How to hit golf shots with backspin! 

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Why on earth am I watching this, I can’t even hit the ball

I injured my back so I had stopped playing golf. I even sold my clubs. Well after 3 years and watching you. I purchased a set of clubs last week and have been to the range once already. Thanks for making me miss the game. Love your videos.

Yo Rick one thing you didn't take into consideration is the fact that the greens you were hitting into were just top dressed with sand. That first shot you hit would have probably spun back several feet if not for the sand. The ball tends to skip off of sand and takes a lot of the spin off. I am a retired Golf course superintendent and my golfers would always gripe after a good top dressing because the ball would run more. I would always tell them sand is a supers best friend when it comes to greens. Once the grass grows up around the sand it makes for a much better putting surface as the sand smoothes the surface. Hope that didn't bore everyone to tears and yawns.

Thanks for all of your golf videos Rick. I’ve been watching for over a year now and although my handicap has only gone from 36 to 28, I feel much more confident in my gameplay and I know the areas I can improve on. Cheers from San Francisco, California USA.

Great video! I teach The Short Game to my students and we all watched this video for a different aspect of the short game. Great video Rick! I look forward to watching more with my students.

I‘ve been thinking about that for a long time now and finally you did a video. Thanks so much Rick!👌

Thank you Rick! Been watching your video’s religiously over lockdown and after! I was playing off 18 before lockdown, now down to 15 and just getting better and better. Been trying to work on my spin game, but realised the clubs are not helping by being too olds, and the grooves are pretty worn. Waiting till Christmas for a few donations into helping me afford a new set to be able to play with!

I've been playing golf for over 30 years, and it just goes to show that there's always something that I can learn. This video is filled with great info on something I knew little about. Thank you!

I keep finding myself coming back to yours and Peter's vids.

Rick, I have watched and watched your wonderful videos over and over again, my game has improved so much. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us.

Thank you for the tips Rick , Thanks to you I can progress in golf and in English, you are one of the few coaches on RU-vid who speaks slowly enough for my low level of English

one the best instructional videos you've made, great job!

Great video Rick. Really concise and simple. Answered a lot of why I thought I wasn’t getting enough spin. I can’t wait to get out now and get that ball zipping round the green!!

I've been new and consuming as much of Ricks content as possible. He just explains everything in a plain and simple manner.

I like this rick. Nice in-depth change of pace.

I’d like to spin the ball with my 58. Thanks for the tips Rick, will defiantly think about this when practising tomorrow

60 degrees. One of my favorite videos of recent uploads. Keep up the good work Rick!!

Amazing video lesson as always!! You’ve already helped with my slice and now I might be able to spin the ball!

Hi Rick, would love for you to review the Ft. Worth BLACK Irons which just came out recently. Cheers!

I probably get the most spin with my driver. Unfortunately it's side spin! For a wedge I use a 56° Callaway. It's good.

Haven’t played in 10 years and looking at getting back into the game. Ran across this video. Thanks for the tips.

Excellent explanation of how the game works with different club and ball types. Well done Rick, this is one of the most informative sessions you’ve had. A real lesson in how the game works.👍

Thanks rick ive been waiting for this, genius!

Really good video thanks Rick

New golfer here. Really enjoy ricks videos. Goes into depth and really helps get a solid understanding of the game 👍🏻

Great videos mate. Thanks for the lessons! Really appreciate that you are putting these up without any gimmicks etc. I also trust your reviews more than nearly anyone else I've seen. Thanks again

I think your a brilliant teacher 👍 really like watching your videos

Didn't know wind had that affect on spin however I did notice a few weeks back how a couple of downwind shots rolled out a bit more than usual 👍

By far, the most comprehensive guide to ballspin. Amazing stuff Rick!

Mate love the loft aid particularly the tee on the wedge aid. Such as simple and clever idea. Thanks mate.

Speaking from the "spin master" (myself), there are two factors I believe you may have overlooked. The first one is the rate of acceleration into the ball. There are two factors of club head speed, the first being the true speed at instant of impact and the seconding being the acceleration rate just prior to and during instant of impact. The higher the acceleration rate, maintaining the same true impact speed, the greater the ability to spin the ball. Not all club head speed is the same, and this makes a HUGE difference on spin rate. The second point I think you may have missed is the "pinch", and is also a big factor why it is so much more difficult to get spin out of longer grass, and why it is easy to get spin on hard pan. That is, pinching the ball between the initial impact zone and the ground. The more of that "pinch" you get, the more spin you can generate. So, when you couple an exaggerated acceleration rate of club head speed with maximum "pinch" you generate the greatest amount of spin rate. You don't need to "increase loft" in order to do this, in fact, you can actually generate greater spin rates with a greater forward shaft lean. You witness this technique done on tour all the time, in particular with pitching. In fact it is precisely taught by all of the greatest short game coaches in the world. I have, at times, been able to get as much as a 6' spin back on a green with a pitch from only 10-15 yards, with a 60° wedge and about a 12-15° forward shaft lean. How is that possible? .. Well, to do this, I simply maximize acceleration and maximize the "pinch" by optimizing the angle of attack into the ball and the optimum ball strike, just ever so slightly below the equator of the ball, causing a real "pinch" between the club face and ground. It takes a lot of practice to get all of these angles and the acceleration just right, but when you do .. SPIN CITY !! .. perhaps it may be easiest to think of the game of billiards, or as we mostly refer to it in America as "pool". I used to be the "spin master" when I played pool too. Contrary to popular belief, getting such spin isn't done by striking the ball at its lowest point of the ball, but instead, striking the ball WITH ACCELERATION, as close to the bottom side of the EQUATOR of the ball as possible. That is, striking as close to the equator as you can, increasing the gear ratio. This is the GEAR effect! .. and since you increased the "gear ratio" by striking the ball so close to the equator (just like gearing up on your bicycle), it requires more energy .. or MORE impact speed .. and most importantly .. a greater ACCELERATION into the ball. This very same principal holds true for golf as well, although I must admit, it is a lot easier to do it with a billiard cue than a golf club. 🏌️ 😎 ... but if you get a chance, next time you are playing billiards (pool), play with it a little bit until you get the feel for what I mean. You can create some wicked backspin if done properly. Transfer this same principal to your golf and VOILA !! . you will have MONSTER backspin any time you wish.

