Hi Chris,

I was just reading all of the comments and I thought I'd throw in my two cents. I agree witheverything that everyone has posted - they all make very good points. What it comes down to is what feels best for you.

From my own personal experience, I hope I can help you out a bit as well. I used to do the 'swoosh' thing, but this year, I have started taking divots. The biggest difference I have noticed is when using the sweep method, my miss-hit shots were either fat or thin, but always straight. Now, when taking a divot, my miss-hit shots are either left or right, but always the right distance. The biggest difference I noticed between the two methods is that I gained approx. 20 yards per club (9 iron used to be 125, now 145). I guess you have to take the good with the bad.

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Gord

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