| Equipment is very important in this case, b/c you have to be able to generate spin with a short stroke. Like said above, make sure your grooves are very sharp, and very clean. It helps to have a high quality wedge, like a Vokey spin milled, Taylor Made RAC TP, or Cleveland Zip Groove. Because you are going to be using the spin on the ball to stop it instead of the height on the ball, you NEED to make sure you practice this shot a lot before you use it on the course. It's tougher to control, but can also get you out of some sticky situations.
This exact technique is in my book by the way, cleaned up and with pictures of course.
Set up with your highest degree loft wedge with the ball just a tad back of the middle of your stance. Don't set your hands too far forward because to get a lot of spin on the ball, you'll want to make sure the ball has a chance to hit as many grooves as it can. Make sure your weight is forward so you will get the best contact possible.
Contrary to what some might think, with this shot you are not going to be "hitting down" very much at all. You are going to be focusing more on a shallow angle of approach to the ball. This is so you can hit a lot of grooves while still getting a good "pinch" on the ball. Because this is so precise, you need to practice it a lot. You'll still be taking a small divot, but your goal is going to be to hit as many grooves as you can while still keeping your velocity through the ball.
There are two keys to this shot. The first is contact. The second is acceleration.
Like said above, make sure you are hitting the ball, and then the ground. This will keep your grooves free of debris and will ensure that your club is accelerating through impact.
Make sure your clubhead is accelerating through impact as well. If you are just stabbing at the ball, you're not going to get much spin. The way you get spin on the ball is by maximizing the time its on the face. You do this by accelerating through impact.
Because of this I find that it is a good idea to use quite a bit of wrist action in this shot coming into the ball. Keep the stroke short so you can accelerate without hitting the ball too far. With wrist action you are almost sure to accelerate, but you need to practice it because it is a lot more difficult to control a wrists shot than an arms shot.
This is not to say you can't generate spin without wrist action, but in this case, using your wrists is the best and most effective way.
Make sure you are not rolling your hands over on the way through the ball. Keep your hands forward so the ball pops off the face with a lot of spin. If you release too much you are going to get less spin. Most of your wrist action is going to be coming into the ball, then will stop shortly thereafter. The follow through should be pretty abbreviated.
As you can tell, this isn't the easiest shot in the world and that is why you don't see more people doing it. It's a shot that has to be practiced and honed. It's great to have, so if you want to do it, get yourself a quality wedge and practice it.
I realize this is a bit scattered so ask questions if you need to. I typed this quickly.
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