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Backspin VS Yardage Loss ??

• justbeinjustin 7 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2012 1:50 PM

  Hello everyone!

  Just a question on backspin and how to judge how many yards will be lost with Full/75%/50% backspin.

  For example- 130yd shot/3 ft down 2mph wind.  So that comes out to a 129 yd shot.  I choose a 8 Iron for 130 yds and but full backspin.  Hit the ding while swinging and I still come up roughly 15-20 ft SHORT, not long like I had expected. 

   

  Does anyone have any generally yard loss info for applying backspin?

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Thu, Apr 12 2012 5:43 PM

  hi

  different clubs have different bs. only way to judge accurately is by practicing said shot.

  -wgticon

• alosso 21,073 Posts

  Sat, Apr 14 2012 1:56 AM

  The starter irons won't take (and give) too much spin. My experience w/ Starter balls is that approaches on some holes end unreasonably short on the slightest mistake.

  *panic look around*