Backspin
Secrets to Backspin
Secret #1-#2
Ok here we go again…Professional golf on TV. And to make things worse for you it is in HD. So why am I going on about this? It is simple. It seems like every Saturday when we sit down to watch a golf tournament the telecast starts off with a tour player hitting a really high shot that lands 30 feet past the pin takes two hops and spins back to within three feet of the hole.
And then…my inbox begins to fill up with “how do those guys do it”? Well in the next few minutes I am going to tell you everything you need to know about backspin. It will give you insight into how they do it and what you can do to improve your shots into the green.
Let’s start with equipment. Most professional golfers play with golf balls that are softer than the balls the average amateur plays with. The softer the golf ball the better chance you have of spinning your shots into the green. Now combine the soft golf ball with a soft club head. There are two types of metals that are used for making golf clubs. You either have a soft forged club head or a harder cast golf club. If you are using a hard golf ball with a cast club head, it is close to impossible to make a golf ball spin backwards when it hits the green.
Two secrets down and 14 to go. Check back in a couple of days and I will walk you through the different playing conditions and how they affect backspin.
Golfingly yours,
Bobby
