How to properly fix a ball mark

Fixing ball marks is part of golf etiquette. As stated on the usga website "Players should carefully repair any divot holes made by them and any damage to the putting green made by the impact of a ball (whether or not made by the player himself). On completion of the hole by all players in the group, damage to the putting green caused by golf shoes should be repaired."   (http://www.usga.org/etiquette/tips/golf-etiquette-101/)

There are multiple methods and tool that can be used to fix a ball mark, but some can actually cause damage to the green and slow the recovery of the ball mark In the videos below Dave Davies explains how to properly repair a ball mark.

Click on the link below to see Dave talk about fixing ball marks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx1R_rIoR0g




In this video  Dave discusses how to fix deep ball marks.