How do you guys mark your balls?

[bladeplayer]

A simple but beautiful green shamrock

Sorry to stray from OP what part of this isle you from mate?

 

[jammydodger]

My markings change all the time. Different colours too cos i've got loads of sharpies. I use dots under the number , dots to the side of the number , lines or sometimes I just draw daft piccies on them. I pull a new ball out of the bag and just go with whatever I feel like scrawling down.

 

[Bacardibatman]

i try not too

scrubbing it off afterwards makes them sore

but seriously


each ball differently different colour different small pattern different place
if i mark all the same how do i know its not one i lost previously on the same hole

 

[Mark_G]

I have started colouring a triangle on the ball, a solid equilateral one about 12 mm length, on the green today I suddenly realised I could use it as an alignment marker, but then thought it may not be allowed so deliberately put the triangle under the ball. Is it allowed to be marked and used to help putting?

 

[Imurg]

Tour Pros draw lines on theirs so I guess it's ok...

 

[JT77]

Usually mark them with 3 dots, any colour for the 3 bairns, or with a JT.

 

[Basher]

On my Srixons it's 2 eyes above the name.
On my Nikes it's 2 eyes above the swoosh.

 

[palindromicbob]

I have started colouring a triangle on the ball, a solid equilateral one about 12 mm length, on the green today I suddenly realised I could use it as an alignment marker, but then thought it may not be allowed so deliberately put the triangle under the ball. Is it allowed to be marked and used to help putting?

Marking on the ball for alignment is fine. Most balls come printed with an alignment arrow anyway! You can draw around the full equator of the ball if you really want.

 

[One Planer]

Small blue dot, above left of the "S" of Srixon on my AD333

 

[G1BB0]

usually a line round the equator but havent bothered lately and just use my initials STG

 

[SharkAttack]

Quite simple, when I want my balls marked I tell "She who shall be obeyed" I'll be playing 5 days this week. She then puts her shiney boots on and marks my balls for me. .

Seriously though, Colour the T in Taylormade red or a red O in Srixon.

Shark

 

[fundy]

Red circle round the number and red line on the side

 

[Region3]

Mine differs depending on how I'm feeling. I mark all of them when I get a new box though so I don't have to faff about on the course finding pens in my bag.

I use 3 different colours on each sleeve, so when I've done the box I have 12 completely different balls.

Last box got done with the different suits in a pack of cards. I was bored that night. Normally they just get dots, sometimes 1 under the name, sometimes 3 under the name, and sometimes 1 either side of the name.

 

[oltimer]

Stamped "Fred`s lost another one" this way others return those lost with great pleasure.

 

[need_my_wedge]

Any combination of 358 in red.

 

[bobmac]

Smiffy marks his by bouncing them off trees, walls, roads and paths

 

[Liverbirdie]

I'm another one who does a smiley, at the end of the day your on a golf course, so enjoy it.

Life could be worse.

 

[Smiffy]

Smiffy marks his by bouncing them off trees, walls, roads and paths

It would be really great if I could actually reach the trees, walls, roads and paths at the moment

 

[USER1999]

Another green shamrock user. They are actually quite common.

I also put a green line around the circumference. This could be used for alignment, but I don't. It is mainly so I can see it is my ball from a distance without having to faff about rotating it to find a miniscule mark that may have worn off anyway.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

I normally mark mines by blading it with a lob wedge.

Other than that I score out the 'leist' bit of the name. What remains describes me to a tee.