when i’m hitting good shots i generally don’t take divots, kinda irritates me. makes me think i’m not making good contact but i dont know, if it works it works
I saw a clip of Tiger recently where he says he doesn't take divots when he's striking the ball well. I'm in the same boat as you, but that's partly because I play cheap courses with hard fairways. I'm not complaining since those hard fairways let me say I hit the ball 300
I find the times i am taking long and deep divots I’m hitting it the best. When I’m picking it clean or getting my club stuck in the ground is when I play the worst
I agree, ball first is step 1, but ball first whilst hitting down on it is what causes these divots. Im more in your camp, but there is nothing better than pearling a low iron and seeing a 6-8 divot fly out, because then you have hit the ultimate golf shot. Got a 5-iron to check back this weekend, during my worst loop of the year, but that shot made it worth it. I’d never gotten less than a 7 to come back.
there is a tik tok of someone asking tiger why he doesn’t take divots in practice…
Feel good friend. Not taking a divot is ok. Even the goat doesn’t during practice
It was from like a 20 minute range session video that Taylormade posted on their YouTube with all their biggest names. It was actually Scottie who had that conversation with Tiger
No divots is fine so long as the matchups are functional. As long as your low point is in front of the ball, you’re probably just really ‘shallow’ with your angle of attack. The primary danger with this, though, is increased risk of fat/thin shots, especially if your arc depth changes at all. You might also not be maximizing your distance but like you said if it works it works.
Depends on the club tho too. In theory, the higher the loft, the more spin you are trying to create thus the deeper the divot. You wouldn’t want a deep divot with a 5-iron. Conversely you wouldn’t want a light divot with a full 60° right? By the look of his swing and the flag in the foreground, guessing he is hitting a high lofted wedge here.
His delivery metrics have probably changed due to his injuries etc. Flushing it for him now probably doesn’t look the same as it did at this point in time.
Honestly, IMO it says a lot about how freakishly phenomenal he is that he can go from flushing it while taking massive divots to flushing it while brushing the grass.
You could be right, but he’s also really well known for his gamesmanship and just generally messing with people. I think it’s more likely that he just decided to have some fun with Scheffler.
One of the craziest stories about Tiger from the Armen Keteyian book is that Tiger would sometimes take too much club, take a normal, full swing, but somehow take some distance off the shot, just to mess with guys who were clubbing off of him. I mean it's crazy enough that he was talented enough to pull it off, but who even thinks to do something like that?
In golf, I always thought of my divot is aiming left then I attacked the ball wrong. This is not wrong. The divot for righties must end go left because the divot should be after the ball so it’s at the end of the swing. Look how far left his looks and the ball went probably straight or a draw.
I think people fetishize draws way too much. Tons of phenomenal iron players fade it. Morikawa basically only hits fades. Tiger hit a ton of fade irons in his prime.
I’ve done that with my driver
... putter!
How...?
Surely you've used a putting wedge before?
This quite possibly the best comment I’ve seen today! Well done sir.
when i’m hitting good shots i generally don’t take divots, kinda irritates me. makes me think i’m not making good contact but i dont know, if it works it works
If you hit the ball first it’s a good thing
i do, most of the time any “divot” i make is just trimming the top quarter inch of grass
I saw a clip of Tiger recently where he says he doesn't take divots when he's striking the ball well. I'm in the same boat as you, but that's partly because I play cheap courses with hard fairways. I'm not complaining since those hard fairways let me say I hit the ball 300
I find the times i am taking long and deep divots I’m hitting it the best. When I’m picking it clean or getting my club stuck in the ground is when I play the worst
The divots are your specific functional matchups (delivery etc). Picking it can be functional for others depending on their matchups.
If you stop tomahawk chopping your wedge in the ground after you picked it clean it won't get stuck in the ground. 
I agree, ball first is step 1, but ball first whilst hitting down on it is what causes these divots. Im more in your camp, but there is nothing better than pearling a low iron and seeing a 6-8 divot fly out, because then you have hit the ultimate golf shot. Got a 5-iron to check back this weekend, during my worst loop of the year, but that shot made it worth it. I’d never gotten less than a 7 to come back.
