All golfers desire to infuse backspin onto a golf club, but not many can. This requires pure strike of the ball, good club head speed and an understanding of your goal. It will be a great shot for your short game if it is possible.
There are several factors you should consider when you plan to use backspin to drive a golf ball.
1. The golf ball. The soft coating should be soft as it will permit the grooves from the club to get deeper into the golf ball. The ball will stay longer on the club’s face, even if only for a second. This will enable the club to spin the ball more effectively.
2. The golf ball’s lie. It is important that the ball lies flat. Any obstructions such as leaves or grass, particularly if wet, can greatly limit the ball’s ability to spin.
3. Set-up. Place the ball somewhere in the middle or just slightly behind your stance. The majority of your weight (about two-thirds) should go on the front foot. This will result in a more steep swing path towards the ball. The club face will not dig into the ground if you open your stance. Instead, it will create a bounce effect that bounces off of the ground to the ball.
4. Swing. Keep the clubface open while you are swinging down through the ball. This will allow the club face to be exposed for a longer time, increasing the chances of it grabbing the ball. The ball will experience reverse spin or backspin when the club’s face touches the ball.
5. There are other factors you should consider. Backspin is more easy when creating it in a headwind. Also, greens that slope toward you will be better. You should also be able get more backspin if you have more loft, like with a pitching wedge.
To create contact or friction, you need to put a lot of backspin onto the ball. The friction on the golf ball will make it spin. The ball will spin forward because of club momentum. We want it to reverse. This makes things a lot more challenging. Think of it as lighting a match. Naturally, it would be best to maintain the matchhead on the surface as long as possible in order to generate the maximum friction. This is the goal of creating backspin.
Last but not least, an older club with more rusty grooves is known to provide better backspin. This is an old sand wedge that I bought in Ft. Benning (Georgia) during my time there. It is starting to show its age but can still put spin on a ball. It is illegal. It’s not illegal, but I don’t know the answer and won’t.