How to compress the ball and take a divot?

[buddha]

I am a picker of the ball but have been trying to be more consistent and take divots and am struggling to do so.

I am playing well for me anyway score wise but my irons in particular are many times thin.

My driver and fws are usually very good.

My path is usually inside out and shallow and I hit a draw.

I can hit a  fade if I want to also by exaggerating an outside in path.

What I have been working on is a slight lateral bump of the hips to get my low point of my swing in front of the ball.

Also trying to get my hands more in front of the ball.

I think that by leading with the lateral shift and lower body it will happen.

For me it is about finding something that will work as I am playing around with a braced front leg or a 50/50 weight distribution and then the lateral bump.

I need more weight on my front foot at impact and more clearing of the hips.

Anyone care to help me on compressing the ball and taking a divot would be appreciated.

[iacas]

Improve Keys #2 and #3: http://purestrike5sk.com/ .

http://thesandtrap.com/t/29616/the-biggest-secret-slide-your-hips

I'm about to head out so I apologize for the short post but other members will likely help you out with more details.

[Stretch]

Be careful not to go in the wrong direction! For any given dynamic loft, you will "compress" the ball more with a shallow angle of attack than with a steeper one. Do you lack distance, or is it mainly the thin contact misses that worry you?

[buddha]

Originally Posted by Stretch

Be careful not to go in the wrong direction! For any given dynamic loft, you will "compress" the ball more with a shallow angle of attack than with a steeper one. Do you lack distance, or is it mainly the thin contact misses that worry you?

Of course every golfer wants to hit it longer but my driver is acceptably long for me but my irons do lack distance.

How does one compress the ball with a shallower angle of attack than a steeper one?

[buddha]

Originally Posted by iacas

Improve Keys #2 and #3: http://purestrike5sk.com/ .

http://thesandtrap.com/t/29616/the-biggest-secret-slide-your-hips

I'm about to head out so I apologize for the short post but other members will likely help you out with more details.

Thank you.

I like the right knee going forward instead of at the ball that was one of my faults.

[Stretch]

Originally Posted by buddha

Of course every golfer wants to hit it longer but my driver is acceptably long for me but my irons do lack distance.

How does one compress the ball with a shallower angle of attack than a steeper one?

I'm going to let my fellow Saffa Andrew Rice take this one.

http://www.andrewricegolf.com/2013/02/compress-the-golf-ball/

[iacas]

It's simply the amount of spin loft. You can deform* a golf ball if the spin loft is smaller. AoA of -1° with a delivered loft of 27° is 28° (if path/face are 0°), AoA of -6° with delivered loft of 25° is 31° - the first ball is deformed* more.

* Golf balls don't really compress. That's the word we use, but they really just deform more.

Anyway, back to the actual topic… Work on Keys #2 and #3. :)

[mvmac]

Originally Posted by iacas

Anyway, back to the actual topic… Work on Keys #2 and #3. :)

Yep, lots of good drills here.  I've linked to the Two Ball Drill but take a look at all the Key#2 and #3 drills

http://thesandtrap.com/t/61376/5sk-video-thread#post_783068

[Zeph]

As always, a video would help a lot. In general, I agree with key #2 and #3.