Hit the Line (Divot Drill)

Draw a straight line on a patch of turf or on a hitting mat (you can use spray chalk, a liner, or even arrange a piece of tape on a mat). If on turf, you can also just visualize a line or use a club to mark it lightly.

Set up with the line just behind your ball (the line should be directly under the ball or slightly ahead of it towards the target).

Make swings trying to strike the ball and then the ground. The divot or brush mark should start at or just after the line (target side of the line).

If you see your divot starting behind the line (on the ball side), you hit the ground too early (fat shot). Adjust by keeping weight forward and hands leading at impact. Practice until your divots consistently begin at or just after the line, indicating ball-first contact.