brogies Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I've always been intrigued by how people, especially pros, mark their golf balls. For the last couple years, I've written a simple "AG" (my initials) to the top right of the ball logo. I'm a bit of a minimalist I guess. Now, all you psychos, show off your elaborate ball markings and explain the reasoning or significance! GolferXY, Josh Parker, EasyPutter and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 10K 9º | Ping Tour 2.0 Black 75S Fairway Wood: Ping G430 Max 3W 15º | Ping Tour 2.0 Chrome 75S Hybrids: Ping G425 Max 3H 19º | Tensei Orange 80S & Ping 4i iCrossover 22.5° | Ping Tour 2.0 Chrome 85S Irons: Mizuno JPX921 Forged (5-GW) | Dynamic Gold 120 S300 Wedges: Ping s159 54º & 58º | PING Z-Z115 Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Ball: 2023 ProV1x / 2024 Vice Pro Plus Link to comment
Popular Post RoverRick Posted May 14 Popular Post Share Posted May 14 I’ve marked my ball with an inverted v and 3 dots for about 20 years. Here is a picture from the Titleist golf ball test that shows a ball after 18 holes. You can just make out the ball marking on the left side. When the show “Who do you think you are?” first aired in 2004, my sister and I decided to trace out family. While my mother immigrated from Germany in the 1960’s, we knew my father’s side was in Texas when it was a country. We continued the journey to learn that 10 generations ago when my 10-times great grandfather bought land from William Penn in 1681 and was instrumental in the Pennsylvania Colony. Going back even further my 12-times great grandfather was knighted by Elizabeth I around 1570. On his coat of arms is what is officially called “Three roundlets separated by a chevron.” I thought this was very cool and easily identified. brogies, Josh Parker, William P and 8 others 3 1 7 Quote G430 LST 10.5° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Driver G430 Max 15° on T P T POWER 18 Hi Fairway SIM2 Rescue 3H on T P T POWER 18 Hi Hybrid P790 Black 4-G on i95 S SM9 54° & 58° on Wedge DF2.1 on White ProV1 Precision Pro NX7 Pro All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid Link to comment
brogies Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 9 hours ago, RoverRick said: I’ve marked my ball with an inverted v and 3 dots for about 20 years. Here is a picture from the Titleist golf ball test that shows a ball after 18 holes. You can just make out the ball marking on the left side. When the show “Who do you think you are?” first aired in 2004, my sister and I decided to trace out family. While my mother immigrated from Germany in the 1960’s, we knew my father’s side was in Texas when it was a country. We continued the journey to learn that 10 generations ago when my 10-times great grandfather bought land from William Penn in 1681 and was instrumental in the Pennsylvania Colony. Going back even further my 12-times great grandfather was knighted by Elizabeth I around 1570. On his coat of arms is what is officially called “Three roundlets separated by a chevron.” I thought this was very cool and easily identified. Wtf, that’s way cooler than mine. Unfair! tdroma98, Rob Person, Northern Monkey and 6 others 1 8 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 10K 9º | Ping Tour 2.0 Black 75S Fairway Wood: Ping G430 Max 3W 15º | Ping Tour 2.0 Chrome 75S Hybrids: Ping G425 Max 3H 19º | Tensei Orange 80S & Ping 4i iCrossover 22.5° | Ping Tour 2.0 Chrome 85S Irons: Mizuno JPX921 Forged (5-GW) | Dynamic Gold 120 S300 Wedges: Ping s159 54º & 58º | PING Z-Z115 Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Ball: 2023 ProV1x / 2024 Vice Pro Plus Link to comment
ChitownM2 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I always just use a blue sharpie and make 3 dots in a triangle pattern on the two sides 90° from the logo. No real reason behind why I chose this other than I hadn't seen it before unlike using a single red dot that I find with some frequency Makes it easy to spot my ball as no matter how it is sitting you can usually see some blue dots. brogies, EasyPutter, Rob Person and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment
DaveP043 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 5 minutes ago, ChitownM2 said: Makes it easy to spot my ball as no matter how it is sitting you can usually see some blue dots. A friend, a D-3 golf coach, tells his players to mark only one side of their ball. There will be very rare occasions when they need to lift it to ID it, but it will happen more often than if they mark both sides. Even more rare, there are time when it will have a glob of mud on it. You can't clean a ball when you've lifted it to ID it, but you CAN replace it in almost any orientation, per Clarification 14.2c/1. So assuming you need to lift a ball to ID it, you ARE allowed to rotate that ball so that you're not going to make contact with the glob of mud. No doubt this is a miniscule advantage, but it IS an advantage, and completely within the Rules. I mark my golf balls with widely spaced black dots on each side of the number, the dots essentially under each end of the Snell Golf (or Titleist or Taylormade) logo. No real reason, its just the way I've done it starting in the days when you used a golf pencil to kind of "drill" the dots into the balata cover. cnosil, William P, EasyPutter and 5 others 6 2 Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment
