One of my favorite drills that helps students hit shots solid is placing a ball in a divot. As crazy as it may sound, it really does work!
In this follow up post, I want to cover why a ball in a divot is the best thing you can do for your ball striking. The reason is when a ball is placed in a divot you are forced to change your angle of attack into the golf ball (think airplane for the clubhead and ground being the runway). Too often players are coming into the ball too shallow or in some cases ascending upwards when in fact the clubhead should still be descending into the ball (crash landing through the ball).
Remember in our last post about the Tour Player below and how the clubhead is travelling downwards through the ball. Notice the entry point at the ball and then the divot that is occurring after the ball.
The secret is in the attack descending down through the ball. Where most players go wrong is when the entry point of the club occurs before the ball or worse the left arm bends prematurely (chicken-wing) and ascends upwards just nipping the top of the ball's equator that results in a topped shot.
To prevent this and help you hit more solid shots, enjoy the video below!
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