Are you a sweeper or a digger?

[Youngun5]

Just curious.

to keep things consistent, we'll put the hypothetical situation as in the middle of the fairway...at a full 7 iron distance...whatever that may be for you.....do you pick the ball clean? or take a divot?


I've alternated between the two...most of the time however, i'd say I pick the ball clean....however as I'm slowly working back into the game, I think I want to commit more to the hard ballstriking type of shot where you smash the back of the ball into the ground nearly and take more of a divot.

Lastly, do you feel that one is better than the other?

Thanks.

[APowell1990]

I dont normally take a big divot to say the least but my ball flight is higher than EVERYBODY I've played with

[usa1950]

Divots like a 72 Playboy........

[Eracer]

Divots you could lose a small child in...

[Wi-Golfer]

Sweeper all the way, working on changing that but it's a slow process.

[ualtim]

Originally Posted by usa1950

Divots like a 72 Playboy........

Divots like a 2008 Playboy (shaved).

[JasonMacIsaac]

Scrape swing and to my knowledge the proper way to take a divot. I know where the bottom of my swing is and at worst I will take a thin layer of soil up. Sand Wedge is different.

[chemboy2]

Divot here; and, after a bunch of lessons, after the ball finally!!

[Eracer]

Tiger practically buries the clubhead in the turf.

[VtDivot]

I always take a divot, not a huge one, but enough. The shorter the clubs the bigger the divot obviously.

[warbirdlover]

I tried to "dig" but I just have better luck sweeping with my ss.

[cabinessence]

I'm a sweeper who wants to be a digger. Working on it.

[goatster]

i`m kinda in between. i consider myself a sweeper but i generally shave the ground.

[ManchesterGolfer]

Originally Posted by Eracer

Tiger practically buries the clubhead in the turf.

Did he catch that heavy? Looks like the club enters the ground before strikeing the ball on the close up.

I sweep with a 7 dig with 8 up.

[mddubya]

I've always been a sweeper, but I'm getting to where I can take a small divot now. I usually play muni's and the ground is so hard it's hard to take much of one.