tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post112788236185386346..comments2010-12-28T12:37:33.549-08:00Golf Grouch[email protected]Blogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1143817653657615432006-03-31T07:07:00.000-08:002006-03-31T07:07:00.000-08:00geez Ive ben doing it wrong all this time. oops!Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1143060866690112532006-03-22T12:54:00.000-08:002006-03-22T12:54:00.000-08:00These types of posts are very helpful. I saw this taught at the Jr. Clinics a long time ago but had forgotten it. Thanks for the advice.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533866979044540267[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1142971090321984852006-03-21T11:58:00.000-08:002006-03-21T11:58:00.000-08:00I agree with Jason. A show with a full sand wedge could leave quite a hole. You could easily rip the edges trying to close the hole. Regardless of the direction you don't want to tear it.mediaguru at hookedongolfblog.comhttps://www.hookedongolfblog.com[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1142899470528554662006-03-20T16:04:00.000-08:002006-03-20T16:04:00.000-08:00As a 1-handicap I fix my share of ballmarks. If your ball comes in at any velocity this is difficult to impossible most of the time. <BR/><BR/>When the ball comes into the green it is generally heading nearly straight down. It seems to make sense then that at least some of the dirt/grass that got displaced got pushed *down*, not outward. <BR/><BR/>Given this, there isn't enough material to the sides to return the mark to its original state.<BR/><BR/>Pushing in from the sides is good in theory but doing so exculsively would result in awfully lumpy greens. I'd prefer smooth greens that took a little longer to heal than putting though a surface similar to that of the moon which heal faster.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps some sort of two-step approach is best: Push in from the sides as best you can, then do what it takes to make putting over it as painless as possible.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972713816948580216[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1142810351053988672006-03-19T15:19:00.000-08:002006-03-19T15:19:00.000-08:00There's a good bit of information on this topic <A HREF="https://lakeviewcc.com/turfcare/etiquette/repairing_ball_marks.php" REL="nofollow">here</A> at my CC's site.Erik @ The Sand Traphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17240374111147164038[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1142804929507665032006-03-19T13:48:00.000-08:002006-03-19T13:48:00.000-08:00A good thing to do is fix your and one other.Cal[email protected]