chrisd
Major Champion
I have a Gleneagles ball marker but it is the same size as a poker chip
Ball Markers
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Markw
Head Pro
Yes I am being serious with my putt, they either replace it with something sensible or take their putt first if its in my eye line.
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Deleted member 15344
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I pick one up from every course I vist
Mainly use two when playing - one from RCP and a limited edition one from Woburn
Robobum
Money List Winner
Your crap putting is down to a marker?
If you can't hit your putt within a putters head length of your chosen line then you should give up. If you are that far off line, the poker chip might knock it back towards the hole for you.
Don't sweat the small stuff!
If you can't hit your putt within a putters head length of your chosen line then you should give up. If you are that far off line, the poker chip might knock it back towards the hole for you.
Don't sweat the small stuff!
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How is it being ignorant though ? Or gamesmanship ?
I will ask a marker to be moved from my line regardless of size.
Never witnessed one single person in the years I have been playing ask for a pokerchip marker to be replaced due to ignorance or gamesmanship
And contributing to slow play :rofl:
Robobum
Money List Winner
stevelev
Journeyman Pro
Just move it a club length, simples. Not sure how it is ignorant though, I'd love to know how marking your ball so your opponent can play his ball is ignorant.HHHHmmmmmmmmmmmm
the smiling assassin
Challenge Tour Pro
I've a 125th anniversary disc from my old club. I use the coin sized insert as my marker.
stevelev
Journeyman Pro
But then they are playing out of turn and you are asking them to breach.
I'd say get over yourself and then on the next hole be really childish and mark it with a pitch mark repairer stuck in the ground. I carry a fake dog poo with me, and every now and then with new playing partners will mark my ball with it. The rules do not state it has to be a small marker, just that you should mark your ball and a player may request you move it in order they can play their putt.
Markw
Head Pro
That's fine, you'd be moving it 4 or five times!
Markw
Head Pro
My putting is obviously crap! I cant guarantee that a 40ft putt wont be less than a foot out, any tips as your obviously a low handicap putting machine?
Bratty
Princess Pouty (Queen of Fish Lips)
I used a poker chip for a while, until someone said it was in their eyeline and could I move it. "Of course;" says I, "Where will I move it to?". " Your pocket!" came the reply!
I had to laugh.
I now use a Cuban 3 pesos coin, always facing heads up.
I had to laugh.
I now use a Cuban 3 pesos coin, always facing heads up.
Break90
Tour Rookie
PP's ball marker putting you off?? Is it a normal casino chip (the small round one about 3cm diameter) or one of the great big rectangle ones that James Bond plays Punto Banco with?
If its the latter you may have a point.
Lump
Tour Winner
If I'm close to the hole I'll use a traditional marker, if I'm a good distance away I'll use my poker chip Ryder cup marker, simply so its more obvious to my PP's where I'm playing from and not to walk on the line of the putt
Usually carry a couple of poker chip sized markers ans they are so quick and easy to find in the pocket but will have a couple of standard sized ones just in case any of the PP's get sniffy or complain it's in their line
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A rules referee would more than likely tell you to get a move on as your actions would be holding up play.
The marker will be out of the line of your putt - that's all it needs to be.
Markw
Head Pro
Its not so much it putting me off, if they are within 3 ft of hole in my line and I have a long putt then I don't want my ball hitting it as 8-12 inches left or right might not be enough, why not use something sensible to mark your ball?
Markw
Head Pro
That's the sensible answer, I think there's a few that just like arguing here, its a hobby to them.
Robobum
Money List Winner
If your putt is a foot off line, it ain't going in the hole so what does hitting a marker matter??
I use other ball markers as an aim reference point - if I just miss that marker on the right it should be perfect.
JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
I've started using a 1966 12-sided "thrupenny bit" (three penny). For the youngsters on here it looks very like this 
On on a slightly different tack: who's superstitious about their marker. Never have been until I found this amongst a box of my old Mum's bits n bobs. It's now become my lucky charm.
On on a slightly different tack: who's superstitious about their marker. Never have been until I found this amongst a box of my old Mum's bits n bobs. It's now become my lucky charm.
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