The Director of golf @ Troon says hit down on the ball, Don Trahern the 'swing doctor' says don't. Almost every golf tip is contradicted by another. Who do we listen to? Gawd golf is a confusiing game!
@GreenDistantStar... i say hit down on the ball, so does tiger, so does jack, and so does ernie. is that enough for you? seriously though, i get good results when i hit down, bad results when i don't. i'll take the good results no matter who the hell says otherwise.
@tarkstar99 uh... definitely a divot especially after the last one... you might want to actually watch the video and observe things before commenting on them... as deep as a short iron... no... I take divots with my fairway woods... I get super impressed by that stuff.
I know a local hall of fame golfer that keeps the handle/grip of the club behind the ball at all times and absolutely picks the ball clean with a nice soft draw every time. He hardly brushes the grass. He is so consistent that it amazes me. He doesn't believe in taking divots with any "long" clubs which includes irons. He only starts to take a slightly noticeable divot with his mid irons. Harvey Penick didn't like to see divots at all. I guess this is just another school of thought.
I agree with warwolfii. I basically avoid golf tips on the internet and in magazines etc. They often contradict each other and may not be right for me. I tend to focus on the basic. I also think people need to work on one thing at the time until theyve mastered it rather than trying out 4 or 5 different tips at once. My advice would be for people to learn to understand their own swings instead of trying every tip they stumble across.
Swing down and take a divot in front of ball with a fairway wood (or you hit the ball before reaching the lowest point of swing arc) will enhance the consistency - I try this technique at the driving range. Swing down and skim the grass (no divot) with a fairway wood (or you hit the ball at the lowest point of swing arc) - harder to do but seems to deliver more power.
Play better will have more fun - so I go with the swing down alternative.
I've been watching a lot of these golf videos lately and I must say that they'll confuse the crap out of you. One guy says "swing down, take a divot," the next guy says "skip the club along the ground." Any beginner watching these videos would be so confused he'd probably give up the game.
The Director of golf @ Troon says hit down on the ball, Don Trahern the 'swing doctor' says don't. Almost every golf tip is contradicted by another. Who do we listen to? Gawd golf is a confusiing game!
GreenDistantStar 2 years ago
@GreenDistantStar... i say hit down on the ball, so does tiger, so does jack, and so does ernie. is that enough for you? seriously though, i get good results when i hit down, bad results when i don't. i'll take the good results no matter who the hell says otherwise.
senorchipotle 2 years ago
What I haven't seen in these comments is his advise to take a wide swing back and through. I think this is key - more so than the divot.
theBellrang18 2 years ago
eerr? i didn't see any divots in either of those shots???
I saw a slight grazing of the grass , am i missing something?
tarkstar99 2 years ago
@tarkstar99 uh... definitely a divot especially after the last one... you might want to actually watch the video and observe things before commenting on them... as deep as a short iron... no... I take divots with my fairway woods... I get super impressed by that stuff.
eliyates2 2 years ago
I know a local hall of fame golfer that keeps the handle/grip of the club behind the ball at all times and absolutely picks the ball clean with a nice soft draw every time. He hardly brushes the grass. He is so consistent that it amazes me. He doesn't believe in taking divots with any "long" clubs which includes irons. He only starts to take a slightly noticeable divot with his mid irons. Harvey Penick didn't like to see divots at all. I guess this is just another school of thought.
BourneAccident 2 years ago
tiger woods takes HUGEEEE divots with fairway woods.
NikeGolf35 2 years ago 5
I agree with warwolfii. I basically avoid golf tips on the internet and in magazines etc. They often contradict each other and may not be right for me. I tend to focus on the basic. I also think people need to work on one thing at the time until theyve mastered it rather than trying out 4 or 5 different tips at once. My advice would be for people to learn to understand their own swings instead of trying every tip they stumble across.
sargesw 2 years ago 3
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SellTheBenefits 2 years ago
I saw a video (in youtube) of Ben Hogan hitting a fairway shot with a # 4 fairway wood. He hit the ball with a divot.
ejoe350 2 years ago
Swing down and take a divot in front of ball with a fairway wood (or you hit the ball before reaching the lowest point of swing arc) will enhance the consistency - I try this technique at the driving range. Swing down and skim the grass (no divot) with a fairway wood (or you hit the ball at the lowest point of swing arc) - harder to do but seems to deliver more power.
Play better will have more fun - so I go with the swing down alternative.
ejoe350 2 years ago
I've been watching a lot of these golf videos lately and I must say that they'll confuse the crap out of you. One guy says "swing down, take a divot," the next guy says "skip the club along the ground." Any beginner watching these videos would be so confused he'd probably give up the game.
warwolfii 2 years ago 13
that why he said how not to top the ball with fairway wood.
fallsgolf 2 years ago
I didn't know that actor Jimmy Stewart played golf. I thought he passed away years ago.
AussieRosie 3 years ago
no hes talking about monitorin the no. 1 pressure point. hes a Golfing machine teacher
pecky1234 3 years ago
nonsense, the tightness grip on the club makes no difference to shot consistency
ruud76 3 years ago
No, he's saying that amateurs grip too lightly. A tight grip for them is probably a pretty soft grip for a pro.
lordaleksandre 4 years ago
yeah
bumblesbounce54321 3 years ago
utter crap. tight grip pressure will only make you hit inconsistent shots
hittman1412 4 years ago
only if your squeezing the crap out of it, if your have a firm (i think firm is a better way of describing the pressure) it wont kill you
bumblesbounce54321 3 years ago