Bottom of golf swing

[tm22721]

I have noticed that my best shots occur on the golf course when the bottom of my swing is 2-4" in front of the ball.

So during practice on a range mat how do I tell where the bottom of my swing occurred ?

[jc21539]

By how sore your elbow is after.

Seriously, though, I would avoid mats if it is possible. The club is always going to bounce off the mat, so you will never truly tell where the deepest part of your divot is. Some mats are more padded than others, so you can see a little dark spot where the club hit the mat, but even then, you can't really get enough information from it.

[JonnyGolf]

I would tee it up on a very low tee and see if you make contact with the mat.