Fixing divots on greens

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Originally Posted by Sai-Jin 


What would you ppl do in my situation?

Flag the cart girl and order beers.

Not much you can do if someone doesnt want to listen to you.

Tell him to pay attention to how the pros do it, not state am champs.

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Originally Posted by Sai-Jin 

I have a friend who has been fixing his divots by stabbing and pushing down on the divot handle and now, he's twisting his fork.
I kept telling him not to do that and do it in reverse instead and he wouldn't listen because our other friend who was the state's high school champ did it the same way.
It's bothering me... I remember where some of his divots were and I showed him the bald dead spot... Still deaf ears.
What would you ppl do in my situation?

You mean he's hitting shots off the green and leaving a divot? 

Or do you meant he's fixing pitch marks made by the ball landing on the green? 

Some people are untrainable.  I've tried the same thing before and some people just refuse to admit that their way is wrong.  I don't know what you can do.  Give him an "E" for effort and keep after him.  At least he's making an attempt, even if it's wrong.

It's not rocket science. You'd think this would be an easy thing to teach.

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Originally Posted by VMAN 

Tell him to pay attention to how the pros do it, not state am champs.

A lot of them don't do it properly either. It helps if you have a tool best suited to your particular greens. They make different styles for a reason. Speaking of tools, the OP's friend sounds like one.

YOU are entitled to fix to your satisfaction any ball mark on the green. Does not matter who made the mark, or when,  nor where the mark is in relation to your ball or the line of your putt. You may fix any mark on the green before or after you make your putt.

I believe all of this is accurate but i have been known to be mistaken in the past. Fix your marks, sink your putts: you can do no more. 

There is an abundance of information and pics on the net about pulling up on the handle and not down. Find a bunch and email them to him every day until he gets it right.

I post this a few times a year at my club. Our members are lazy. Its sad. I've always seen fixing a ball mark as something fun a badge of honor. I've hit the green! I'll be happy to fix my mark! And that that turns into, there's another one, oh, and there's one more...

Send him one of many of these:

Just be patient and show him the techniques greens keepers use.  He will eventually get it.  At least he is trying.  I still don't understand why others don't even fix their own mark.  It is pathetic.  I usually fix mine + one other while someone else is lining up their putt.

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Originally Posted by Sai-Jin 

I don't fix other ppl's anymore... I'm not their servant.

So you prefer to just let the course go to hell then?  Your attitude is almost as bad as that of the players who won't repair their own.  Or maybe you have an infirmity that prevents you from bending over more than once per green?