01/04/2009 13:46:40

Anyone who plays consistantly in the 70s is great ball striker in my book. I wish I was consistantly in the 70s, but only play that well about 20% of the time, with most of those on my home course. I gets lots of one putts on my home course greens. Ican't back a ball up at all with my swing, but I can do the one bounce, and stop shot on the green. I can also get my green side chips to check up, which helps my putting immensely. The problem with taking a divot and not getting enough spin to back a ball up is that the divot is starting at the same time as ball impact starts. Impact sounds good, distance is good, but it is still just a (very) little fat. The pros on TV who can back the ball up, start their divots in front of the ball after impact. Or, so I have been told. I have also read that the type of groove has an effect on back spin. I don't agree much with that scenario, since I have seen a golf trick shot artist back up a ball with a smooth faced club void of grooves. One thing is for sure. We get out of golf what we put into it. The more you practice, and play, the better you play. When you get stuck at a certain hdcp number, then you need to put more into your game.   Play Well....FHs

01/01/2009 19:45:19

 FH'S

      I can remember when I used to be like that. I could put back up a 3 iron literely.  But since my car accidents I cant stay down that long. So now I am a nipper of the ball. I still have control and spin, just not as much spin. I miss it. Only clubs I do hit consistently with a nice divot is the 8-lob wedges. I have tried lengthening a shaft to test as well as adding weight to the heads to get a divot out of some of my clubs but it is me and my swing. It is a great and solid swing, just have an early up righting swing through impact. Oh well, I cant be too far off with carding consistantly in the 70's and not playing much. It is all good.   

12/31/2008 16:14:49

I too get to practice off real grass, My divot pattern on the driving range is a lot like what you discribe. I usually make a long 12" divot hitting balls, then start over and make another long divot, right next to the original one. When I am done I have a "big" divot square left over. My home course prefer the one larger divot area, as opposed to many little divots, with a patch of grass in between each divot. They say it is easier to replant the larger divot area. Of course my impact position between the club and the ball is not as consistant as I would like it to be, but you'd never know it by my divot pattern..lol.............FHs