OK, here is how to hit a golf ball out of a divot. Set up with the ball farther back in your stance, to encourage a steeper attack at impact.

Hitting the ball like a Tour pro requires you to properly shift your weight. This drill from Cameron McCormick teaches just that. The post Train yourself to take divots like a Tour pro with this ...

Hitting the ground behind the ball can leave a big divot. Golf pro Daril Pacinella offers advice on how to shallow out your swing.

Learning to take a divot with your irons can benefit your game in many ways, and Top 100 Teacher Brian Manzella has a great drill to help.

If the divot hole starts behind where the ball was and goes left, you know the shot was fat and produced a pull or a slice.

Under the Rules of Golf, there are plenty of instances in which a golfer can take free relief, but a golfer cannot take relief if their ball winds up in a divot through the green.

Last Thursday, I watched a student practice on the range with textbook form. Beautiful setup, smooth takeaway, perfect ...

Taking consistent sand divots is the key to playing well from greenside bunkers. If your clubhead enters the sand in the same spot behind the ball, you'll avoid hitting shots thin or too fat.

Q: What is your opinion on taking divots with all iron shots? I seem to get the same distance whether I "pick" the ball or take a divot and tear up the fairway or tee box? Should I be taking ...

A grass practice tee might be the most vulnerable turf on any golf course. Fortunately, how we practice can help superintendents maintain good practice tee conditions. Even something as simple as ...