Perfect Divot

mb6606 · 09-01-2005, 05:38 PM

What is the direction and shape of a perfect divot for a 7 iron?
Straight shot witha slight draw.

Burner · 09-01-2005, 05:53 PM

As the divot will be taken after the ball has been hit it will be straight to start moving a little to the inside, maybe, depending on how long a divot you take.

DDL · 09-01-2005, 07:44 PM

Proper divots point slightly to the right, more so for the shorter irons. Motion is down and out, and continues down and out even after the ball is stuck because lowpoint has not been reached yet. If divots point to the left, then the plane line is bent. So I've read a few dozen times on this forum :-)

Jim Kobylinski · 09-01-2005, 10:22 PM

DDL is the closest

the short irons should be pointing towards the right because (i'm going to murder this i know) it has something to do with a short iron reaching its inline condition much faster than a longer club. Thus why we need the further back ball position.

As the clubs get longer the divots should:

1) become shallower due to the flatter plane of the longer clubs
2) become straighter

EdZ · 09-02-2005, 09:21 AM

long, thin, wide divots that are basically straight

09-01-2005, 05:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
mb6606 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA. Posts: 964	Perfect Divot What is the direction and shape of a perfect divot for a 7 iron? Straight shot witha slight draw.

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Burner Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: United Kingdom. Posts: 887	As the divot will be taken after the ball has been hit it will be straight to start moving a little to the inside, maybe, depending on how long a divot you take. __________________ IB "My only handicap is me"!!!

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DDL Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: . Posts: 358	Proper divots point slightly to the right, more so for the shorter irons. Motion is down and out, and continues down and out even after the ball is stuck because lowpoint has not been reached yet. If divots point to the left, then the plane line is bent. So I've read a few dozen times on this forum :-) __________________ DivotDelite

09-01-2005, 10:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jim Kobylinski Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,018	DDL is the closest the short irons should be pointing towards the right because (i'm going to murder this i know) it has something to do with a short iron reaching its inline condition much faster than a longer club. Thus why we need the further back ball position. As the clubs get longer the divots should: 1) become shallower due to the flatter plane of the longer clubs 2) become straighter __________________ My new "scooter", click me FYI: Come one, come all, from August 28th until the snow comes i will be teaching again and taking current and new students. Please send me a PM for more information. Thank you.

09-02-2005, 09:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
EdZ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Williamsburg, VA. Posts: 1,961	long, thin, wide divots that are basically straight __________________ Copyright EdZ 2000-2006 All Rights Reserved "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell "we have no friends, we have no enemies, we only have teachers"

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