Repairing ball marks are a vital component of golf etiquette. Repairing your ball mark properly aids in the greens recovery and helps in providing a smooth putting surface. What is the proper way to repair a ball mark? By pushing the turf together from the outside to the inside and tamping down the middle. Please refrain from pulling up the turf as it damages the root zone. Here is a short video that shows how a ball mark should be repaired. Please make this part your routine each and every time you walk onto a green.
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