Not way back, we obtained a query from a reader:

How do you lower driver spin? – Roosevelt

Somewhat than give a fast reply in certainly one of our AskMyGolfSpy mailbag posts, I believed it was price
digging right into a bit extra deeply.

The fact is that whereas reducing spin will be difficult for many people, there are a number of approaches that
may work.

Emphasis on may.

Earlier than we get to that, let’s acknowledge the depressing actuality that it’s a complete lot simpler so as to add spin than take away it.

And whereas we gained’t dedicate a bit of this publish to it, our strongest suggestion can be to
work with a reliable golf coach to establish and handle the foundation causes of extreme spin.

That mentioned, when reducing spin is the target, a number of issues can work – each independently
and collectively – to assist drop spin.

Cut back Loft

That is the simplest strategy. In case you’re spinning the ball an excessive amount of off the motive force, decreasing loft will cut back
spin.

Most drivers are loft adjustable, permitting you to lower loft by a level or two with no extra effort
than it takes to show a wrench.

In case you can’t get there with a hosel adjustment, a lower-lofted head is all the time an possibility.

Most producers supply one thing within the 7.5- to eight.5-degree vary. Not that I’d advocate it however,
factoring in hosel adjustability, a few of them can go as little as six levels.

The caveats are that you could be danger dropping launch into the too-low zone, particularly in case your excessive
spin is paired with low launch.

Lack of accuracy can be a priority.

Usually, a lower-lofted driver will produce a decrease spin loft (the distinction between dynamic loft and
connect angle). That contributes to the decrease spin fee we’re searching for however it’s additionally necessary to
perceive that, as spin loft drops, it turns into simpler to tilt the spin axis and, with that, the ball will have a tendency
to curve extra.

Transfer the Middle of Gravity Ahead

The overall rule right here is that, the extra ahead a driver’s heart of gravity is, the decrease the spin fee. CG peak performs a job as effectively however we’ll maintain this straightforward for now.

In case your driver has a entrance/again weighting possibility, you’re going to wish to put the heaviest weight within the entrance.

In case your driver doesn’t mean you can transfer weight ahead, you may wish to have a look at lower-spinning drivers just like the TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus, COBRA AEROJET LS, Titleist TSR4 or the Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond.

All supply a center-of-gravity location that’s extra ahead than a typical driver and may produce below-average spin charges.

The caveat with this strategy is that extra ahead CG designs are invariably decrease MOI. I’d wager that the 4 fashions I simply steered are among the many lowest MOI drivers in the marketplace.

What meaning is that, on paper, they’re much less forgiving. That is probably not a difficulty for some. It’s additionally price declaring that a few of the ball velocity safety misplaced to decrease MOI will be offset by the elevated spin consistency that usually accompanies a ahead heart of gravity.

I’d even be remiss to not point out that, whereas MOI is completely a part of the forgiveness story, probably the most forgiving driver for any golfer would be the one you hit closest to the middle most frequently.

Shut the Face

This one is generally for the fellows whose high-spin points are the results of an aggressive fade (how’s that for a pleasant means of claiming slice?).

A ball struck with an open face goes to supply extreme spin. So in case your spin downside is partly as a result of an open face, delivering the face sq. and even barely closed will lower spin dramatically.

The simple strategy is to take out your wrench and add loft on the hosel. If that doesn’t get it accomplished, search for a driver that has a barely closed face by design. The PING G430 SFT springs to thoughts however most of the draw-biased designs in the marketplace will arrange barely closed.

Regulate Your Tee Peak

Whenever you hit the ball under face heart, spin charges enhance. With that in thoughts, our main purpose right here is to maneuver affect up the face (affect above the middle of gravity works to cut back spin).

Generally, the advice for golfers trying to reduce spin is to tee the ball greater. Teeing it greater can have a number of advantages.

Elevated tee peak usually promotes an in-to-out path and a extra upward assault angle. It may possibly, as I simply mentioned, additionally transfer affect greater on the face, which is able to cut back spin with minimal velocity loss.

It’s a bit counterintuitive however, in some instances, rising tee peak could transfer affect down the face. In these instances, elevating the tee with out addressing the opposite points resulting in low-face affect isn’t going to get you a lot.

