Help needed!

[Newbie Collection Agency]

Well here it goes I'm just a beginner however I go out to practice about 4 to 5 a week spending about 1 to 3 hour eveything I go out! The problem is that I usaually hit about 80 to 85% of every shot solid! the problem happen when I go to the golf course I'm having a lots of trouble hitting on the fareways!! Now I'm noticing how most pros alway take a divot so I went out to practice yesterday and declared never to hit off the mats unless I just practicing distance! When I spoke to my friend who played pro he said you not surpose to try to divot only a solid shot creates a divot! What the deal? I did notice yesterday the closer I kept the iron to the swing path and my head down he shot explodes! and created a divot! Are you surpose to strike the ball in order to create a divot one person I know who shoots in the 80 he told he always pushes to create a divot!! could anybody shead some light on this subjest!!!!

[allin]

Once you know how to do it is actually fairly easy to take a divot, assuming you have a proper weight shift. I agree that using the divot as a way to evaluate the shot makes sense. The depth and direction gives you some information about your contact. As a goal though it isn't that important. Jack Nicklaus in his prime, took very shallow divots and almost no divot on his 1-3 irons. Tiger has shallowed out his wedge swing and takes a much smaller divot than he did several years ago. Check out the old posts on spin. If you strike a shot well enough to impart proper spin, you probably will take a divot.

[rembrandt]

Once you know how to do it is actually fairly easy to take a divot, assuming you have a proper weight shift. I agree that using the divot as a way to evaluate the shot makes sense. The depth and direction gives you some information about your contact. As a goal though it isn't that important. Jack Nicklaus in his prime, took very shallow divots and almost no divot on his 1-3 irons. Tiger has shallowed out his wedge swing and takes a much smaller divot than he did several years ago. Check out the old posts on spin. If you strike a shot well enough to impart proper spin, you probably will take a divot.

What he has said is very true. When you descend down into the ball and you are moving your hips toward the target, you will contact the ball with a downward stroke and take a divot in front of the lie. The ball will have more backspin than you think and will create more joy for you on the course.