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Originally Posted by futurelegend
Again, please bare with my newbie-golf ignorance:
Watching the pros play, it seems like every iron shot they hit, they tear a sizeable divot. When I play, it seems like my best shots come with no torn grass, but it also feels like I'm "clipping" the ball.
When I do tear divots, it's always right before the ball, and I never get clean contact....so logic is telling me that PGA guys tear the grass after the ball.
If I'm right, how do you get in that habit, and when is it ok not to tear one?
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Harvey Penick always said the perfect divot should be the size and shape of a dollar bill and pointing at the target. Personally, I think that can sometimes be a little excessive, but you get the point. "Clipping" the ball is not only OK but absolutely the way to do it on "fluffy" lies...you don't want to bury the clubhead in that stuff. But try to clip the ball off a hardpan lie and you're askin' for trouble. Forged is right...you want to catch the ball first with a slightly descending blow...if you do this properly you can even get away with hitting a little behind it...the reason you don't now is because it sounds like your coming in a little shallow - trying to catch the ball at bottom dead center...you really want to make contact at one or two ticks before "six o' clock" with a
slightly descending blow...don't try to lift it or help it in the air.
Shade