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From: Frankenshank on 17 Jul 2006 16:22 annika1980 wrote: > The more I tried to hit steeply down on the ball, the bigger divot I'd > take behind it. That was my problem as well solution: Make sure you are really onto your left leg before impact That moves the bottom of your swing arc forward and you hit down on the ball FrankenShank
From: Howard Brazee on 17 Jul 2006 16:47 On 17 Jul 2006 12:14:36 -0700, "annika1980" <annika1980(a)aol.com> wrote: >I am the world's worst at taking a good divot. I consistently either >pick the ball or hit behind it slightly. I've had practice sessions where the only thing I do is try to create a good divot. Someday I will do something other than screw up my swing even worse than before. I can hit fat, I can hit thin, but I can't hit steep and thin.
From: Alan Illeman on 17 Jul 2006 21:12 "Frankenshank" <groovemeister747(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:1153145933.374612.179180(a)35g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > Find a place with level dirt ground (I use a local baseball field) How do I know the dirt has been ground? (I won't bother to ask you why baseball is played on ground dirt, at this time, as it might distract you from these instructions.) > draw a straight line with a tee With a tee? There's lead in my pencil but not in my tee. > place a plastic ball, or a tee on the line Or? What does a tee have in common with a plastic ball? > using your normal setup (not back as you would a bunker shot) Normal setup without back? Without my back it's not normal at all. > hit the ball or tee How can I hit the ball OR the tee? You said "place a plastic ball, or a tee on the line", you didn't say "place a plastic ball, AND a tee on the line" > , and check carefully where your swing takes dirt Takes dirt where? > (after the line.) It this your suggestion as to WHERE the dirt is taken? (I really appreciate this extra help!) > Practice this for a while, concentrating on clean contact Pretty difficult with all this ground dirt, I'm sinking into it, up to my knees already. Clean? I'll send you my laundry bill. > Now go hit off a regular fairway lie, and enjoy the results. Hit off? Don't you been "hit ON a regular fairway lie"? If I'm OFF a regular fairway lie, I must be on an irregular one, and what good will that do me? > > Frankenshank > Looking forward to the next episode ;) Ain't this ng cool!
From: Irma Troll on 18 Jul 2006 05:09 Larry Bud wrote: > Frankenshank wrote: >> Find a place with level dirt ground (I use a local baseball field) >> >> draw a straight line with a tee >> >> place a plastic ball, or a tee on the line >> >> using your normal setup (not back as you would a bunker shot) > > I'll give you the benefit of the doubt: You play it back for a FAIRWAY > bunker shot, forward for a green side. You would, I wouldn't - probably the reason you hack around off 10+ Irma
From: Irma Troll on 18 Jul 2006 05:10
Howard Brazee wrote: > On 17 Jul 2006 12:14:36 -0700, "annika1980" <annika1980(a)aol.com> > wrote: > >> I am the world's worst at taking a good divot. I consistently either >> pick the ball or hit behind it slightly. > > I've had practice sessions where the only thing I do is try to create > a good divot. Someday I will do something other than screw up my > swing even worse than before. I can hit fat, I can hit thin, but I > can't hit steep and thin. The "need" to take a divot is total balls. Irma |