Marking a ball before play.

[Slime]

We all know that it's wise to mark your golf ball before playing in order to identify it if the need arises.
I'm playing in a charity match tomorrow and have marked the ball I'll start with ..................... which got me to thinking.
Is it illegal to mark your ball with a swing thought?
It could be 'smooth' or 'low and slow' or many others, but would that be permissible?

 

[xcore]

Surely it's fine, as some come with an arrow which could be used as an alignment aid?!

 

[clubchamp98]

We all know that it's wise to mark your golf ball before playing in order to identify it if the need arises.
I'm playing in a charity match tomorrow and have marked the ball I'll start with ..................... which got me to thinking.
Is it illegal to mark your ball with a swing thought?
It could be 'smooth' or 'low and slow' or many others, but would that be permissible?

dont see why not you see all sorts of logos on balls.
As far as I know you can put anything on it as long as it doesn't change its playing chareteristics.

 

[patricks148]

i think you can put what you like on it.

some wags at my club started putting messages on balls for people that find them, namely the guys that go ball hunting at night. a couple of them complained:rofl:

 

[rosecott]

At the annual Gainsborough shindig, CaptainRon famously marked Smiffy's ball - which had been hoofed from his hole to our fairway - with the large letters "KNOB". He continued to play with it so it must have been legal.

 

[LIG]

Was that charge admitted or "not proven"? :rofl:

 

[LIG]

And didn't Smiffy blame his three blobs from that point forward on how the ball fight was affected by the GREEN writing!


Edit: Apologies to OP for going off point!

 

[TheJezster]

write "cock" on it if you want.. as long as it's a normal ball it's fine

 

[HomerJSimpson]

At the annual Gainsborough shindig, CaptainRon famously marked Smiffy's ball - which had been hoofed from his hole to our fairway - with the large letters "KNOB". He continued to play with it so it must have been legal.

Not the first time a ball has been marked that way. Some reprobates defaced my own ball that way at Camberley

 

[rosecott]

Not the first time a ball has been marked that way. Some reprobates defaced my own ball that way at Camberley

I can't believe it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I can't believe it.

Sad but true

 

[User20205]

Sad but true

I'm not one to tell tales, but it was that there chrisd. Did you notice the green sharpie all over his fingers. Turns out he was fuming when you fired it into the green whilst he was still putting out

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'm not one to tell tales, but it was that there chrisd. Did you notice the green sharpie all over his fingers. Turns out he was fuming when you fired it into the green whilst he was still putting out

No one on the green when I played the shot. Even my PP's thought the group in front had moved on, with no players or bags visible. Blinding shot I played too but was emotionally scarred by the reckless vandalism of my ball and failed to make the putt

 

[User20205]

No one on the green when I played the shot. Even my PP's thought the group in front had moved on, with no players or bags visible. Blinding shot I played too but was emotionally scarred by the reckless vandalism of my ball and failed to make the putt

The bags were there, you could have killed the old fella !!

 

[ScienceBoy]

Something we have all done at least once.

Usually it's that perfect angle where all players and bags are hidden and the green looks little lovely and clear.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The bags were there, you could have killed the old fella !!

Not one of our group could see any bags and all said I was good to go. I'm not good enough to hit a moving target so the old boy was perfectly safe

 

[User20205]

Not one of our group could see any bags and all said I was good to go. I'm not good enough to hit a moving target so the old boy was perfectly safe

I've never seen Chris move so quick, it was a good test of his hips!!!
Was a good shot. Shame about the putt

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I've never seen Chris move so quick, it was a good test of his hips!!!
Was a good shot. Shame about the putt

I was emotionally scarred by the attack on my ball. A quivering husk of a golfer

 

[User20205]

I was emotionally scarred by the attack on my ball. A quivering husk of a golfer

You have a point. I'm sure you were on the cusp of single figs then??
Is Chris to blame for the slight hiccup?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

You have a point. I'm sure you were on the cusp of single figs then??
Is Chris to blame for the slight hiccup?

Now that is a very interesting point. Now you've brought it up it could be the source of all my problems. He's scarred me mentally and ruined my game. Where's there's blame........