I have never even tried to do this. take a look. They seem straight to me. But like Ron said I was not picking out a spot in front of the ball. So next time I do that. I think I did pretty good for my first time even if I did have to search for good grass. The dark areas are mine
@Tom Holt those look like you are taking a good divot. But without a target reference I can’t tell if your path at impact was in the right direction. Do you use alignment sticks when practicing? You can get them at Home Depot. Or you can use clubs. Tom has a couple of videos showing how to set up an S&T practice station.
Try that next time and then you will be able to see if the divots are going in the right direction.