How good are you? Just look at your face...

[titaniummd]

I was just wondering if a more consistent ball striker has a club face that has the ball marks in the center of the face (or wherever the sweet spot is).

If you look at a hacker's clubs (my clubs that I used when I started, for example), there are marks on the toe or heel, sky marks, etc.

When I am looking at used player's clubs versus game improvements, I noticed that most marks are in the sweet spot on blades/musclebacks. The contrary is true when I look at the game improvements (nick marks on the sole, high marks, low marks, marks on the hosel, marks on the toe).

What do you notice on your club face? Is there any truth to this observation?

[ERC7.5]

...more consistent ball striker....

I'd say this covers it for the most part. Yes.

[play4him]

That's what I tell people that I help. I show them my irons and tell them to look at their's, so they see the difference. The better you get the more precise you should hit the ball, which leads to a tighter distance control. I know guys who can hit a wedge anywhere from 100-150 yards, depending on how well they catch the ball. That's a huge margin. Where I know my gap is a lot tighter.

[ks8829]

oh, I need to shave.

[CosmosMpower]

I bought some impact tape and put them on my irons so I can see where the impact is. It gives you a lot of good information such as standing too close/far from the ball etc.

[BigDaddy_Sean]

i was always generally around the sweet spot ..

I had an old set of blade irons I played through college that are now rusted around the sweet spot, but I would also hit a few grooves low quite often on them ...

I just got a new set of irons a few months ago, hit them quite well, and the centers are already wearing on them from regular use .. it's a neat thing to see ..

my vokey sand and lob wedges are 2 years old and have a nice center discoloration to them from it as well.

[Dent]

On my driver, there is honestly, 2 on the toe that I can see, None on the heel, and the rest are in the middle.

I've had the driver for 2 years.