ChitownM2 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 57 minutes ago, DaveP043 said: A friend, a D-3 golf coach, tells his players to mark only one side of their ball. There will be very rare occasions when they need to lift it to ID it, but it will happen more often than if they mark both sides. Even more rare, there are time when it will have a glob of mud on it. You can't clean a ball when you've lifted it to ID it, but you CAN replace it in almost any orientation, per Clarification 14.2c/1. So assuming you need to lift a ball to ID it, you ARE allowed to rotate that ball so that you're not going to make contact with the glob of mud. No doubt this is a miniscule advantage, but it IS an advantage, and completely within the Rules. I mark my golf balls with widely spaced black dots on each side of the number, the dots essentially under each end of the Snell Golf (or Titleist or Taylormade) logo. No real reason, its just the way I've done it starting in the days when you used a golf pencil to kind of "drill" the dots into the balata cover. Probably good advice but I don't play any competitive golf where it would probably matter. Plus if I'm having a bad round and I've lost 2 balls or more I'll sometimes reach into my bag for a rando and start using that so I may not always remember what I have in play Northern Monkey, brogies, EasyPutter and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment
VernL4 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 hour ago, ChitownM2 said: Probably good advice but I don't play any competitive golf where it would probably matter. Plus if I'm having a bad round and I've lost 2 balls or more I'll sometimes reach into my bag for a rando and start using that so I may not always remember what I have in play Yep, there have been many times that I just blindly grab something out of the bag and I don't even know what I've hit. Honestly, I don't have any marking system. I play them as I get them. Rob Person, William P, Josh Parker and 2 others 4 1 Quote M6 clubs in the bag and a GARMIN Fenix 7 on the wrist! Link to comment
Manny Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I dont mark my ball. The other 2 guys I play with have keen eyes and we know where we hit our ball and away we go. brogies, EasyPutter, VernL4 and 4 others 6 1 Quote I Play in SW WA and in the PDX area I like to walk, I have a Clicgear with all the accoutrements and I am considering getting a V2. Link to comment
cnosil Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 16 minutes ago, Manny said: I dont mark my ball. The other 2 guys I play with have keen eyes and we know where we hit our ball and away we go. If you get to your ball and another ball with the same make and number with no markings near yours, how do you know which one is yours? ChitownM2, brogies, EasyPutter and 6 others 9 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: Paradym AI Smoke Max HL 16.5* w/MCA TENSEI AV Series Blue Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
Bossfan Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Mine is kind of boring. I just draw a straight line above the manufacturer name. Nice and simple. EasyPutter, brogies, Rob Person and 3 others 6 Quote D- Tour Edge EXS 220 4W- Sub 70 949X Hybrid- Sub 70 949X Utility- Sub 70 699 U 21 degree Irons- Sub 70 749 5-PW Wedges- Sub 70 286 50+54, Tour Edge 1 out 58 degree Putter- Cleveland Huntington Beach soft # 11 Ball- Titleist Tour Soft Link to comment
RetiredBoomer Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) I don't mark mine at all. They have my name. my club, and ball # 79 printed on them. Whose could they possibly be? Edited May 14 by RetiredBoomer Rob Person, William P, brogies and 3 others 3 3 Quote in flux Link to comment
Popular Post Northern Monkey Posted May 14 Popular Post Share Posted May 14 I mark all mine with a paw, just cos it’s different and I like animals more than people Josh Parker, William P, atmikeyp and 9 others 5 2 4 1 Quote Driver: G430 Max Fairway: LTDx Max 3 wood Hybrid: King Tec 3 hybrid Irons: Forged Tec 4-PW + GW Wedges: Jaws 56 SM9 52 Putter: Mallet Ball: Chrome Soft Link to comment
