The Simple Concept That Helps You Hit Down On the Golf Ball Every Time

Master proper iron striking technique and learn why making golf divots after ball contact is crucial. This lesson teaches you to hit ground after golf ball for perfect iron shots with proper weight transfer. Find Your Grip Here – https://ashley-knoll-golf.kit.com/freegriptest

⏱️ 0:00 – Understanding proper iron strike vs. hitting the top of the ball
🔍 0:57 – Concept: Why hitting down on the ball is essential
💪 1:02 – Why golf divots should come after the ball, not before
⚙️ 2:01 – Demonstration of proper iron striking with divot after ball
🎯 2:44 – Common misconceptions about taking divots
✅ 3:25 – How body position affects your ability to hit ground after golf ball
🏆 4:32 – Practice drills for proper weight transfer and divot control
👍 5:15 – The sound and feel difference when hitting the sweet spot

This comprehensive lesson reveals the secrets of proper iron striking technique, teaching you exactly how to hit ground after golf ball for consistent contact. Learn why professional golfers create golf divots after impact and how moving your chest position forward creates the perfect downward strike.

What You’ll Learn:
– Why hitting down on the ball creates better iron striking results
– The correct timing for taking golf divots (after the ball, not before)
– How chest position affects your ability to hit ground after golf ball
– The “tap tap” technique for proper weight transfer through impact
– Why hitting the ground is essential for getting the ball airborne
– How proper divot control leads to consistent sweet spot contact

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Okay. So, some of the times when you guys are hitting, I see you hitting more on the top of the ball. So, you’re kind of hitting the top of the ball and it’s just doing that. Yeah. So, we’ll cover a couple concept questions real quick. So, when you are hitting a successful iron shot, thinking of like Tiger Woods or any of the best golfers in the world you can think of, do you think when they’re hitting an iron shot that their club head is coming into the golf ball at a downward angle or you think it’s coming through the golf ball at an upward angle? What do you guys think? He says down. Down is correct. Yes, you guys are right. down is correct. You have the concept, right? So, that’s step one. And step two is just getting that to happen. So, what needs to happen in order to hit downward on it is we have to move our body through the shot in a way that allows that to happen. If we’re hanging back like this, we’re going to be hitting up on the golf ball. So, think about where the center of your chest is, the buttons on your shirt, in order to correctly hit down the golf ball. One other concept question before I discuss that with you guys is do you think that a divot is a good thing? When you make a divot, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Good thing. Okay, good thing. Now, do we want it to be before we hit the golf ball or after we hit the ball? After. You got one after. I would say before. Before. Okay. Before is bad chunk. The ball doesn’t go anywhere. If you hit way behind it like that, the ball is going to go dribble right there 10 ft in front of you. So, after is key. You want to hit the golf ball first and then the ground. So divot comes after. Yes. So I think that’s what why we’re talking about getting to this tap tap finish is so that we can get our weight past the golf ball which will make our divot pass the ball. But if we talk about slightly more specific in thinking of where the center of our body is at the moment that we hit the golf ball. So at the moment that we’re striking the ball, if our center of our chest is behind it, the divot’s going to happen there. But if the center of the chest is slightly past it, then the divot can happen over here. So I will demonstrate the divot happening after. There we go. So we got the divot after the golf ball. And it’s probably deeper than you guys imagine that you would be making, but that’s that’s a deep deep enough. It’s not too deep. And it’s it’s the right amount. So getting that much thump in the ground is what’s going to help get the ball up in the air. As you see, my ball launched way higher than you you guys are launching right now. The also just taking off a little bit lower. So that happens from just getting through it and also understanding that that’s okay. Some people will say they’ll do that and they’ll tear a big divot and they’re like, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt the ground or damage your grass.” I’m like, “No, it’s okay. It’s supposed to happen. All good.” So your mind can play tricks on you when you’re first learning like, “Hey, is that am I supposed to do that?” Right? Like you see it on TV, but you don’t see it, you know, in real life. It’s different. It’s, you know, the grass is exploding right after you hit it. If they slow-mo it down, you can see it. Sometimes they’ll zoom in real really close on it. On these smaller ones, these ones we’re doing right now, you’re just going to see more of that kind of scuff on the ground. We’re not going fast enough to really take that. But the faster you start going, you’re going to take more. But you guys just aren’t hitting the ground enough. So, tear up some dirt here. Here we go. It’s okay. Got a good one there. Nice and high. Yep. Now, that makes a lot of sense though with the center line not being behind. Yeah. Okay. You guys are taking in a lot of concepts, but you don’t have to know it all like today. But you guys will actually help each other kind of bounce it off each other like, “Hey, what did she say?” Or, “Hey, let me just get on her Instagram and I’ll see it there, too.” Like, if you just stay or YouTube or whatever it is, you can always find those refreshers of kind of my system of how I teach. So, getting on there and keeping tabs on that and then coming to weekly classes is obviously key to help grow and learn and experiencing it. But, yeah, nothing like experiencing it firsthand. Though before we get into this, you’ve probably already watched dozens of YouTube videos only to grow more and more confused. I’m here to end the confusion. I have developed a simple trail hand grip test. Once we know the exact placement of your trail hand, we will know your swing’s shape and all the characteristics of your swing. So, click the link in my description below, take the free test, and under one minute or less, you’ll be playing the best golf of your life. Now, let’s get back to the video. Okay. So, you guys are still going to work on your little swings, but we’re going to incorporate in the idea that it’s okay to have your buttons a little bit past it. So, that’s where we get that that’s how you get to that tap tap easy. It comes easy if you kind of apply that one concept to it and just start working on it’s okay to hit the ground. Very good. Tear up some dirt. I like it. Yep. All right. Back in action, guys. Just turn, turn, tap, tap. Try and make that divot a little past it. Turn, turn. That was much better. Good job. Yeah, it’s just GPS and then turn, turn, tap, tap. Very nice. Good job. Love that motion. So simple. Oh, wow. You hear that noise? That one? Yeah, that was more so cuz I was focusing on that. Yeah, that was even more sense. That’s awesome. You can hear it and you can feel it, right? It makes a different sound when you hit it in the right part of the face. Because when you hit that right amount of turf, you actually contact the golf ball higher up on the face. And that’s where the sweet spot is. So if you actually hit, it’s called the sweet spot. So it makes a different noise, different sound, and the ball just jumps off the face. It’s almost like a trampoline inside of there. When you hit the sweet spot, it just sends the ball a lot faster. That totally makes sense. But obviously when you’re running it lower here. Okay, that makes a lot of sense. Yeah, because when you’re coming at you’re never hitting the ground. You’re always hitting it off the very bottom of the club. So, you’re always going to catch the bottom grooves with the golf ball, but we want to catch them up there. And that has to have to at least at least touch the grass at a minimum. Yeah, there you go. Lead hand, trail hand. Good. Turn. Turn. Tap tap. Nice. Good divot. Good job. That was awesome.