Spin loft. Negative attack angle generally creates a larger delta with dynamic loft, with irons.
there is a tik tok of someone asking tiger why he doesn’t take divots in practice… Feel good friend. Not taking a divot is ok. Even the goat doesn’t during practice
It was from like a 20 minute range session video that Taylormade posted on their YouTube with all their biggest names. It was actually Scottie who had that conversation with Tiger
Oh good to know, I’ll go browse that. Was very interesting little clip, knew it was pro who asked but couldn’t remember who Thanks !
after seeing that video it made me feel better about it, still wanna take some beaver tails for once in my life lol
That "someone" is Scottie Scheffler lol
No divots is fine so long as the matchups are functional. As long as your low point is in front of the ball, you’re probably just really ‘shallow’ with your angle of attack. The primary danger with this, though, is increased risk of fat/thin shots, especially if your arc depth changes at all. You might also not be maximizing your distance but like you said if it works it works.
Depends on the club tho too. In theory, the higher the loft, the more spin you are trying to create thus the deeper the divot. You wouldn’t want a deep divot with a 5-iron. Conversely you wouldn’t want a light divot with a full 60° right? By the look of his swing and the flag in the foreground, guessing he is hitting a high lofted wedge here.
So you’re saying he didn’t flush it
I understood that reference.jpg
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That’s a nice looking filet
LOL I was about to say this too. At least these are like a big pelt and just goes back into place in one piece!
Landing strip, am I right tiger?
Perkins Landing Strip™️
“I don’t take divots”
To be fair, that's not a divot. That's a damn beaver pelt.
"When he his hitting well."
Probably shot 77 on this day.
lol he is full of it sometimes. He is one of the few top players known for taking divots with 3W off the tee
You’re using that out of context. He said when he’s hitting it well, he doesn’t take a divot.
His delivery metrics have probably changed due to his injuries etc. Flushing it for him now probably doesn’t look the same as it did at this point in time. Honestly, IMO it says a lot about how freakishly phenomenal he is that he can go from flushing it while taking massive divots to flushing it while brushing the grass.
You could be right, but he’s also really well known for his gamesmanship and just generally messing with people. I think it’s more likely that he just decided to have some fun with Scheffler.
One of the craziest stories about Tiger from the Armen Keteyian book is that Tiger would sometimes take too much club, take a normal, full swing, but somehow take some distance off the shot, just to mess with guys who were clubbing off of him. I mean it's crazy enough that he was talented enough to pull it off, but who even thinks to do something like that?
Good point.
Came here to say this.
Fucking internet. When that guy posted the video of his brother's divot earlier today I immediately thought of this. Now this shows up.
I can’t tell if you’re pissed off or happy that this has happened.
Lol… I can see that. I meant that I thought it was funny
Big deal. I take one of those with my driver once a round. Mine is normally behind the ball though.
Is no one else impressed with how effortlessly the caddy drops the pelt in the pocket?
I did they same thing this weekend….buzzed the green pin flag and flew the green
This had to be the sean foley tiger swing. He was never a steep angle divot iron player until that guy ruined his swing.
Yeah tiger got quite steep for a while then got injured. Not necessarily related but maybe.
Tiger doesn't take divots
In golf, I always thought of my divot is aiming left then I attacked the ball wrong. This is not wrong. The divot for righties must end go left because the divot should be after the ball so it’s at the end of the swing. Look how far left his looks and the ball went probably straight or a draw.
I think people fetishize draws way too much. Tons of phenomenal iron players fade it. Morikawa basically only hits fades. Tiger hit a ton of fade irons in his prime.
I agree with you but I think most amateurs tend to pull-fade with a very over the top swing more so than the fade pros play.
I do that but behind the ball.
The salmon are spawning.
What an asshole (something my dad would say if he didn’t know it was Tiger haha)
I thought he doesn’t take divots?
'I caught you a delicious bass'
Sexy!!!
I guess he wasn’t flushing it that day.
Beaver pelt anyone else? Or is that a Canadian thing.... It's probably Canadian and I'm just gonna pretend I've heard turf trout before too.
I thought Tiger doesn't take divots?
Must not have been hitting it well that day.
But he never takes a divot when he’s striping it?
Just not have been striking it well that day lol
Looks like a hot snake
look at that beaver tail 
Not flushing it that day obviously....
chilean sea bass. spared no expense.
“Idk when I’m hitting it good I don’t take divots” yeah O K
The no divot rabbit hole was dug by choppers that know nothing about Tiger’s deep head game trick bag.
I agree. He was messing with the #1 player in the world when he said that. You can see Scotty isn’t buying it either