bigseanbig:
YankeeJim:
Not the case with CG wedges. You need top spin to keep the ball from backing up, even on a flat green.
bigseanbig:
Yep, was just trying to keep it simple. Hypothetical situation.
Many hypothetical situations can be suggested, I welcome any observation, and I appreciate all the advice previously given, thanks.
Full shot w/ CG and starter ball w/ BS:
Like when I use my CGs and BS because I'll use more power and I want to back up the ball, usually if I develop a feeling or instinct that the likelihood is I will overshoot due to circumstance like wind, calculations, etc. I use the back up technique.
An additional reason may include that there is little green to work with before the hole as the pin is close to the start of the green (as with many hard pin placements on WGT) so I'd rather go longer and roll back than have my ball short on the apron, fringe or pre-green rough.
This involves decreasing my margin of error, because I'm not the best player on WGT. This works nice for me if I use a low spin ball.
But it's just more hypothetical situations.
edit: In a less common, not so simple, example a wedge with a lot of top spin may back up for certain reasons like slope, etc.