Repair Tool Rundown
One thing you will see on the golf course is that as you play more and improve (hopefully), you will hit more greens in regulation (hopefully) with nice spinny approach shots (hopefully). Please note the use of the term hopefully in the previous sentence.
As you hit more greens with the appropriate high-lofting shot, you will find yourself making lovely little dents in the green known as pitch marks. We in the swaggy.golf world do not like putting over pitch marks. Note: As of now, you are still reading an article about divot repair tools, so it is assumed that you already know to always fix your marks- I won’t waste your or my time with the played-out soapbox rant about doing so.
As a collector of all things golf, I have come across my fair share of repair tools (about 10-12 in my personal collection). To put it bluntly, a lot of them suck for one reason or another, and I find myself only using a few of them on the course. The following is a guide to some of the best all-around, budget-conscious repair tools on the market. If you’re looking to ball out and spend $50+ on a customized or statement piece repair tool, more power to you- but today, this guide is for all my golf normies out there.
- BirdieCorn 6-in-1 Tool
Strange name, nice product. The BirdieCorn is sturdy enough functionally while also not taking up a lot of real estate in the pocket. As most do, this tool also has a thin magnetic ballmarker which is better to use than your big ass token marker when close to the line of another golfer’s putt. As for the BirdieCorn’s other 4 functions, I can not attest because I am not a weirdo. Buy multiple, keep one in your pocket and have an extra in the bag to loan out when your playing partners inevitably lose or forget their own.
- Switchblade Style Repair Tools
I write this with some degree of disappointment because while researching for this post, it seems like my favorite repair tool company Tanto Golf is no more. In my opinion, the best repair tool for function as well as all-around badassery is/was the Tanto Switchblade Repair tool and it’s “Mini” variant. But alas, we adapt and evolve.
There are plenty of good reasons to carry a switchblade style repair tool other than looking like a straight-up boss. Their heft and ergonomic design make repairing pitch marks an absolute breeze. And oddly enough, I’ve found that they have a fidget-spinner-like ability to calm the nerves while walking up to that long birdie putt you know you’ll likely botch.
Due to the passing of my beloved Tanto, here are a few switchblade style alternatives that will work out just fine and save you a couple of bucks as well.
Links Golf Repair Tool
Indiana Metal Craft Repair Tool
So there you have it, the repair tool rundown, or the RTR- as nobody calls it. Get after it this year and maybe you’ll give yourself a chance to actually use one of these thangs.
Stay Swaggy
SWAGGY.GOLF 
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