Bacon strips, not pork chops: What your divots are telling you
Martin Chuck from the Tour Striker Academy explains the difference between a good divot and a bad one and what each is telling you about your swing.
I get asked all the time, “Martin, what should my divot look like?”
Moe Norman had a great way of putting it: “Bacon strips, not pork chops.”
If you’re taking a big, deep chunk of turf you could plant tomatoes in, chances are you’re getting too steep and coming over the top.
I’m not trying to take a divot when I hit an iron. I’m trying to create a good swing radius, strike the ball first and then let the club interact with the turf naturally.
In the video above, I’ll show you what that looks like and explain how rotating and pushing away from the ground through impact can help you create that nice, shallow turf interaction.
Remember: you don’t need to dig. Hit the ball first and let the turf happen.
