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CG64W spin

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Thu, Sep 1 2011 1:04 PM

  These wedges spin back with TOPSPIN, i only use half back spin if ever i use spin, any thing more and its turbo reverse 8 yards back.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Sep 1 2011 2:49 PM

  chrisironsbones:

  These wedges spin back with TOPSPIN, i only use half back spin if ever i use spin, any thing more and its turbo reverse 8 yards back.

  This is exactly what I discovered the first time I used the wedges. What I just discovered is that it doesn't do this with full back spin. See the pictures in the OP. Partial spin is another story.

  @DS-It doesn't "zip" back but it does back up a few feet. Those 2 pics were both dinged full bs shots.Topspin stops it from doing that but choking that club without spin is the best way I've found to use it. Heh-you already know that but I'm really interested in what you find.

• DarSum 1,440 Posts

  Thu, Sep 1 2011 3:11 PM

  Well the 64 must behave completely different than the 60. I don't have the 64, only the 60.

  KIA #1 wind 2mph in my face

  I hit 2 full shots with full bs. Ball landed at 74 yrds and backed up to 63 yrds. 11 yrds of bs.

  I hit 2 full shots with 1/2 bs. Ball landed at 76 yrds and backed up to 71 yrds. 5 yrds of bs.

  STA #3 wind 12mph  in my face

  2 fulls shots with full bs. Same results for both. Ball landed at 82 yrds backed up to 71 yrds

  2 full shots with 1/2 bs. Same for both. Ball landed 84 backed up to 78.

  All those were with the Legend z balls. Not the s.

• mohuyu 891 Posts

  Thu, Sep 1 2011 5:55 PM

  Very interesting, I play the callaway(s) regular balls and get a much shorter shot with hardly any back up with full backspin but around 5yds with half backspin. If it gives a consistent yardage, the full 64deg full backspin might be a pretty useful shot.

  

  Left: full backspin, Right half: backspin. Same 8mph crosswind and both balls touched down in pretty much the same spot.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Thu, Sep 1 2011 6:48 PM

  DarSum:

  Well the 64 must behave completely different than the 60. I don't have the 64, only the 60.

  Oiy Vay!  Totally different club, DS. The 80W backs up in any scenario. Put yourself 80 away on SA#2 and hit that with full backspin then watch it roll back up the hill. 

  This is about the CG64W and I'm surprised you don't have it.  ;-)

  @mo-You are so right about that full bs discovery.

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Fri, Sep 2 2011 8:35 AM

  The only place i dare use full back spin is on approach at St. Andrews #2 to land on slope then get nice roll to hill.  (But full spin when you play short shots around green doesn't seem to effect the ball like a full swing shot of higher yardage)

• Cleworthy 3,468 Posts

  Fri, Sep 2 2011 11:25 AM

  YankeeJim:

  Oiy Vay!  Totally different club, DS. The 80W backs up in any scenario. Put yourself 80 away on SA#2 and hit that with full backspin then watch it roll back up the hill. 

  I agree with YJ, the 64 D CG has different characteristics than the 60.  I treat them differently with regards to spin.  The 60 has high spin.  The 64 is omg!-level spin.  C