Learn to take a proper divot.

[Fat Slice]

...you won't regret it. In fact, you'll never look back!

[beachbreak]

Some great players barely take divots at all.
Some great players take door mats.

[Jeffelite]

Can you take too big of a divot after the ball?

[Fat Slice]

Some great players barely take divots at all.

I cannot imagine what kind of athletic skill and practice dedication you would need to hit down and pick the ball clean consistently.

I know I could never do it! I tried, though... Once I switched to taking divots I got a lot more consistency.

[ninetwothree]

I have been trying to take proper divots for the past month. My coach has me working on hitting a punch shot to get the right attack on the ball. Each club will have a different attack because of the length and the speed, but its been working very well

[beachbreak]

The swing paths are different for different players.

Byron Nelson must have been shallow because they said his divots were thin like dollar bills.

Sometimes Nicklaus wouldn't take a divot at all (shallow path), other times big ones (steeper). I think it had alot to do with the spin and trajectory they were seeking on a particular shot.