Tiger's pro wedge into the 8th...

[Seanmx]

bird,
he had a wedge laid open, and the darn ball never got more than a few feet off of the ground. The ball hit the carpet and took off running like it was going to be way long, untill it got a few inches from the hole and stopped!!!

All i could say was "WOW"... Actually that was not what i said, but i cant post it on here... .... roflmbo....

Slim

I agree it is an amazing shot and there is no way I can figure out how he hits it.

All that spin from under 50 yards. Amazing

[jim_0068]

If tiger tried that shot on your local greens it wouldn't react the same.

You'd be surprised how much fairway conditions and green conditions play into spinning the ball.

I can play one course and never have a problem spinning the ball. Then i can play another with closer mown fairways and much nicer greens and i'll have to switch balls cuz i'll spin it off the green.

[compression]

I agree that course conditions play a large role, but
there is one guy that I play with that regardless of his
lie, he spins the ball a ton.

It does one of two things: It will violently check
or check and dead stop. Obviously it is a crowd pleaser,
but it seems effective when he needs to really control the
ball.

Visually: His swing is smooth and it seems like the
ball gets in the way. It appears that there isn't much
of a varied speed from backwing to followthrough.

The guy could spin a Pinnacle Gold no problem. How??

[tongzilla]

Ideally, you want fast but soft greens.

You must hit down on the ball. Don't accelerate through the ball...maybe even try to do the opposite. This might reduce spin, but it also takes a lot of momentum out of the ball, with the net effect being that the ball checks sooner. You must hit the ball first, then take a divot. Use Angled Hinging (no roll feel of the clubface). Don't try to steepen or shallow out your plane angle. Instead, use the plane angle that fits the lie angle of your wedge. This will give you the cleanest contact.

Use a 56 deg wedge with nice rough grooves. Use Pro V1s.

[rich_allen]

Ideally, you want fast but soft greens.

You must hit down on the ball. Don't accelerate through the ball...maybe even try to do the opposite. This might reduce spin, but it also takes a lot of momentum out of the ball, with the net effect being that the ball checks sooner. You must hit the ball first, then take a divot. Use Angled Hinging (no roll feel of the clubface). Don't try to steepen or shallow out your plane angle. Instead, use the plane angle that fits the lie angle of your wedge. This will give you the cleanest contact.

Use a 56 deg wedge with nice rough grooves. Use Pro V1s.

Great post Tong.
I don't know about the type of ball, but you are absolutely correct about hitting down on the ball and taking a divot after contact. Not only do most people take their divot before the ball (75% at my local club) but some actually think you hit the ball on the up swing.
You can learn a lot from a divot.