Q. How do you put backspin on the ball? Sometimes I hit the green and the ball spins back, but other times it will roll off the back of the green. -- M.J., Internet. A. There are several things t… ...

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While putting backspin on a golf ball is definitely an elevated skill, two-time major champion Xander Schauffele believes that, with the right fundamentals and practice, every player can achieve ...

Every golfer has seen those wicked shots on TV where Tour players put wild backspin on a golf ball, landing a shot 10 feet past the hole and watching it roll back towards the flagstick.

In an appearance this week, Lee Trevino blamed the modern golf ball for why most amateurs have trouble spinning the golf ball.

“The best players in the world do hit slightly down on the ball, but that downward hit isn’t what’s producing all that backspin,” says Paul Wood, Ping’s vice president of engineering.

GOLF Instruction Editor Nick Dimengo shares his experience using the Divot Board, which helped him get controlled backspin with his wedges.

It turns out, I wasn't completely wrong. But John Craw, the head golf professional at Holmes Golf Course, proved he could teach even a high handicapper like me to hit a ball with some backspin.