Divot or no divot?

[BigTazz53]

Curious if yall take divots on regular basis or not.
I very rarely take one.
Should I be taking one?

[pinhigh27]

  BigTazz53 said:

Curious if yall take divots on regular basis or not.

It depends on your swing, if your a picker then you might never take one, unless the lie is really tight, if your a steeper swinger playing on a lot of tight lies you probably should be taking one.

I always take a divot with all clubs up to 3 wood.

[anthonykim3]

i will take divots all the way up to 3 hybrid and 3 wood but only sometimes with these clubs but i think taking a divot is a necessity for good ball striking never seen a good player not take divots with at least 7 iron down

[timtim]

You will hit the ball with more consistent direction and distance if you do the things that you need to do to hit the ground out in front of the ball after you hit the ball. There is nothing magical about the divot. There is something magical about all of the things that are happening in a swing where a divot is going to happen.

Look at this thread and watch all the videos:

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25189

[flopdarock]

if im playing a decent course with nice spongey fw's ill take divots all day long...
but some of the courses ive played have dry concrete fw's and its tough taking a divot and its tough on your wrists when you do...

[MonkeyClaw]

Some clubs are also not good for taking divots. Game improvement clubs usually have a wider sole and higher bounce, along with a rounded leading edge. The clubs don't go into the ground very easily.

Personally, I'm a picker but will usually take a divot with the shorter irons and wedges.

[alf174]

Picker here, my divots are usually just the grass blades down to where the dirt just starts.

[MI Rob]

I take a divot with all my clubs up until the 3 wood usually.

[CG031]

  alf174 said:

Picker here, my divots are usually just the grass blades down to where the dirt just starts.

Same. I usually take a divot 8 iron - W though. Never really anything else though.

But it's not a way I'd suggest playing, I'd suggest taking a divot, or a small one, one every club besides the driver....

[flopdarock]

  CG031 said:

Same. I usually take a divot 8 iron - W though. Never really anything else though.

i played with a guy today that took divots with his driver... lol... it was hillarious

[BigTazz53]

Hit a bucket of balls today and it seems I'm taking a small divot after all.
Not those pga pancakes but still "pinching" the ball as I hit it off the ground.
So I guess I'm doin ok.
Most of the fairways I play are fairly firm that will not allow big divots anyway so I guess your course plays more into divot takin than swing sometimes? or combo of both.

[Ru$ty]

As for me, making a huge divots helps me to control ball launch. I believe that with my current swing it helps to increase backspin, that is very usefull when playing on my homecourse, which has very small greens covered with bunkers.

[Herms]

I'm a picker as well. I've tried taking divots but just can't do it...i spray all the shots i try to the left. oh well.

[Leftygolfer]

I take divots with my wedges and short irons. Wish I took them more with my mid irons but don't.

The 2 are not equal. All great ball strikers take divots. I believe it is the key to being a quality iron player.

[Ru$ty]

  Leftygolfer said:

I take divots with my wedges and short irons. Wish I took them more with my mid irons but don't.

The divot shows that you stiked down on the ball and the lowest point of your swing path is some inches after the ball towards the target. In many tour guys swings' this point is about 4-8 inches away from the ball!

[Zeph]

I take the divot as a sign that I've made a good downward strike on the ball. Granted I did hit the ball first of course, no use taking a divot if you hit the ground first and chunk it. I don't really notice when I take a divot or not, but after a round I remember having to find some divots.

[Jay-Bird]

I take divots. Some wedges and hard 9s can get ridiculously large.