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canadian_man_44 · #25 (**permalink**) 09-05-2006, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by nkranga

Folks,

1) How do you practice hitting "down" on mats ?

2) Does it not hurt the wrist to hit down? On Mats? and on the course?

Ranga

DO NOT PRACTICE ON THE MATS!!!! PRACTICE OFF THE GRASS!!!!! I can't stress that enough. Every course out there has grass on the tee boxes and the fairways. Mats do not simulate the conditions of a course. The only people who should be using those mats are the guys who go to the driving range just to see who can hit the ball the farthest and who never plan on actually playing the game.

I haven't read the whole thread so forgive me if someone has already put this theory forward. At one point in the past five years of playing I wasn't taking divots. This seemed to result in not hitting the ball solidly and sometimes topping or hitting the ball about halfway up with the bottom of the clubface. I think my head was telling me not to hit the ground but I'm no psychologist so I won't even get into that. The bottom line with me was that I was setting up with the ball too far away from my body. I moved in a couple inches and almost immediately started taking divots and hitting farther and more accurate shots.