How To Use A Divot Repair Tool

A divot repair tool is not called a pocket weight. It really is supposed to be meant to Close Up 'aka Repair' the hole 'aka Divot' you made on the green.


The question to ponder on is not How OR When, But Why do golfers not fix their own divots?



Is it that difficult? or just being lazy? Or are they doing it on purpose just to hope somebody could screw up a game because of a messed up green?

Is it so much a hassle to be courteous enough to patch up the holes you have created? We always want to give people the benefit of the doubt, but come on, how hard is it to fix your divot.

Those still in a blur might be wondering... What is a Divot?

According to www.dictionary.com :

div·ot : a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)

Many golfers have been playing the game for many donkey years and have never really known the correct way to use a divot repair tool to fix their ball marks.

Some golf courses or some public competitions do give away repair tools and they normally have a instruction sheet to illustrate the correct way to use it.

But many golfers do not read them. They however feel that they already know how to fix a divot and they fix them backwards.

If a divot is not constantly repaired by its users and the green not maintained properly, it will soon be messed up beyond use. But if courteous golfers do their part and could help ensure that the greens stay in a better shape, we could all be sure that we will enjoy a great game as professionalism do go hand in hand with good etiquettes.

How then do we repair the DIVOT?

You would certainly need a handy and durable divot repair tool and a hole in the ground.

A lot of people think that you should push up the ground that is at the bottom of the hole, however that is incorrect.

To fix it you will have to close the gap by pushing the sides of the divot together. Meaning closing up the hole by pushing the walls of the hole inwards through external pressure

To use a divot repair tool the right way :
1.) Place it in the ground just outside the ball mark it self.
2.) Push down and forward to push the ground closer together.
3.) Then move the tool to either side to close the divot.
4.) Finish it off by tapping lightly on the ball mark to level it out with your putter.

Think about it... If you are on a amazing golf vacation and your play is going great. There ain't much worse than making a great putt and then hitting someone else's divot causing you to miss a potential eagle shot. Or perhaps chipping on the green and hitting a divot making your ball go way off the original line. It is pissing and irritating......

Golfers seemed to be getting more and more complacent of not with-holding courtesy on the green with the intended respect, to the extend that more and more courses seem to have chewed up fairways, un-repaired greens, and un-raked sand traps. Golfers should not just enjoy playing the game, maintaining the green is also part of the play. We as professional golfers are proud to fix our divots on the tee box, fairways and greens, and to rake the sand after each shot as this is a gentleman's game.

Help uphold the reputation of this game by making this a culture in playing the game and promote this by giving away Divot Tools or perhaps let others envy you of your stylish and chic Divot Tool.

Make good courtesy a big part of your game... It is no doubt a gentleman's game...

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