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Old 01-17-2006, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by birdie_man
Great question.

I would like to hear this too.

I always hear different answers.
Here's my thoughts with 2-C-1 and 2-C-2 in mind. Just a little yellow book mental exercise...

A Swinger set up for a straight away ball flight will impact the ground prior to low point with an in to out clubhead path. As the club travels down to low point cutting the turf less than half a ball's width to the outside from the original lie position of the ball on top of the ground.

The first part of the divot is slightly right of the target line with a square clubface. The clubface impacted the ball slightly open and by the time the club is digging in the ground, it has squared. As the club exits low point and begins it's journey up and in, it travels back half a ball or less until it exits the ground, with the clubface slightly closed and back up to the orginal target line.

So there is a very slight inward C shape but it is nearly imperceptable from a straight line divot. You would have to look very closely to see any curve of the divot, but it should be there. If you have the right kind of turf, pick up the beaver pelt and examine the shape. The pelt would have a curved bias but otherwise look straight.

A hitter's divot will have a similar shape because the geometry of impact is the same as swinging. But the path of the divot should be slightly right of the target line. Again almost imperceptible from a straight line but slightly right and less of an inward curve.

Probably not measurable unless you had a special kind of turf that precisely showed the clubhead entry and exit for each kind of stroke. Say, like...this ones for you Bucket...Cheeze Wiz turf.

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