Marker pens

[Deleted member 21258]

I don't understand why anybody would compromise the aerodynamics of the golf ball by adding pen onto it. Losing those marginal gains straight out the box!

I found if I put the line only on the left side of the ball, it stops it slicing to much

 

[CliveW]

I have recently been marking a line on my ball to assist with putting but find that the line often gets smudged after the ball has been hit a few times,

Make sure you're using a Sharpie Permanent marker and not one of their non-permanent ones.

 

[jim8flog]

From Lidl

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I use a Technomatic ball spinner, there are very few balls that are aerodynamicly straight when put down in a random fashion or using any sort of existing marking on the ball.

The salesman saw you coming ?

 

[jim8flog]

The salesman saw you coming ?

It has been argued on many an occasion on another forum

The proof is in the pudding so to speak. When you watch what happens when the ball is spun from a standing start it convinces you very quickly.

Given that I bought it more than 10 years ago vey little additional cost - around 50 pence per year.

 

[Hooker]

Put the line on at home when you buy the balls, if you do it on the first tee it will smudge more easily.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Ask TheRod - apparently green Sharpie's are the way to go ?

KNOB

 

[Blue in Munich]

KNOB

Is that an admission?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Is that an admission? [/QUOTE}

Sorry I thought that was the forum default marking

 

[shane3003]

I use Marki permanent pens, been using the same one for around 4-5 years and really good, as pens go!

 

[Orikoru]

I just use a purple Sharpie, and I bought it in a golf club pro shop so assumed it was fit for purpose. The marking does wear off and go a bit faint after 3 rounds, I just make sure I try and lose the ball then so it's not a problem.

 

[Liverbirdie]

I need lessons in drawing the line.
Does anyone know a good coach?

My ruler doesn’t stay straight as I go around the perimeter of the ball.
Do I need a french curve perhaps?

My mate works at C.E.R.N. in Switzerland, you know, where the Hadron collider is and they have a special machine that he can put balls in and they are aligned nuclearly. Send me 100 tp 5's and I'll get him to do them next time he's over.

What colour?

Lapus Lazuli is my current fave.

 

[chrisd]

I just use a purple Sharpie, and I bought it in a golf club pro shop so assumed it was fit for purpose. The marking does wear off and go a bit faint after 3 rounds, I just make sure I try and lose the ball then so it's not a problem.

Purple?

How Slazenger is that ??

 

[richart]

I currently game a stiff shafted marker pen, but as I get older I may have to switch to a senior shaft.

 

[Leftie]

I may have to switch to a senior shaft.

May have to ???

 

[mikejohnchapman]

Apparently it's all in the colour - you have to match the colour of the line on your ball with the line on your putter. If it's white you have a problem.

Like you i'm not convinced all sharpies are created equal!

 

[jim8flog]

What about today's premium balls, how do they balance?
ProV1, Bridgestone TourB etc?

I only use premium balls and they are all the same. Never known any one ball better than another.

 

[Pathetic Shark]

Does anyone know where you can get custom-fitted for the best Sharpie?

 

[nickjdavis]

Does anyone know where you can get custom-fitted for the best Sharpie?

Fitting is overrated....once you find a sharpie that suits you if you then have lessons then you will be marking your ball in a more efficient way. The best thing to do is go down WH Smiths....and try a few different pens out, find one that suits you and then get onto eBay China to see if you can get them at a cheaper price than the specialist retailers sell them for.

 

[JohnnyDee]

Here's the answer.

Although it just could be snake oil, or as I prefer to think of it - utterly preposterous old cobblers. I think they're trying to make a big thing out of saying they've drawn three lines on it.