I hit my driver at pga superstore today and noticed I’m losing 15 - 20 yards due to a backspin of around 3600 rpm instead of it being around 2100. How do you prevent that with the stack and tilt driver swing?
what I found to help with my backspin is to concentrate on keeping your head and shoulders behind the ball. if your head and shoulders don't stay centered and start 'lunging' towards the target you'll increase your AOA and thus increase your BS. But like Tom suggested you'd need to find out your AOA. Could be other things like casting or flipping your wrist but without video and other data points hard to tell.
With regard to the driver, did the store happen to tell you what your angle of attack was? The PGA Tour average with the driver is actually minus (e.g.: downward) 1.5 degrees - nearly level (and it should feel level) but slightly down nonetheless. If your AoA is too steep, then it is likely that you do not have sufficient weight moving forward through impact. There are drills in the school for this, but let's determine if that is the issue before any type of swing intervention.
Beyond that, if your swing is fine then a good club fitter can get your spin rate dialed in with the proper shaft (and head, if applicable).
Hey Justin,
what I found to help with my backspin is to concentrate on keeping your head and shoulders behind the ball. if your head and shoulders don't stay centered and start 'lunging' towards the target you'll increase your AOA and thus increase your BS. But like Tom suggested you'd need to find out your AOA. Could be other things like casting or flipping your wrist but without video and other data points hard to tell.
Welcome to this great forum community, Justin!!
With regard to the driver, did the store happen to tell you what your angle of attack was? The PGA Tour average with the driver is actually minus (e.g.: downward) 1.5 degrees - nearly level (and it should feel level) but slightly down nonetheless. If your AoA is too steep, then it is likely that you do not have sufficient weight moving forward through impact. There are drills in the school for this, but let's determine if that is the issue before any type of swing intervention.
Beyond that, if your swing is fine then a good club fitter can get your spin rate dialed in with the proper shaft (and head, if applicable).