Tony D'Antonio
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Ok, I've played golf for over 40 years, pretty good golf at times (3 handicap years ago, with 'real' clubs and balls ). One thing I've always admired in good players is the ability to take a divot way in front of the ball while hitting good/great iron shots. Yesterday, I saw a guy who didn't even look that good hit an iron shot off the tee. His divot started 2 inches after the ball and bottomed-out about 4-6 inches in front of the ball. And he did this while hitting the ball flush, ie. he did not hit it thin like I do whenever my divot is this far in front of the ball.
HOW DO YOU DO THIS? I know I have to be shallower coming into the ball but when I do this I hardly take a divot. Nothing wrong with many of these shots but I'm looking for the holy grail here. How do you get shallow enough to hit irons flush but still maintain enough down to have that divot well after the ball? My divots usually start right below the ball and bottom out 2 inches in front, when I'm hitting it well. Nothing particulary wrong with this but I know the best golfers have their divots even further ahead.
Any insights will be greatly appreciated. I've been chasing this impact for 40 years.
Thanks,
Tony
HOW DO YOU DO THIS? I know I have to be shallower coming into the ball but when I do this I hardly take a divot. Nothing wrong with many of these shots but I'm looking for the holy grail here. How do you get shallow enough to hit irons flush but still maintain enough down to have that divot well after the ball? My divots usually start right below the ball and bottom out 2 inches in front, when I'm hitting it well. Nothing particulary wrong with this but I know the best golfers have their divots even further ahead.
Any insights will be greatly appreciated. I've been chasing this impact for 40 years.
Thanks,
Tony