Identifying Your Ball On The First Tee

[SammmeBee]

But if everyone identified their ball on the tee, you would soon realise you didn't have any markings and it wouldn't take too long to rectify. Some people just like to make barriers when there really aren't any

Need to hit a provisional….rush to bag…grab ball….tee off…becomes ball in play….realise not marked ball….DQ….

 

[Bratty]

I always mark my golf ball with a circle around the number. It also helps that I play Mizuno balls more often than not... which aren't exactly popular! 😉 When I buy a dozen, I mark them all immediately and then mix the sleeves up so there's not the same number twice in one sleeve. That way, I know I'm not pulling the same number out for the reload.
I also tell my playing partners the make and number of ball I'm playing. If they want to tell me, that's fine. If they don't, that's fine too. If they hit one off the fairway and need help looking, I'm asking what they're playing before I start looking though.

 

[Slab]

Tip: if you use your sharpie to colour in your thumb first then grab the ball it makes a good finger print mark, when the ‘lost’ ball is found, or another player queries the marking to check if its my ball, I can scan it with my phone and if it unlocks then I know its mine

(provisional balls can be marked with the other thumb to prevent errors when two balls are played)

 

[Smiffy]

I always mark my ball with three little green dots in the shape of a triangle. You have to be very careful with your spacing though, as one of the dots slightly out of place can cause unwanted side spin on drives, or uneven tracking on putts.

 

[rosecott]

I always mark my ball with three little green dots in the shape of a triangle. You have to be very careful with your spacing though, as one of the dots slightly out of place can cause unwanted side spin on drives, or uneven tracking on putts.

And the word "KNOB" written on it prevents it straying onto adjacent fairways.

Our annual Gainsborough shindig keeps going - we're there in a couple of weeks.

 

[Swango1980]

I just use balls I find on the course, so they are marked however the previous owners marked them

 

[Smiffy]

And the word "KNOB" written on it prevents it straying onto adjacent fairways.

Our annual Gainsborough shindig keeps going - we're there in a couple of weeks.

I miss the Gainsborough trips. Was always a great laugh.
And such good value for money!!!

 

[chrisd]

one of the dots slightly out of place can cause uneven tracking on putts.

That'll be the cause of the "Blackmoor" incident 😖😖