When golfers use their irons they hit a divot behind the ball wouldn’t it be a more efficient transfer of energy if they did not hit a divot?

Question

When golfers use their irons they hit a divot behind the ball wouldn’t it be a more efficient transfer of energy if they did not hit a divot?

In: Physics

Answer 1

There has been multiple answers already explaining the concept but I’ll add on that there’s a video of another golfer being shocked when Tiger Woods didn’t make divots while on the range with him. Tiger said when he is on fire he usually doesn’t make a divot because he hits it pure