Naming a provisional ball

SwingsitlikeHogan said:
As I stand over my provisional I say to myself 'what a Dick you are' :rolleyes:
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A small word can be remarkably charged with meaning.

A member of my school staff once reported a graffito to me which stated 'Mr X is a big dick.''
Mr X went on to say that he wouldn't have minded so much had the offender scribbled has rather than is.

Since he hadn't been granted the opportunity for such gratuitous boasting, I got the message painted over.
 
Yes simple slips indeed…

Back in the mid 70s at the height of the troubles, some lads in our posh Glasgow Southside suburb decided to do their wee bit of protest - and so painted in 3ft high letters on the local private school pavilion the - they thought very - provocative 1619 FTP

Close…🙄
 
williamalex1 said:
I was taught to declare I was playing a provisional ball and identify it differently to my previous attempts/balls in case only one ball is found.
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I played with a chap once who hit his original in the rubbish on the right, and then actually hit his provisional into the same place (as opposed to straight down the middle as is normal).

As we left the tee and approached the area he hit both balls, I asked which ball was which. His answer was "They are both Titleist 1's, with red dots". He had just grabbed them out of the same box, applied same markings, and didn't see the problem. He wasn't best pleased when I explained that even if we found the ball(s), we wouldn't be able to tell which was the original
 
Swango1980 said:
I played with a chap once who hit his original in the rubbish on the right, and then actually hit his provisional into the same place (as opposed to straight down the middle as is normal).

As we left the tee and approached the area he hit both balls, I asked which ball was which. His answer was "They are both Titleist 1's, with red dots". He had just grabbed them out of the same box, applied same markings, and didn't see the problem. He wasn't best pleased when I explained that even if we found the ball(s), we wouldn't be able to tell which was the original
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There was an incident where both players had to go back and replay from as near as they could.
One player had to drop another ball but unfortunately he unknowingly picked a Pro V with the same number as his opponents.
Both ball played on the same line at towards the flag on an elevated green , one ball stopped 10 feet away the other 8 .
 
Swango1980 said:
I played with a chap once who hit his original in the rubbish on the right, and then actually hit his provisional into the same place (as opposed to straight down the middle as is normal).

As we left the tee and approached the area he hit both balls, I asked which ball was which. His answer was "They are both Titleist 1's, with red dots". He had just grabbed them out of the same box, applied same markings, and didn't see the problem. He wasn't best pleased when I explained that even if we found the ball(s), we wouldn't be able to tell which was the original
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I find it's usually the one with the better lie is my original.
 
DickInShorts said:
Easy answer - I mark each sleeve of balls as follows:
1 with red line and my initials
1 blue
And the other black

No confusion as I always ensure my provisional is marked a different colour to the original
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My provisional is always a completely different golf ball altogether, often a different colour. Just so there is no doubt.
 
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