What's The Best Way to Lower Driver Spin? 

He makes some of the best golf contents on RU-vid, period.

Really excellent video. This is the first time this has been explained so clearly to me. Thanks

This is the 3rd & best video I've seen explaining this problem I'm having. Thank you for this!

That is going to help me immensely! Your lesson illustrates the easiest and best way thank you very much.

Clay I've been watching tons of your videos, you have a great attitude and excellent way of explaining. I never understood why my 3 wood could go as far as my driver from the deck. You wrapped my head around the spin rates with driver, and the strike needed to lower it. I just got back from the range and put my drive 40 yards longer from 230-240- to 280ish. Love to see a little match maybe one day on your channel, you're an excellent ball striker, keep up the videos!!

Clay is always handing out great information; I'm so glad he's online.

Bought the Ping G410Plus Wednesday morning and took it straight to the course. Fantastic club! Thanks for the last review of it.

This is probably the best explanation I've ever heard in my golf life. Liked and Subscribed.

I've not heard anything like this before, and I think it's going to be really helpful for me when I next get to the range. Thank you!

probably watched more than half a dozen videos on this topic and this one has to be the best. I tee way too low as i get better contact but not the distance.

You can't go wrong with this man's lessons.

Morning Clay!!! Fridays and coffee before tee time Saturday. Perfect!

Excellent video clay, many thanks for your work!!!! I´ve learned more from your videos than in 20 years of taking golf lessons!!!! Please go on producing such great content!!! Take care, Harald

Clay, this was absolutely awesome!! Thank you so much. Now I need to learn how to get some of that swing speed for over 50. Thanks again for sharing this!!!!

Your videos always help me out with problem areas. Appreciate you bro

Thanks for the clear information. Looking forward to trying this out at my next range session. Much appreciated 🙏

Wish I had watched this years ago! Thank you for the 'common sense' type of tutoring here!

Thanks Clay. Finally someone who explains clearly where the ball has to be on the face. I worked out the high tee position from watching the tour pro's and that added distance immediately. So I have a question ❓ How do you do the same with your fairway woods and irons?

So true, slower control back swing , allows a smoother follow through 👍great tip

Wonder who voted down thumb! Anyway, this is spot on. I have a 7 degree driver, given to me by the inventor. The shaft is designed to kick ball on average around 10 degrees. Only driver I have hit 300 yards with and am 76 years old. I am hitting with taller tee, ball forward and above the sweet spot as you describe! Key: Have watched as many of your videos as possible and put them into practice! Thanks.

Cheers clay that’s a very helpful lesson.

Clay awesome video my spin on my driver is killing my game.

Thanks, getting plenty of spin with my titleist 915 d2, just drops out the sky.. this lesson makes sense

1) I was fitted for a driver shaft length where my swing shallows. 44" 2) i got a 12 degree Ping g410 Plus. 3) SS is about 90 - 94 mph. Spin # is around 2100 rpm. I'm hitting mostly draws with a miss of a push fade.

Thanks for the great information this year

Great video, I like how you really explained it and showed examples. I really believe if you understand the theory of something you are half way there. Will consider signing up to your website for stuff like this!

Clay, HYN Buddy, The SGA Tour enjoys the very informational videos - Ava just finished the dixie am and we should have popped over. .. next year Jeff

Another great video! Great tips!

I'm looking to buy a newer "used" driver and this helps me understand the flight scope stats

Amazing how far He hits that thing!! Definitely learned something here Ive always got a -2, to -3 degree attack angle on my driver can't seem to hit up on it. end drop kicking the mat every time I try to hit up ore when I do make good contact its always a neg. attack! AHHH now I know because the rubber tees are too short even the longest ones are too short . I even bought a trackman 4 last week been practicing to get the numbers right and just couldn't figure it out. Just dawned on me after watching this video. also my 103 ClubHead speed 1.48 SF 152 ball speed and I'M only getting 235 yards total didn't seem right. going to have to go buy some long tees and stick them into the mat beside the rubber tees. give it a try! Thanks TSG

Thanks clay! You are sole saver...

Clay, thanks for your excellent vids. I was at the driving range yesterday (first time since May due to medical issues) and I noticed about 1 of 20 or 30 balls would have a really odd flight, taking off on a beautiful trajectory and then dropping almost straight down, and sometimes appearing to curve on the fall. I know, it sounds like aliens messing with my ball. I attributed it to crappy range balls at first, but later it occurred to me that this is the ball flight that a knuckleball pitcher throws! Is it possible to actually hit a zero spin golf ball? I know when I was younger I would occasionally get a knuckleball coming at me playing baseball. They lacked carry and were harder to catch. If it is really a case of hitting zero spin balls, would you recommend a more descending blow or adding a degree or so of loft to the clubface? THANKS!

