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jambalaya Dedicated Member

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I've taken huge sods of turf out of the ground.

It helps if you hit the ball first.

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It's proven the more divot you take, the futher the ball flies

Can you provide some evidence, or do you mean "the

higher the ball flies"? Once clean contact has been made, of what relevance is divot size?

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It's proven the more divot you take, the futher the ball flies

That's not proven at all. Cuz it's not even correct.

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jambalaya Dedicated Member

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If taking a divot for you means more solid ball contact then it is probably true. One could argue that the angle of attack is steeper which will change your trajectory and may increase range. But I wouldn't take it as a given.

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Lefty-Golfer Great Member

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I've taken huge sods of turf out of the ground.

LOLOLOL...i think we have all been there once or twice!!

I typically get a fairly large divot with my 8/9 and wedges. My 5/6/7 tend to kind of just tear at the roots. 4I and up tend to be sweepers. I do find that when i hitting the ball well i have divots from 5 and down...that whole ball first thing.

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