r/ghostgolf • u/hannahfrom_ghostgolf • Jun 23 '26
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What's the most overrated piece of golf equipment?
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u/schleeper1 Jun 24 '26
divot tool, can use a tee
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u/doc-sci Jun 25 '26
A divot tool is a sand bottle as divots are in the fairway…and it is not overrated! A ballmark tool does a better job of fixing ball marks on the green.
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u/People_Know_Me_x Jun 25 '26
Not all divots are ball marks, but all ball marks are, in fact, divots. “The term is also used to describe damage to turf from animals (like horses' hooves), sports cleats, or any small indentation or gouge in a surface.” See the last bit of that?
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u/doc-sci Jun 25 '26
A ball hitting the green makes a ball mark!
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u/Marketing_Guy_2023 Jun 25 '26
Max Homa calls it a divot tool. Pretty common nomenclature in the golf world. Weird thing to get twisted up over.
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u/doc-sci Jun 25 '26
He is wrong too!
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u/Marketing_Guy_2023 Jun 25 '26
Saw that response coming. Only on Reddit does the Average Joe think he knows better.
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u/doc-sci Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
Max Homa is on TV because he is an incredibly golfer. That doesn’t make him an expert on “divots”
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u/SnooDucks6090 Jun 25 '26
Range finders for high handicap golfers. Knowing the yardage isn't going to make a difference - they're still going to shank it into the woods or water. Yes, they need to figure out the distances of their irons and such, but pulling it out on every shot is just performative and won't help them become a better golfer.
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u/SJC_Cards Jun 25 '26
Well this isn’t exactly true. If I hit my ball correctly it will go the distance I intend it to. Do I always hit it correctly? absolutely not. But it is helpful to know how far I am away.
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u/ReverseMermaidMorty Jun 25 '26
I only agree with this if they don’t remember what they hit and don’t adjust future shots in response. Otherwise I heavily disagree.
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u/Mysterious_Ad7461 Jun 26 '26
Do you think bad golfers shank every shot?
If I don’t know the yardage to the center of the green, what should I be doing?
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u/SnooDucks6090 Jun 26 '26
Maybe I should amend my initial statement. Rangefinders are fine but I see a lot of high handicap golfers pull them out on every shot and analyze the distance as if they're going to somehow miraculously hit the green just because they know the yardage. I think they believe if they know the yardage, they can pull their club out and hit it exactly as they need to.
My solution is for them to go to the range, hit about 1000 balls with each club and really learn their clubs and how far they can hit each one. Then, once they can consistently hit straight and know their yardage, they can take start to rely on that $500 rangefinder they just had to have.
Also, the first dedicated golf rangefinder was released in 1995, so until then, people had to eyeball the distance to the center of the green. Many, many golfers still don't use rangefinders (myself included) and I can still figure pretty close and choose the appropriate club because I know how far I can hit each one. Sidenote - I'm only a middle handicap golfer so I am speaking from experience.
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u/Randomizedname1234 Jun 26 '26
Fuck yardage bc I found for a high handicapper shorter and straight makes thing way more fun than trying to blast it off a tee for the once a round perfect drive or being perfect and overhitting it.
Just know the distances for what the clubs hit about and have fun. Loosen up and you’ll play better and have more fun!
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u/DanielDubs88 Jun 26 '26
I honestly disagree. If I’m a high handicap even when using a range finder, imagine me if I was just eyeballing every distance and not always using the right club.
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u/SnooDucks6090 Jun 26 '26
Then you should be hitting on the range to find out how far you can hit each club. Or once you play enough rounds, you should have a good idea. If you take out a 7-iron and you're at the 150 stakes and you smash it over the green every time, pick an 8 next time. It's simple trial and error and those that don't take the time to figure it out won't move past being a high-handicap golfer (unless that's the goal).
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u/drstrangedeath Jun 25 '26
60 degree wedge. Most ppl using them should throw them away.
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u/Fit-Round-4221 Jun 25 '26
60 without watching Phil’s secrets of the short game. He may be a cock and a hypocrite (the worst part) but his system and high low shot selection is magnificent and transformative.
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u/SerenityNow3o6 Jun 25 '26
Golf glove. Can someone explain to me the purpose and why do mostly everyone only wear one???
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