- Hi Adam Bazalgette founder of Scratch Golf Academy,
two time PGA Teacher of the Year Award winner.
Today's subject: how to get consistently
more backspin on chip shots.
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So how to get consistently more backspin on chip shots,
obviously we're talking about a lofted club here,
this is a fun subject people really enjoy
getting spin on their chip shots.
Gonna show you the few of the do's and don't,
a little bit about the physics of it
and then a little bit about the stroke here
as we finish out the video.
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Hey, let's get started.
Okay, so here's the first thing I want to say to you,
when you get in this situation,
don't make what I think is the mistake
of excessively chopping down.
You do not need to hit down that much
to create backspin I promise you,
Now I already did another video on backspin on chip shots,
the det-laj with just the physics of it,
you can look at that, if you like.
But suffice it to say it's friction between the club
and the ball, we're going to have a look at a close up here
in just a minute and kind of give you a sense of it.
But avoid this pitfall of chopping down too much.
Number one, you're not going to have consistent contact
and trajectory when you do that.
Sometimes you'll just squeeze it really solidly,
other times you might dig it in the ground little bit.
Believe me when you do this you're losing loft as well.
And besides that you can get all kinds of divot grass
and material going that can get in between the ball
on the club face, so let's have a quick close up look,
We'll kind of flesh that out what you want to do,
and we'll get out here and look at the stroke.
So no need as we say for the shot down would hit,
what there is a need for though is to take the sweet spot
tilt it towards the ball, hit the face
and the ball matching, and after that,
you can pretty much just graze along the tops of the grass,
you know, depending on how much cushion is under there.
This will give you the kind of clean ball-club contact
you need without any debris getting in there,
one other little thing before we go
and look at the stroke too.
If you don't have a reasonably high performance ball,
a nice performance ball that will spin
and take the spin and a fairly good wedge
that has some milling on it and good grooves.
You're just not going to spend the ball like the pros,
you have to have reasonable equipment,
as part of creating that friction.
Okay, so the stroke itself well as we've shown you,
we don't want to hit way down
I want to practice just skidding the club across
the grass a nice brush mark there if it's a decent lie.
Couple of other things that are really important.
Number one, shaft has got to be stable at impact,
it's leaning slightly forward as we showed you.
But if it's active, if it's flimsy and unstable.
There is no way you're going to be a consistent pitcher
of the ball, you're not going to deliver
the loft the same way each time,
you're not going to get that friction.
And I guess the final thing I'd say,
I would get my swing, I'd still have it fairly equal back
and through, but I would dial it down in size
and add a little bit of energy and speed in there,
you need that speed the really clip the ball,
and to really get it to spin off the club.
So let's get set up here.
Try a couple of shots,
nice and stable,
really clip that off the turff.
I like the way that felt through impact.
I don't need to be super tight,
to stabilize the club at this speed
but there has to be a certain firmness
in the hands there as I go.
Nice stable shot there, just clipped it off the turf.
Good spin on those two shots.
Let's check it out from this angle.
So there's a pretty decent one.
Just remember, when you hit these shots part
of the savvy of being good at these,
is not just striking the shots,
but having enough experience to be able to read what
you're likely to get, not just in terms of spin
with the lie you have and all that.
But what does the course conditions do for you,
is the green raised, is the green pitch towards you.
Is there a little bit of breeze against you, for example,
these are all things that affect
how well the ball will stop.
And if you can judge those that is a big component,
let me try one more shot here.
That is a big big component on capitalizing
on being able to hit the ball well.
So get to know some shots with practice.
Get to know some of the details about how the ball reacts
and you can spin it with this technique.
Have some fun with it.
So I hope that helps you with
how to get consistently more backspin on chip shots.
As I say it can be a great weapon if you know how to use it.
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Have some fun out there. Hope this helps your shot game.