Pro Model Spider Divot Tool

Works perfectly fine for me. The telescopic pole could be a problem for some but I personally like it because it can fit in the side zipper pocket on my golfbag. Opening and closing is a cinch but you gotta have a little bit of fingernails because the metal nipples that lock the telescopic shaft in place is very small. I can see how changing the shaft to a one piece would be much more applicable if you have the space to carry an extra club. My bag came with dividers that can only fit 14 clubs and I use large grips and it's pretty snug, hence the side pocket for storage. It's a very easy to use tool and will probably last a long time. If and when the telescopic shaft breaks I'll epoxy it to an old shaft. It's a great product.

Does what it's supposed to do better than most divot tools I've used. I've been a recreational golfer for 32 years and worked briefly at my local municipal for a season and pitch marks are the bane of any course maintenance crew. This handy tool fixes most new and old blemishes with relative ease. The version I received must have been the latest because the shaft was solid, not collapsible. That being said there are reasons I did not give it 5 stars. First, depending on course conditions, grass can get trapped in the tines so cleaning is a must. Second, the slight twisting action sometimes used to fix marks can loosen the head. Loctite solves that issue. Lastly, (and this is more on Amazon's delivery services), when the box initially arrived, it was crushed and the shaft was bent. Not a deal breaker but pretty annoying considering how much it costs. All in all it's a worthy purchase if you're part of a maintenance crew, or have trouble bending down, or just want to help your fellow golfers by keeping our greens the best condition we can. Regardless of whether you buy this or not, fix your pitch marks, get out there and play, and enjoy your rounds.

This is an excellent tool for fixing divots on the green. It works perfectly with fresh divots and completely repairs them. Old divots which were not repaired when first made are more of a challenge, but the tool works better than the traditional approach to repairing old divots. As the course Marshall I use it daily to repair our greens and provide a positive putting surface and I would suggest this tool to anyone serious about fixing divots

Last week a friend of mine had one of these and used it to help fix a few holes at our golf course, in preparation for a big tournament that was playing through on our course. I had an old fashioned ball mark repair tool I kept in my pocket, which requires bending over to fix a ball mark and it would take a few times to get it fixed. With this tool you no longer have to bend down to fix the mark, and you can do fit in in seconds, and really easy to do. Just push into the ground and twist a little bit as you pull it out of the ground and perfect ball mark fix. It was so much fun, that last round I went around every green and looked for every ball mark I could find and fixed them. For the price, I think this is the best deal and best ball mark repair tool around. There were some cool ones that were more expensive, but I don't think fixes them better than this one.

I have purchased a couple of these and the extension locks fall apart quickly. I replaced the handle with an old golf club shaft and it works great. Needs a better quality shaft.

Great tool. In Japan carts are remote control so the stay on the cart path, meaning lugging several clubs around. Enter the tripod carry bag, which makes it very easy to have this tool handy on each and every green. Personally, I think the collapsable shaft is a weak link, so I cut it off near the tool, inserted a carbon shaft of appropriate length and now have an absolutely excellent tool. And all from a company that has OUTSTANDING customer support.

The image shows a nice compact collapsible handle and you get a long solid heavy handle... Really disappointed... I'm already carrying a wedge and a putter to the green. Would have been very nice to have the one in the picture that I could have slipped into my back pocket... Is there a different part number to order the one you have in the picture?

It does fix the ball marks, but if the ground is a little on the hard side, the tool does not turn . The shaft breaks from the locked position causing the whole shaft to turn and not the repair portion.