A rick Sheils short game video the world has gone truly mad 👍🏌️‍♂️⛳

Thanks for the video. On shorter shots, 30 yds or less, I have always set my wrists forward as a means to help me from decelerating at impact, and wondered why I wasn't getting spin on crisp contact. Now I know, and know I have something to work on! Around the green I usually use my A wedge or a 60.

Thanks Rick. Always enjoy your very practical counsel on things like this. Love the "loft measuring" method using the sticky tee or the magnetic tool. My wife is just learning and I'm going to use that to help her visualize the loft of the club. Excellent!

Hi Rick, Can you do a part 2 and include how up hill and down hill lies effect spin. I always struggle on a second shot from a fairly steep up hill lie to judge distance and spin

What club do I use to create the ultimate backspin? A Whirlpool or a Kenmore.

Hey Rick. Thanks a ton for this video!!! Tried it out with great success at the range today. Even tho it was wet, I could see a HUGE difference. Greatly appreciate it!

absolutely love your content. you've been helping me fine tune my game tremendously! thanks!!!

I use a 60° Mack Daddy. And just in case you see this. Can you do a review on the new chrome softs comparing them to the old ones rather than with with eachother. Another great video though :)

I use a 60 degree lob wedge and hit down on it hard. Rick, its hard to send you suggestions but maybe you will see this. Could you do a comparison between a premium ball and various (new) range balls? You did a comparision a while back with ones your facility had, but I am talking Srixons, Pinnacle Practice, Nike Range, Wilson, etc etc. Its a curiosity as to how much spin, launch angle and especially ball speed can differ from one kind to another since they are made to be so durable. Thanks!

Great video as always Rick. Practice is so important for the short game, but it is something most of us neglect.

Your tips are very helpful. I'm practicing every time I get a chance.

“Will spin more than a wedge from 10 years ago.” What about my 20 year olds? Lmao

I’m more impressed you did that 5 mins or so in one take...🤯

I am really enjoying your videos. They are helping me learn more about myself and golf. At the beginning of the Spring 2020 I was a 25-28 handicap. It is late Sept and I have cut it down to 19-20. As I get more confident I am sure before this season is over I will have cut my handicap down 10+ strokes.

Great video Rick, felt engaged seconds into it. Felt as if you and I were on the course just messing around and shooting the breeze. Thanks!

Great video Rick. However, I need some clarification. It's my understanding that when hitting to a green downwind, the wind prevents the ball from gaining its full height and, therefore, lessens the descent angle and the ability of the ball to grab the green. Conversely, hitting into the wind allows the ball to climb (as you said) and land with a steeper/greater descent angle which allows the zippy spin. I wondered how hitting into the wind increased the ball spin?

My Mack Daddy wedges have given me backspin on occasion but I didn't know how I created it until I watched your video. Very helpful, Rick!

I enjoy your content so much. As a beginner you make things fun with easy to understand instructions

Good information except the maximizing loft part. You will see tour pros and college golfers hit wedge shots at a much flatter trajectory. The higher the ball flight the more the ball “rolls up the face” and decreases spin. Obviously too low a shot isnt ideal either but you definitely dont want to maximize loft. Theres a sweet spot for wedge trajectory (slightly lower) for maximum spin. Don't take my word for it lol just watch them.

I only get backspin when I don't mean to get backspin. I don't get backspin when I really want backspin.

Your videos have improved my golf game alot went from way over 100 to the 90s

Rick Thank you! I ve been playing / hacking for many years. After finding your videos on the internet and actually listening Ive broken 90 multiple times. At 64 it took me long enough but I really look forward to getting out more often. Being in the Northeast it is hard to keep a swing in this weather. I enjoy listening to you speak as well as you make it simple and easy to follow along. Thanks keep up the good work. Chris M.

If someone wants tips & tricks to top the ball or duff the ball, let me know. I'm really good at it.... :P

60 degree wedge

Thanks for the tips, Rick. Need to practice this for my short game!

