Where do you mark your ball?

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By PLounds

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  1. PLounds

    PLounds

    Sounds like a daft question, but if the point of marking it is to help you identity your ball then you'd have to mark it in such a way that it was likely that you'd know your ball regardless of how it had landed eg deep in the rough so you can only the top of the ball. In that case putting multiple lines round the ball might work but putting just a single mark on one side wouldn't.

    Or do you mark your ball ever so lightly so that if it is in the deep rough you get an opportunity to take it out to identify it and then put it back in a slightly better position?

  2. Chuck Z

    Chuck Z
    Mt Pleasant, SC

    Military
    First I always buy #8 golf balls when I place my orders in the spring. Additionally I will place three blue dots in a triangle manner by the number. I chose the #8 because it is rare that you see golfers playing with high numbers.
  3. Barry M

    Barry M
    Reno, NV

    I use a red Marks A Lot and put a dot about the size of a dime over the ball model logo. For awhile I thought that was pretty common because the pro shop had a bunch of them in the used ball bin. But our pro told me "Nope, you're the only one I know who does that, and you still have to pay if you want them back."
  4. GMaynard

    GMaynard

    Military
    I put my initials on opposite sides and I put a red line through the ProV1
  5. Jon T

    Jon T
    Iowa City / Cedar Rapids, Iowa

    Military
    I've been made fun of for having a "101 Dalmatian's" ball - I have three dots on either side of the logo. Someone stole my black marker out of my bag at the beginning of the season so now my dots are blue.
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  6. Bill N

    Bill N
    Intervale, NH

    Military
    A single alignment line around the ball. A small slash through the number.
  7. Dale V

    Dale V
    Surprise AZ

    USGA rule 7 tells you how to identify your ball by lifting if necessary but always replacing it in the same condition as it was when you performed that identification. Usually your lie will allow you to see your small unique marking if it is on both sides of the ball. Anyone using the identification rule to better their lie would be someone I am not interested in playing with during a competitive situation.
  8. Mary Beth S.

    Mary Beth S.
    Lenexa, KS

    Play number 77 makes my ball distinctive from others, but I add 2 blue dots on either side of the number, plus an alignment line on the side opposite the ProV1 mark.
  9. Andrew A

    Andrew A
    Charlotte, NC

    I play #77 custom balls which helps. I also use my signature along the sidestamp line of the Pro V1 Left Dash. I find the signature is unique and everyone uses dots.

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