How To Put Backspin on a Golf Ball We all love it when we hit that shot that draws back quickly 5-10 feet after landing like it was on a string, right?
Well, putting backspin on a ball isn’t easy. You need the proper technique and the right conditions to do it. You also need the right ball. Putting backspin on a golf ball is like putting backspin on a cue ball. To do that you hit downward on the bottom half of the cue ball with significant force. Putting chalk on the stick’s tip, striking the ball at a steep angle, and increasing the velocity of the cue stick as it moves toward impact also helps. To put backspin on a golf ball, the goal is to “pinch” the ball between the club and the fairway. You not only need to hit downward on the ball with a fair amount of force, you also must make clean contact on the lower portion of the ball. It’s essential to have a clean (or new) club with some grip left on its face and a new ball when putting backspin on a ball. The combination of all these factors—angle of attack, force, and clean contact—puts backspin on the ball. Coordinating all these factors in your swing is why it takes several golf les
