When to pick/brush divot?

[cwdlaw223]

Brian -

I've found that I hit straighter shots when I feel like I pick the ball (no divot or brush divot) and don't drag the handle into the ground. I've also found that the pick/brush divot doesn't feel anywhere near as solid on a consistent basis as when I drag the handle, massively deloft and throw the club in the ground.

Is a pick, or brush divot, what one would normally see with the 7 iron through 3 wood?

Bacon strips for 8 iron through PW?

Beaver pelts still for GW-LW?

If you had a 120 yard par 3 with relatively flat green would you tee the ball up and pick it with your GW or PW?

 

[ekennedy]

My two cents worth...other than Lee Trevino, the best wedge players in the world (all time) took thin divots, not beaver pelts. I can't think of a single good reason why beaver pelts would be a good option, ever.

 

[cwdlaw223]

I'm starting to agree!!!

It seems like a pick will generally produce less spin and therefore less curvature.

 

[mgranato]

I'm starting to agree!!!

It seems like a pick will generally produce less spin and therefore less curvature.

Remember that AA does not determine spin (i.e. steeper=more spin, shallow=less spin).

There are too many jokes in the rest of the descriptions being used... must refrain.

 

[cwdlaw223]

Remember that AA does not determine spin (i.e. steeper=more spin, shallow=less spin).

There are too many jokes in the rest of the descriptions being used... must refrain.

I don't know if your statement is correct. Spin rate ("spin") is a function of spin loft times clubhead speed. Spin loft = dynamic loft - attack angle.

Attack angle plays a role in the spin imparted on a ball. I believe you're referncing whether one can produce "more" spin by hitting down which doesn't happen. Lower negative attack = less spin loft than the same shot with a higher negative attack angle.

More spin loft = more spin
Less spin loft = less spin

(comparing shot to shot with the same club)

 

[mgranato]

I don't know if your statement is correct. Spin rate ("spin") is a function of spin loft times clubhead speed. Spin loft = dynamic loft - attack angle.

Attack angle plays a role in the spin imparted on a ball. I believe you're referncing whether one can produce "more" spin by hitting down which doesn't happen. Lower negative attack = less spin loft than the same shot with a higher negative attack angle.

More spin loft = more spin
Less spin loft = less spin

(comparing shot to shot with the same club)

Correct.

I was speaking to the often used logic that AA alone determines spin. I misinterpreted your post... I should've known better.