The pro’s make it look easy but there is a trick they all use. Great wedge with a great ball. A lot of them use Titleist Vokey spin milled wedge and the Titleist pro v1 golf ball. It’s almost impossible to do with a cheap wedge and a cheap ball.

I’m going to guess you go the el’ cheapo route when it comes to golf balls. Use a ball with a high spin rate. Nike One Platinum has the highest rate of spin of any golf ball on the market. Nike One Black has the 3rd highest. Other options are the B330/B330s from Bridgestone and the Pro V1/V1x. You’ll see the difference.

What kind of golf ball are you using. If you are using a Titleist ProV1 or similar type ball, you should have no problem stopping the ball. A distance type (Top Flite) ball will be harder to stop.

To stop the ball, you need to pinch the ball. This means that you can`t have any grass between your ball and the club.

If you are in the rough, or higher grass area, you will have to allow for some run out.

You can practice these different conditions to see how far the ball might run after landing.

Try this with any of your wedges or lofted clubs. 80 % of your weight on the left leg (right handed golfers) Shaft of club should be on your left hip or forward toward the target and must remain there through the swing. Do not let your body sway back. Make sure you hit down on the ball and your divot should be in front of ball. Hit down on it and the ball should fly high and stop dead. With a little practice you can even make it dance on the green if you want to. Start with 1/4 smooth swings and dont worry about distance until you get the feel and then go for it. Good luck

When you start getting really close to the green, it can be hard to control those “decending” forceful blows. if you watch most pros, they quit turning their wrists after hitting the ball anytime they’re within 60-70 yards. just focus on being forceful but controlled.

I play on many tours and I saw that the guys I was playing with was putting spin on every approach shot and it was also used appropriately.
I asked him how he did it and he said that it took a lot of practice, but there are 3 main steps.

1. Positioning. Put the ball about 1 inch or so back in your stance

2. Swing. The key is you want to pinch the ball with your club and the ground, so come down on it a bit more steeper then a regular swing.

3. The Golf Ball. Some golf balls spin better then others, usually ones with a lower compression do the spinning. I suggest using Titleist ProV balls, they work for me and you dont have to be a master at spinning!

Also any of those clubs can put spin on the ball as long as the grooves are clean, but it would be the easiest with the lower lofted club, so the 56 degrees. Try it!

Good Luck on the course!

Club head speed with a descending blow to the ball get you backspin that will suck back. Keep the club head low going through the ball. Think low and long not short and high. Do not try and help the shot get air. You may need to practice a shorter back swing and an accelerated follow through to get your distance though. Hope this helps.

here’s a simple tip: hit the little ball b4 you hit the big ball meaning hit the golf ball b4 hitting the earth. also use a club that ur comfortable hitting not a brand new wedge off the shelf. also try opening the clubface at set up and open ur stance just slightly. but practice is in reallity ur best bet

Getting backspin on your ball is more an issue of contact then of club choice. I find when I play, the lower lofted club produces more spin for me but the ball flight is lower. You want to practice and focus on accelerating through the downswing and hitting the ball first before the ground. You should see results like the ball stopping quick or even spinning back.