Short game coach Blake Cannon from Milo Lines Golf explains why many amateur golfers struggle to put backspin on their wedge shots. He highlights how throwing loft at impact causes the ball to roll up the face, and demonstrates how engaging the body pivot and maintaining shaft lean creates the necessary friction for a controlled, low-spinning wedge.
Avoid flipping the wrists or throwing loft at impact, which causes the ball to slide up the clubface and launch high with little spin.
Engage your body pivot actively back and through, even on smaller pitch and wedge shots.
Maintain forward shaft lean at impact to compress the ball and generate shaft-lean friction.
Feel a wider swing arc through impact to launch a lower, more controlled baby draw wedge.
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