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Multitool with a knife, retractable brush and two weird things (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, basically the Swiss Army Knife version of the divot tool.

The version below is pretty common, a golf bag should never be without one. Though, I have seen people use keys instead.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I knew it was a divot tool, but how do you use one?

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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 1 points 2 days 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

[–] kirbowo808@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 4 days ago

I was literally about to say that lol xD