Great vlog Rick full of great info. To be honest I haven't really cared about creating spin in the past. However now that my game is getting more consistent I am looking to get a new wedge or two to start getting backspin. Cheers

You failed to mention spin loft and angle of attack, which determines alot of the "spin". Also, striking below the center of gravity will increase spin due to the gearing effect, thus low launch but high spin. Tour pro's always hit the low spinner, A for effort but could have been more informative for your viewers.

The wind part you included is embarrassingly wrong. The wind doesn’t make the ball spin more or less, all it’s doing is changing the decent angle of the ball into the green making it react differently (into wind making it land steeper because the magnus effect making the ball balloon more, down wind the opposite, and it’s pushing the ball further making it come into the green more shallow)

Really enjoyed the production value on this one Rick

Thank you for providing your years of experience to help everyone with their game 👍

Woops wrong vid, meant to search “how to even hit the ball”

No shit. How to be a golf pro with amazing equipment that helps enormously to show how spin is affected by different deliveries and not use it. Then prove that you've got no fkin clue about physics, and more importantly how physics afect the spin of the ball, and still have a bazillion idiots saying how good the video is. Shaking my head... Top 25 coach in the universe

Really good tips Rick..thank you..have started to track my yardage at my local club this year and keen to give this a go..conditions change so fast over my round! btw only have Sand or Pitching wedge for the 80 to 100 yard shots to green..Cheers

Huge fan Rick thank you for taking time to make these videos so we can all get better

Great video, Rick. I would greatly appreciate any video lessons on short lob shots of various distances, with regard to set up, ball position, shaft lean and where to grip the club (ie 5, 10, 15, 20 yard shots). You have the best videos. Keep up the great work!

Outstanding video on backspin Rick, thank you!

Rick, it is a great from start to finish! I really liked added info about wind, firmness of Greens. I have a forged 58 Callaway X C grind that is really old now and I am sure the grooves are worn way out beyond the description of new, it still works well for me especially when applying the "consider” playing it a little short of the pin. I particularly like the weighted feel. At a 10 hcp right now, I am starting to be a better judge of worn grooves and the effectiveness of sharp Grooves. I have a newer PW Jaws MD5 48 and with this been trying harder to throw it at the pin and I can tell the grooves are putting a lot of healthy Backspin. Thank you for this video I have added to list to replay again. I also enjoy the serious commentators I find on most of your clips

Really like the explanation here. Haven’t started practicing getting more spin but excited to get out there and start

As always, great explanation and well put together. Super useful and easy to understand content. 🙌

Great stuff Rick! Best golf channel on RU-vid…hands down!

Great video I have been working on trying to spin my wedge shots and this video really helped. thank you

I just love the videos will try this when next out. I love it when rick and Pete are out playing it looks so much fun.

Thanks for another great teaching video! Great to be able to come back to these gems over time to follow the dream; better game!

Each time I see one of your videos, I just have to go play golf! Loving it 👊😎🏌️‍♀️🌞

Absolutely superb explanations, Rick, thank you!

Great video Rick, would love to see more short game videos! I'm really struggling with that part of my game.

Rick , I really didn't like Golf until I saw one of you RU-vid videos, Great content and immaculately presented production. honest and passionate with more information than even the most avid fan/pro could ever want or need. !

Great video Rick. Can’t wait to try this at the range and on the course next. Need to stop the hosel rockets yet!

Worth a bash!! cheers for the tips Rick, Loving this page and love the head2head's with Mr Finch!

Thank you Rick! I enjoy every video since recently subscribing. And I’m starting to save some strokes with the help of your videos.

Incredible golf pro Rick, and so incredibly helpful! Thank you sir

Solid video to help the kid out so thank you. Keep it up

Super vid Rick. More of these please. Thank

I'd have to say one of your best all around videos. Good topic, instruction, breakdown, examples, and paired result shots. Well done. I'd go with my 56 SM6. What about you, Rick?

amazing video, hopefully ill have a chance to do it when I get back on the course

Great video. I've been delofting thinking this would compress and add spin. Will practice this going forward.

Rick the vid and details you added are top of the pops! Thanks bud 👍

You give good clear simple instruction, like the way you deliver your videos.⛳️

I can generate drop and stop spin with all my wedges but, ultimate spin with my 60. All wedges are Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0. Still great feel and control after about a year and a half. Just replaced my 56 recently with the same wedge. Great content as always Rick!

Love this video. All your informational videos have helped improve my game! Thanks Rick!

One of your better ones for my game. Approach shots are my challenge. Thanks

Rick, you continue to do great videos. This really helps understand what causes backspin. The one club I wish you would test would be the new Cleveland driver.

Your the man went from high 80s to high 70s thanks to your ballin tips, keep on rocking in the free world brother!

Best video I have seen on backspin. Glad I subscribed.

Just ordered my TaylorMade 60 degree Bigfoot wedge which I’m hoping will give me all the spin I need for the courses I play. Keep these great videos coming Rick.

Brilliant - rather than just pitching into the green, this really makes you think about where to pitch 👍👍

Absolutely love this video! Thank you for all your amazing content!!