Thanks Tom. It all makes good sense! Too bad all the ranges I go to now all only have mats, and I have personally so far never made a real divot myself yet :P

Will be planning a trip soon to Batam (Indonesian island) and I hear they have some very nice courses there, so that will be my first chance to play on a real course

What exactly is a fat shot? My currents shots that feel good with my 7 iron on the mat are just snicks, no thuds. And that's why I started this thread on divots because I was starting to worry I was missing out on something :P