For some golfers, decreasing tee peak results in a drop in spin.

Provided that there aren’t any absolutes, the most effective strategy is to strive totally different tee heights till you discover one which persistently produces center-face or barely above heart affect.

In case you’re undecided the place you’re impacting the face, a little bit foot spray on the face will clear it up for you.

Improve your Assault Angle

This one can work together with tee peak. The extra you hit up on the ball, the extra that spin-loft quantity we talked about will lower. As spin loft drops, so do spin charges.

TrackMan says spin loft is compression itself. With that, when all else is equal, along with decrease spin, a extra optimistic assault angle will usually enhance ball velocity.

For some, rising assault angle will be so simple as including a little bit of backbone tilt at handle although we’d recommend working with an teacher on this one as they are able to establish (and resolve) different components contributing to extreme spin.

Change Your Shaft

A phrase of warning: Simply since you’re trying to decrease spin doesn’t imply you should purchase no matter “low-spin” shaft was most not too long ago advisable in your favourite golf discussion board.

It’s not that easy.

There’s nothing inherent in any shaft or shaft profile that ensures decrease spin.

The shaft performs a major function in how the clubhead bends, twists, deflects and closes throughout the downswing. With that, the shaft influences issues like dynamic loft (the precise quantity of loft delivered at affect), face angle at affect and closure fee (how briskly the top is transferring in the direction of sq. and past) at affect.

Relying on the golfer, all that stuff I discussed can come collectively fantastically to cut back spin. When those self same components don’t come collectively fairly proper, the end result will usually embrace added spin (and decreased accuracy).

As soon as once more, there aren’t any absolutes right here. To cut back driver spin, you very effectively may want a stiffer shaft (or no less than one with a stiffer tip part) however it’s additionally potential you may reduce spin with a softer one.

There’s fairly a little bit of complexity in how a shaft‘s properties can work with or in opposition to a golfer.

Extra merely, the shaft that causes one golfer to hook the ball could trigger one other to slice it. For a 3rd golfer, it might produce optimum ball flight.

Whereas some golfers have been profitable with a DIY strategy, that is one other state of affairs the place we’d advocate working with a educated fitter.

Which, after all, brings us to …

Get Fitted

It is a little bit of a catch-all, for certain, however when you can’t resolve the spin issues by yourself and also you’re not fascinated with sorting it out with a instructing skilled, working with a fitter could also be the most effective answer.

Even when you can’t drop spin into the optimum vary, a educated fitter ought to have the opportunity that can assist you discover a driver optimized for a way you ship the membership.

Change Your Golf Ball

It’s not the very first thing I’d recommend however altering golf balls is one option to reduce spin off the motive force.

In our 2021 ball test, at a swing velocity of 100 mph, our lowest-spinning ball spun 300 fewer rpm than the typical ball. That’s a bit greater than we’d count on to see from a one-degree lower in loft.

On the excessive finish, the lowest-spinning ball (TaylorMade Tour Response) produced 600 fewer rpm than the highest-spinning ball (Kirkland Signature V2). That’s equal to a two- to three-degree lower in loft.

As a profit for some golfers, a lower-spinning ball is usually a straighter-flying ball (it’s why many low-compression balls are billed as being extra forgiving).

Whereas there are some lower-spinning mid-compression balls, for probably the most half, low compression and low spin go hand in hand, so, for mid to quick swing velocity gamers, there is usually a ball velocity and distance penalty. That mentioned, for extreme spin gamers, the velocity loss could also be fully offset by the added distance that comes from decreased spin.

A phrase of warning: Whereas altering golf balls can completely assist cut back spin off the motive force, because the one piece of apparatus you utilize on each shot, a golf ball change could have ramifications all through the bag.

You’ll must fastidiously think about when you’re comfy with a drop in spin off the irons in addition to the potential greenside implications.

Attempt … If that doesn’t work, Attempt One thing Else

Whereas reducing spin isn’t all the time simple, there are a number of levers golfers can pull to attain the specified end result.

Remember, it won’t be one factor that will get you the place you must be however, by experimenting with totally different strategies and even stacking one or two fixes collectively, you may be capable of resolve your spin downside.

With a little bit luck, you may be capable of do it with the gear you have already got.