| It depends on the situation. If you want more spin on your shot, you're going to want to take a hard swing with a steep angle of approach and a good sized divot after you hit the ball, creating a high ball flight and lots of spin. If you have some room to play with on the green, the easier shot is a 3/4 swing that will roll a little and check up quickly. This won't require too much of a divot, but you will get a little dirt on the club.
Why take a divot? The ball slides up the clubface at the split second of impact, catching on the grooves of the club imparting a lot of spin.
If you don't take as big of a divot, ceteris peribus, you're going to get less spin.
The simple answer is, with your wedges and short irons, you should at least disturb the grass if you're a "pick it clean" type of player. If not, you're not making very good use of the grooves on your clubs. They are there for a reason! You'll learn to hit all types of shots, some with big divots, some divotless. That's what makes golf such a great game.
Play with it on the course and watch how the ball reacts. Ball spin dynamics is a huge area of golf that most players never even consider. You can really affect your scores bigtime if you learn to control spin.
Good Luck with it.
__________________ Cody Wheeler
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