Best video on this topic!

thank you. That data is crazy close to what my average is 256 carry, 152 ball speed, launch angle a little of as mine is 11 not 9 but amazingly close. Looks like I just need to hit up on the damn ball...I suck, golf is hard

WOW!! the 1st swing and 3rd swing look just the same and 100 yards difference!!

Interesting and informative . Thank You

Brilliant video and explained perfectly. I find my spin rates throughout the bag are spot on and then I get to the damn 10.5 driver and it sits at 2900-3200...eff...I am fairly straight ball hitter with a swing speed of around 103-107. Do you think I would benefit from a 9 degree driver? I hit the sweet spot quite consistently. Thoughts?

Clay...have you hit the Oban Kiyoshi white 05 shaft...what's your option on it?...Big fan as alys..Thanks Mark.

What is the apex of these shots? Data at the bottom of the screen did not show this. My drives tend to be excessively high and I'd like to trade some height for distance.

Hi Clay! Do you do training aid review? If so, can you do on Tour Striker PlaneMate? I’m interested in how you feel about these aids.

my swing speed it around 105. My driver loft (G425max) is 9 deg. my spin rate is 3,300 to 3,700. I only carry it around 240 - maybe 250 if I'm lucky. I want that extra 20y of carry - but I can't get rid of that high spin. Should I try to increase my driver loft? Thanks for the video.

Great video well explained. 👍

I hit them in the centre but hit high and right with a draw. So high that it drops and does not roll much. How do you hit with a positive angle of attack but still hit a lower trajectory?

what about reducing angle of attack. what are some good tips

Great video. Thanks for this.

Main point to side spin occurs when clubface brushes sideway to the ball I think.Normally torso turned after impact and that causes clubface to brush the ball sideway.We need to send the clubhead straight to the target or 1o'clock.See Moe Norman's.Been struggling for more than 30yrs. and just realize the side spin.

Cool stuff, as always!

Morning Clay So I’m using a 10.5 loft driver. Swing speed is 85 to 90. My spin rate is 4000. That sucks,do you think increasing the loft will help.

Thanks for the tips !

Thats a nice bunch of clubs...👍

Good stuff! Needed this to help lower my spin. Thanks!

Every time I tee the ball a little higher than Half a ball, I tend to hit pop ups. Is this because I don't float the driver? I ground the driver at set up. Kevin O'Rourke

I'm hitting two much spin with the driver. No matter what club, even low spin heads. The two times I saw a fitter, two times at a demo day, a common theme was too much backspin killing my distance. So frustrating. I don't know what to do.

I want to know how to get more back spin. Sometimes I hit a drive, which has a great launch angle and seems to have good velocity. The ball initially takes off well, but then it's like the pull of gravity got 3 times stronger (or something from the twilight zone happened) and the ball suddenly falls out of the sky. When it hits the ground, it rolls like mad going forward maybe another 75 yds. It's like I got topspin instead of back spin? But topspin is supposed to be impossible. Maybe I am not generating enough back spin, but I am in the dark. There is a certain driving range that has the TopTracer launch monitors. These used to provide spin information, but now they took that away!!! :(

crushing it! what is ur handicap?

If in the set up for driver, would placing the ball slightly left of your left foot help to hit up, ?

Does the same theory apply to my small fade that hits the turf and makes a right turn?I get very little forward roll.

What loft driver do you use?

Excellent video!

Thanks Clay, how about shaft flex? My average swing speed is 107 and no matter what I try the spin rate stays at 6-7k. Attack angle is better but still -3.5. I currently play a stiff shaft. Could x stiff help ?

I was wondering what if any effect does the ball have (i.e. prov vs. X) and how to know which to use

Cool, Thanks

Damn I’d love to hit over 250 consistently. Took some videos of myself place and I just hate my swing, to me it looks odd and different than the way it’s taught.

So what do i do if i hit on the top half of the face, my angle of attack is usually +2-3 degrees, and i hit a high draw yet still have about 5000-6000 backspin 😂

Thanks

Another guy here on RU-vid was saying that that backspin is good because it makes the ball carry further in the air. who is right?

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I'm an 8 handicap and we have a flightscope gc3. I sometimes try and swing as hard as I can and can only manage 100mph swing. What is going on with the launch monitor! I'm saying this because your swings there look slow.

304 yards of carry!! Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!

Yo do you fish too?? Your voice sounds so dam familiar… Justin Johnson??? Kayaking fishing is that you???!!

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Petroleum Jelly

Chap stik

in .25x he sounds so funny, sounds drunk, country, lazy or like a sloth

Well until it actually happens, too low of spin is never going to be a problem for me

Jesus dude mushes

So boring I fell asleep