Golf Divot

A divot gives you good feedback about your golf swing. After all, people use them to analyze their golf swings, before golf analyzers were invented. This is one of the reasons to practice on grass tees instead of mats.

It doesn't take a genius to look at the ground, and analyze the scar made by the golf club. As a matter of fact, it's kind of commonsense. It's just the same as looking at a foot print. Generally, it should be a fairly straight line, leading in the direction of your target. It should not be to deep or to shallow.

Too Deep

The swing is to steep, you need to make a more rounded swing. Or maybe you're dipping as you swing.

Too Shallow

You may be rising up during the shot, or retracting your arms as you swing.

Going Left Of The Target

This is the common outside to in swing path.

Where It Should Be

They should be after the ball, not before it. The club should contact the ball before the ground.

Practice Tip

Practice the swing plane in slow motion to stop the outside to in path.

To practice hitting the ground after the ball use a tee as a marker to place outside your target line, this tee will be inline with your ball. After you swing, check to see where you made contact with the ground. If it's behind the tee, keep using this visual aid until you train yourself to hit the ground after the tee.