How to Make Solid Contact from a Divot
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How to Make Solid Contact from a Divot
Your setup determines how crisply you'll hit it
By Brady Riggs
This story is for you if...
• You panic when your ball lands in a divot
• You have no idea how to make clean contact in this situation
• From a normal lie you sweep the ball instead of hitting down on it
THE SITUATION
Your ball has come to rest in the back of a divot in the fairway, leaving the bottom of the ball below the lead edge of your clubface. Unless you make some adjustments, you'll catch this shot thin.
THE ADJUSTMENTS
1. Take one less club than for a normal lie, and play the ball an inch or two inside your right heel. Set your hands even with your zipper. This leans the shaft toward the target and de-lofts the clubface. (That's why you took less club — the ball will run when it lands.) Place your weight favoring your left leg.
How to Make Solid Contact from a Divot
Your setup determines how crisply you'll hit it
By Brady Riggs
This story is for you if...
• You panic when your ball lands in a divot
• You have no idea how to make clean contact in this situation
• From a normal lie you sweep the ball instead of hitting down on it
THE SITUATION
Your ball has come to rest in the back of a divot in the fairway, leaving the bottom of the ball below the lead edge of your clubface. Unless you make some adjustments, you'll catch this shot thin.
THE ADJUSTMENTS
1. Take one less club than for a normal lie, and play the ball an inch or two inside your right heel. Set your hands even with your zipper. This leans the shaft toward the target and de-lofts the clubface. (That's why you took less club — the ball will run when it lands.) Place your weight favoring your left leg.
CREDIT: Bob Atkins
