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Why don't golfers fix ball marks?
Posted on 12/9/19 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 12/9/19 at 1:24 pm
Are people just that lazy?
If you are good enough to hit the green you are good enough to fix the mark! I bet I fixed 5-6 ball marks on every green this past Saturday.
If you are good enough to hit the green you are good enough to fix the mark! I bet I fixed 5-6 ball marks on every green this past Saturday.
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Posted on 12/9/19 at 1:52 pm to mswiggins
I try to fix two for every one I make.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 2:20 pm to mswiggins
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Are people just that lazy?
Generally yes. One of my pet peeves as well.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 3:01 pm to mswiggins
95% of the people I play with have no clue how. Most don't even have a repair tool in their pocket.
I'll fix them for the group and any others I see.
I'll fix them for the group and any others I see.
This post was edited on 12/9/19 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 12/9/19 at 3:27 pm to mswiggins
Fixing a divot on the green is one of the few pleasures I get in golf
Posted on 12/9/19 at 4:16 pm to mswiggins
I fix two or three on every green.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:13 pm to mswiggins
When I started playing for the golf team in high school, coach made us spent the first week in a classroom learning etiquette.
It's amazing how many of the people I play with regularly still don't know how to act
It's amazing how many of the people I play with regularly still don't know how to act
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:38 pm to htcthc321
I agree. And most don't know how to repair a divot. At Koasati Pines at Coushatta Casino in Kinder actually gives the copper divot tools and reminds patrons to use them on the greens.
I think more assertive conversations at check in about the care of course including green divot repair is overlooked a bit by most courses.
I think more assertive conversations at check in about the care of course including green divot repair is overlooked a bit by most courses.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:48 pm to mswiggins
Because they are assholes!
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:56 pm to Dire Wolf
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Fixing a divot on the green is one of the few pleasures I get in golf
My mind was blown when someone first showed me how to properly use the divot repair tool. Now I'm an old grizzled vet that fixes all the marks on the green as I bitch about idiot golfers that have no respect for the game.
Plus, I can't lie, fixing a divot is literally the only time I look like a pro golfer out there.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 6:52 pm to mswiggins
I’d estimate that 45% of golfers don’t know they’re supposed to fix ball marks or dont have a divot tool, 45% do it wrong and only 10% always carry a tool and do it the right way
Posted on 12/10/19 at 4:31 am to ATLsuTiger
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Plus, I can't lie, fixing a divot is literally the only time I look like a pro golfer out there.
Walking up to a par three with tool in hand looking for a ball mark is a good feeling.
Posted on 12/10/19 at 6:41 am to icegator337
Not directed at you, but just in case we have some newbs in here reading.
You dont need a divot tool to fix a divot. A tee works just fine.
Carry on.
You dont need a divot tool to fix a divot. A tee works just fine.
Carry on.
Posted on 12/10/19 at 6:44 am to mswiggins
And I fixed some you missed!
Posted on 12/10/19 at 6:58 am to TaderSalad
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A tee works
Better than nothing
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just fine.
No Carry a tool.
Posted on 12/10/19 at 7:26 am to Nodust
I will admit that years ago I repaired the ball mark incorrectly. Using a repair tool and following this only takes a few seconds.
How to correctly repair a ball mark
This past Saturday, I marked 9 or 10 greens, but I probably fixed close to 100 ball marks in 18 holes.
I carry a ball mark repair tool that has two magnetic ball markers on it.
Also, if the cart has bottles with divot filler in them, I try to use them up filling divots in the round.
How to correctly repair a ball mark
This past Saturday, I marked 9 or 10 greens, but I probably fixed close to 100 ball marks in 18 holes.
I carry a ball mark repair tool that has two magnetic ball markers on it.
Also, if the cart has bottles with divot filler in them, I try to use them up filling divots in the round.
This post was edited on 12/10/19 at 7:33 am
Posted on 12/10/19 at 8:03 am to mswiggins
Video shows the difference between using a tee vs tool. Same results as far as I am concerned.
Sorry for those of you who spent cash on fancy tools.
Sorry for those of you who spent cash on fancy tools.
Posted on 12/10/19 at 8:34 am to TaderSalad
Next time you see your superintendent ask him for one. When I worked maintenance we had a box of dozens we would find.
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:52 am to TaderSalad
I agree that it looks the same in the video, but in my personal experience I don't repair them as well when I forget a tool and try to use a tee. Maybe I'm still doing it wrong or just not good at it but I find it way easier to use the divot tool. I also almost always buy a tool with a ballmarker at any nicer course I'm playing for the first time so I've got a ton of em
Posted on 12/10/19 at 10:56 am to icegator337
This is one of my pet peeves and my disdain for assholes who don’t fix ball marks is on par with left lane drivers. I love a good tool that clips on the inside of my shorts and has a ball marker with it. I’ve found a double pronged tool works much better than a tee.
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