The Effects of Ball Marks
Research shows that golfers have had a great misconception regarding the real healing times of ball marks. Many golfers are of the opinion that repaired ball marks heal in a few days. The Kansas State University research study, comparing the “Days to Recovery” of a ball mark fixed with a traditional ball mark repair tool and a short tong tool, found an entirely different story.
Research shows that golfers have had a great misconception regarding the real healing times of ball marks. Many golfers are of the opinion that repaired ball marks heal in a few days. The Kansas State University research study, comparing the “Days to Recovery” of a ball mark fixed with a traditional ball mark repair tool and a short tong tool, found an entirely different story.
Your course needs to do two things to make this transformation achieve the results you want: first, eliminate those long tong tools from your course that research clearly shows are damaging your greens and that players have such difficulty using correctly. Secondly, bring in the educational materials, signs, posters, cart signs, and CD’s to create a new awareness and energy for ball mark repair. Make this change a BIG DEAL because IT IS! You will have more members and players fixing more ball marks correctly than ever before! Lastly, measure the progress on a green over a few months so everyone can see and appreciate the success of the program. Your course will have changed a culture and eliminate the ball mark problem forever!