Too Much Spin

I played in my club`s singles matchplay competition today. I had a really good match against a low handicapper. We were tied together all square standing on the 16th tee. we both hit good drives and good second shots. I then hit a superb wedge into the green, the only problem was that I hit it too well - it landed inches from the pin and then spun back at least 20ft. My opponent went on to win the hole and subsequently the match one up. The annoying thing is that I never spin the ball back, so how on earth did I manage to do it on this occasion?

Ian

You must have hit the ball correctly, or you hit a spot on the green that made your ball spin more than it would have done normally!

Russ

Hi Russ

When I said that I never spin the ball I meant that it usually takes 1or 2 little hops and then stops. I just never manage to spin a ball back 20ft on a perfectly flat green.

Ian

Well, Ian, today you did and it cost you the match. Even the pro's don't like it spinning back as they have no control over the amount of spin back they are likely to get. They all play for one bounce and check.

Hi John

I did not mean my post to sound as if I was moaning - it`s just that I was amazed at the amount of back spin I generated and cannot work out just how I managed to do it.

Ian

A very clean, ball first strike on the downswing.  Basically, you caught it too well.

Mystery solved!!!

My son phoned me to say that he was talking to someone at the club and they said youre Dad was unlucky, Ive never seen that happen before. It turns out that I landed the ball in the actual cup and the plastic bottom acted as a spring and fired the ball back out again.

I just knew I could not get that much spin on the ball!

Ian