The key is to use the flange or the back of the sole on a wedge with an open face. The more you have the face open, the more you can spin it. Play the ball about center of a slightly open and fairly narrow stance with hands slightly forward. Hold on to the release through impact with hands forward while focusing on taking ground contact with the flange of the club. Never let the clubhead pass the hands. The result should be a low spinner with a bounce and check. You have to make sure you stay aggressive as clubhead speed will also add spin and help keep the ball from climbing up the face, which will only add trajectory not spin and will hamper distance control. This shot, once learned, is actually very simple and is very easy to control distance with. With softer greens you can actually get the ball to spin back from 30-40 yards.
Keep in mind, you don't need MD, SM or Y grooves if you play a spinny ball.
I forgot to mention that this shot is controlled by the body, i.e. hips and shoulders vs hands and arms.
Keep in mind, you don't need MD, SM or Y grooves if you play a spinny ball.
I forgot to mention that this shot is controlled by the body, i.e. hips and shoulders vs hands and arms.
open club face.. on this shot, the ball is heading in the direction of somewhere in between the cluster of balls
the bounce is the curved part of the club head where the 60* is stamped
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