That elusive perfect divot

[Dennis Deuter]

I am a 60 yr old beginner, just took up the game a few months ago. So far I really enjoy it except for my swing inconsistencies. I have watched your full swing, driver, and short game videos and I have a question. No where do you talk about taking that perfect divot with iron shots. I do not understand the physics of why the lowest point of the swing is actually past the ball. What can I do to help hit the ball solidly with that perfect divot. I don't do too badly for a beginner but my worst fault is topping the ball.

Thanks Dennis

[Bobby_Eldridge]

So here goes the name of the game, not GOLF. BALL-TURF. Seriously. The very reason I do not spend much time on it is because BALL-TURF is a result/not a cause.

If you have the golf ball addressed correctly and you are standing to the handle of the golf club with the correct posture, you are halfway there.

As the shoulders turn in the backswing and the golf club swings up you are creating an angle for the club to swing on in the downswing. Every club except the putter and driver will return to the bottom of the arc (in the back of the golf ball-turf.)

If you are returning too SHALLOW you will catch BALL-BALL. If you are returning to STEEP you will catch either TURF-BALL or ALL TURF too far behind the ball.

As the golf club swings down the bottom is TURNING THROUGH and when this takes place you are moving towards the target which places the bottom of the arc further forward than the bottom of the ball.

Let me know if this is garbly-gooo or good stuff.

[fireman64]

Originally Posted by Dennis Deuter

I am a 60 yr old beginner, just took up the game a few months ago. So far I really enjoy it except for my swing inconsistencies. I have watched your full swing, driver, and short game videos and I have a question. No where do you talk about taking that perfect divot with iron shots. I do not understand the physics of why the lowest point of the swing is actually past the ball. What can I do to help hit the ball solidly with that perfect divot. I don't do too badly for a beginner but my worst fault is topping the ball.

Thanks Dennis

You want the lowest point of your swing after the ball so not bottom out , hitting the ground, before you get to the ball
and if not low enough then the club hits to fr up the ball..

I hope thats what you are asking..

[Bobby_Eldridge]

You are correct. Hitting the bottom of the ball means BALL and then TURF a little bit in front of the ball.