching wedge for maximum effect.

Setting up for a backspin shot

Place your club behind the ball and open the clubface slightly.

Set up in a open stance, aiming your body to the left of the target and put 60 to 70 percent of your weight on your left foot.

The ideal ball position is in the middle of your stance, which, along with keeping your weight on your left foot, makes the club swing down at the ball at a steeper angle, creating more spin.

With such a steep swing, the leading edge of the clubface would normally cut down into the ground. Instead, the open clubface allows the club to bounce off the ground and slide under the ball.

The swing

The set-up makes the swing steep enough, so you need only use a slight wrist action when rotating your body, arms, and hands into the back swing.

As you swing down, your body rotates through while your hands keep the clubface open, increasing the time of impact and generating a lot of backspin.

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  1. MIke Pedersen Golf on November 14, 2007 10:00 pm

    Great post! Adding the video is a nice visual for golfers yearning to get backspin. I like the shots that hit the green and maybe take one hope and stop. I’m not a big fan of backspin, because as an amateur, we are not that good at judging our distances.

  2. dezz on November 15, 2007 8:04 am

    Mike, thanks for your comment. For me, I do not do much of the backspin. I just try to get to the green and have the ball stay on the green by landing soft depending on the green condition. This video can help those who really want to learn and try the backspin.

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