If you concentrate to the TV analysts enough, you are probable satisfied that playing from a divot is soooooo hard. Well, it genuinely isn't always... And here's Aussie teaching pro Lorien Scott to tell you simply how easy it surely is.
Got that? You just move the ball again on your stance a bit and swing down more steeply. You'll take a bigger divot as a end result.
Rough translation: You have to dig for it.
I think the most important thing to remember is WHY you have to do it this way. Because the ball is basically down in a hole, the bottom of the ball is lower than it is on a normal shot. That's the reason you have to go down more steeply -- you're digging it out.
And if you remember that, you'll recognize that the same method applies on nearly any shot in which the ball is nestled down in a hole. (If the ball is on pinnacle of the floor but sitting down in thick grass, it truly is more of a sand shot. Again, consider the distinction and you may make the proper preference.)
One additional thought: When hitting out of a divot, you probably won't get quite as much distance. You'll probably need to take one more club to make your yardage. But use common sense -- if the divot is really deep, you may just need to take a wedge and be sure you get it out. Remember, dig it out.
See? It's no longer that difficult at all.
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