divot, then no divot!

[Robert O' Keeffe]

Hi All,

This might sound like a stupid question, but I would be grateful to Gregg and anyone else who might help me with an irritating problem which has just crept into my game. I have been working on the theory of striking down on the ball with the irons to great effect. However, and this is what baffles me, I find that a divot only appears when I do a pivot. Without a pivot there is no divot, and I get a shooting pain up through my right leg. Please help!!

[mont86]

Re: divot, then no divot!

I found myself not pivoting, but swaying. So i started working on the pivot
and I started striking the ball better. The only conclusion I came up with is that the sway was getting out of plane on the downswing.?.?
I think I also have tendency to raise up when I don't pivot.

[B11NONGOLF]

Re: divot, then no divot!

hi robert: in my position divot or no divot is a "personal style" of the player
in the tour has both some make divot some others not personally with my long iron usually i dont do divots more like a sweeping swing.but short iron yes if im betwen150 to a 100 yards, now if im in 95 yards in. no divot
and it work for me so my point is what the big deal of the divot?