On my last outing of hitting balls, I realized that I was not digging up the turf like a gofer on a good day at Bushwood. No, instead they seem to be not as deep and becoming more consistent in size. Now when I say that I personally think it's a good thing but, is it? I'm a bit of a duffer so how would I really know? I was watching a guy smacking balls next to me and every time he hit a ball the turf was flying with it. Every time. His contact sounded solid but he was an Army golf guy. His divots were obvious, big, and flew about 15 yards with hang time. Do the size and the consistency of the divot, especially the direction give us any indication of anything?
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@Tom Holt - @burkholder.ronald's reply is spot on. With regard to the size of divots, Moe Norman - one of the game's all-time great ball strikers - was known to say, "bacon strips not pork chops". If things are firing on all cylinders, then a straight line of divots approximately the width of the club's sole occurring after the ball and all pointing in the same direction would be a good indicator.
By the way, since you are likely hitting off of Bermuda grass, the proper range turf management etiquette would have you leaving a couple of inches of healthy grass between each line of divots rather than excavating a wide swath. In doing so a little top-dressing by the maintenance crew will allow the root system of the live turf to shoot sideways and quickly repair the narrow divot gaps. The superintendent will appreciate that.