How to Put Backspin on a Golf Ball

Learning how to put spin on a golf ball when using your short irons or wedge can come in very handy and save some strokes.

How many times have you hit the ball the right distance and right on line only to see it hit the green and continue rolling off the green? If you can hit that shot and stop it or have it roll back a short distance, you might save yourself some strokes.

Here's a video that, although a bit rough, does show you how to accomplish this backspin and explains what you are actually trying to do when the club hits the ball.