• MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Basically you poke the fork bits into the ground next to the divot at an angle and then push down to raise the divot.

      • shalafi@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Oh! Would have thought that would require longer tines, but I’ve never golfed, guess the divots are smaller than I imagined.

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          2 months ago

          They’re pretty much used to keep the green from having a bunch of impact craters all over it. The ball coming down from a high angle can leave a decent dent in the ground.

          • Sadrockman@sh.itjust.works
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            2 months ago

            I always thought of the patch of grass ripped out by the club when driving the ball. Always wondered how those short prongs would fix that big of a patch. TIL