How to Spin a Golf Ball Like a Pro

We all want to look like a pro out there and learning how to spin a golf ball is a good place to start.  First let us disclaim that it is not easy to put spin on the golf ball, but getting a golf ball to spin or stop where it lands on the green can give you a competitive advantage, shorten your putts, and shave a ton of strokes off of your game.  Spinning becomes useful when you’re playing on firm, dry greens or when the pin is placed directly behind a hazard or sand bunker.   The following list explains the basics of how to get the ball to spin upon landing on the surface — so read up and then go hit a bucket of balls on the range to test it out.

1. Your stance needs to be shorter, so close your feet a little less then shoulder width apart.
2. The ball needs to be closer to your back foot, so stand closer to the ball.
3. Try this with a high degree wedge, like a 58 or 60 degree.
4. Swing down on the ball at a steeper angle, forcing the club to hit the bottom of the ball and hit directly underneath it before taking a divot.  Like when hitting a pool ball, you would strike the pool cue on a steep downward angle – the downward force creates a spin.
5. Lastly, follow through your swing as if it was a normal shot.

Again, spin can give you an edge.  After all, this game is all about putting a small ball into a hole in the fewest strokes possible – so why not get it as close to the hole as possible.  Sometimes golfers will fear a green bunker that sits in front of the pin and play it safe by putting the ball 20-35 feet past the pin, leaving a long putt which may very well result in 3 more strokes.   A spin will allow you to play the shot safe from the lurking bunker but when it hits the green that far away, the spin will roll the ball back towards the cup.  Now your 25 footer just became 7-10 feet which is a definite two putt.  Plus, as an added bonus, it looks pretty darn cool.

Watch the video below – but don’t attempt it out on the course for the first time.  Get out on the range and practices trick shots like this first.  Happy spinning!