Describe Your Divots (or Divot Holes)

[Patch]

I'm a "brusher" most of the time. I tend to hit the ball on the thin side. Occasionally I will take more of a divot if it will help the shot. Usually short stuff near the green. Some of the courses I play are just not divot friendly since they have pretty firm hitting surfaces. Another reason I hit balls a little thin is that I see so many unrepaired divot scars on the fairway, and I did not ever want to be one of those culprits.

One of my main practice locations require some what thin shots, and is another reason I don't do many divots.

[colin007]

Another reason I hit balls a little thin is that I see so many unrepaired divot scars on the fairway, and I did not ever want to be one of those culprits.

You know those replaced divots don't grow back, right? And usually, as soon as the mowers run over those replaced divots they are sucked up and obliterated.

[danL]

You guys must eat some wide bacon. I always heard them called dollar bill divots.

[David in FL]

Somewhere between the second and third option, with an occasional trench, usually the result of really going after a wedge. I move around quite a bit during my swing. Improving that, hell, it's key freaking ONE, would help a lot, I knowI

[Jon Hoover]

I'm a picker, so try to take as minimal as a divot as possible, but it depends on the grass, on Paspalum you wouldn't be able to tell where my ball was after I hit it.

[MEfree]

I voted bacon strips, but much of the time my divots are wider than that. Overall, I lean more towards usually seeing brown, but do have some pork chops mixed in. Swing variations and turf/lie variations definitely cause my divots to vary somewhat. My last round, I took a really nice pork chop/mini beaver pelt when my ball was sitting deep in a divot (hole). On fairway woods, I tend towards just brushing the grass.

[reedf]

What? You mean that "S" on my wedge doesn't mean Shovel?

[Fourputt]

Typically bacon to maybe a thin strip steak.  More from a wedge than a 7 iron.

[No Mulligans]

My stripe this morning, about 20 balls.  Is this bacon or pork chops?  Is there some type a divot one should strive for?

[Lihu]

My stripe this morning, about 20 balls.  Is this bacon or pork chops?  Is there some type a divot one should strive for?

I'd say it was curly bacon.

[MyrtleBeachGolf]

You know those replaced divots don't grow back, right? And usually, as soon as the mowers run over those replaced divots they are sucked up and obliterated.

It actually depends on the type of grass and part of the country you are in. Some courses would rather you fill divots with a sand mix that promotes regrowth. Some courses actually suggest replacing divots because they will regrow roots and "reattach". Grass type and geography play a role. [QUOTE]Divots from cool season grasses (bent, rye & bluegrass) should be replaced. They usually have roots that will retake when replaced. Divots from warm season grasses (Bermuda & zoysia) typically will not have a root structure to retake. However, these type of grasses generally have a fast spreading growth that will grow over the divot, the sand is used to fill in the hole. As suggested you should talk to your superintendent for his/her preference. When playing a new course you can always ask in the pro shop or the starter for that course's policy.[/QUOTE]

[sjduffers]

I just scuff the grass (second option), perhaps taking an actual divot (bacon strip) with the short irons and wedges, but the ground around here is pretty firm on average...

[jamo]

Probably closest to a thick-cut piece of slab bacon.

[bkuehn1952]

As some have said, my divot holes tend to become progressively larger/deeper as I descend the club ladder.  A slight scrape to shallow divot hole on longer irons and hybrids and more like a pork chop (and larger park chop) as I get closer to my sand wedge.

[Elmer]

My long irons 5 through 7, I skim the grass maybe take a little divot

my short irons I 8-PW, I have Bacon.

GW-60 I dig a trench!

[pumaAttack]

Either a trench a foot before the ball or nothing at all.  I am working on this though!  No more trenches and chili dippers!