ChitownM2 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) 6 hours ago, cnosil said: If you get to your ball and another ball with the same make and number with no markings near yours, how do you know which one is yours? This actually happened to me, met a neighbor at my kid's lemonade stand, saw his sub70 hat and invited him to golf. First shot of the first round together we both pulled our drives towards the water very near each other but we didn't see either land because a tree blocked our view. Turned out we were both playing the chrome soft soccer balls and he found the first ball and claimed it was his so I kept looking for mine..... After conceding it must have gone into the drink I walked back to where he was about to hit and saw my three blue dots on the ball he was addressing. Gave him the bad news and remember thinking who the F is this guy trying to steal my ball . Turns out he is a great guy and we still play together regularly but was a memorable first round. Edited May 14 by ChitownM2 brogies, EnderinAZ, cnosil and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment
Hacker60521 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Right before I retired a couple of years ago, I was lucky enough to receive many boxes of company logo balls so I just use those. At my rate I’ll probably have to buy some balls next year unless my game improves. William P, Rob Person, Josh Parker and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: Stealth2 3W: Stealth2 4H: Stealth 2 Irons 4I-9I: T200 Wedges P, 48: T200 Wedges 54, 58: Vokey SM9 Putter: O Works #1 Black Link to comment
Dweed Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I don't mark mine at all. So seldom do I run across folks and we have the exact same. If it does happen, I just switch. The other easy tell for me is mine will always have a spot of mud on it. Northern Monkey, Josh Parker, William P and 3 others 6 Quote D- Ping G 400 SFT 16*- Adams Tight Lie 19*- Adams Tight Lie 4H- Ping G 400 5-U- Ping G 400 SW- Nike 56*- Ping Glide 2 P- Sub70 004 Mallet Link to comment
schooner44 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I play the Srixon Q Star Divides and I never see anyone Else playing them so I never have to mark them. I used to use those little press on decal things but found them to be a PITA. Josh Parker, Rob Person, EasyPutter and 4 others 7 Quote Callaway Rogue ST Max D driver Callaway Rogue ST Max D 5 wood Callaway Rogue 7 wood Callaway Rogue 11 wood Callaway Rogue ST Max 4 Hybrid Callaway Rogue ST Max OS Lite 6-AW TaylorMade MG3 wedges (52, 56 & 60) Scotty Cameron Select Roundback Link to comment
Tom the Golf Nut Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Always a blue alignment line. The line starts on both sides of the ball model name but doesn’t go through it. Josh Parker, Rob Person, William P and 5 others 8 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment
russtopherb Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I put 2 green dots above the right side of the logo. I have no idea why. I started doing it years ago. brogies, EasyPutter, Northern Monkey and 5 others 8 Quote In my Big Max hybrid bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h D200 6i-GW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 Tour S Link to comment
BreakfastBall15 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 One orange dot on each side of the brand logo. Used to do 3 black dots until I realized one of my normal playing partners did the same thing EasyPutter, brogies, tdroma98 and 5 others 8 Quote Driver: PXG Black Ops, Ventus Blue 6X Fairways: PXG 0311 XF Gen 5 3 and 5 wood, Project X Riptide CB 6.0 Hybrid: PXG 0311 XF Gen 5 22 degree, Project X Riptide 6.0 Irons: PXG 0311P Gen 5 5-PW, Project X LS 6.5 Wedges: PXG SG2 50, 56(55), Modus 125 Wedge; PXG SG 2 60, KBS 130 Wedge Putter: TaylorMade Spider GT Red SB Ball: Maxfli Tour S MGS Star Grip Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63328-star-grips-2024-forum-review/ Link to comment
Popular Post EasyPutter Posted May 16 Popular Post Share Posted May 16 (edited) I used to use 6 purple dots in a hexagon with one extra dot on opposite sides that made a diamond and while great to spot took more time than I cared for. Always between the makers mark and alignment mark. Decided to switch it for a logo I created during my transition briefings at military retirement when it was said to brand yourself to make something memorable. I played with my initials and once I went from using upper to lower case letters, I found they stacked nicely into this form. Best part it takes about as long to draw as 2 or 3 dots, still a purple sharpie between makers mark and alignment mark. And the turning the ball mentioned before is preferable to keep the Sharpie marker ink from transferring to the club face. I usually present my ball mark at the first tee with new people and it is amazing how many will tell me some time after that round that they had seen the balls I lost (though I have yet to get one they've found given back to me lol) Edited May 17 by EasyPutter readability Preeway, Northern Monkey, Trevor613 and 8 others 11 Quote Derek Verified Hack, ~21 handicap Golf for exercise and peace of mind. |> Big Dogs: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D (10.5), Tommy Armour TA1 3h (19), Ginty Trouble Club (29) |> Blades: First StrikeTM DeliveranceTM 4(23) 5(26) 6(29) 7(33) 8(37) 9(41) P(45) |> Chipper: Orlimar Escape (37) |> Wedges: Worx (55) Lovett (59) |> Flatstick: L.A.B. Golf DF2.1 C130 Supercharged 3.5+ Q6 Slope Premium MGS Logo Ball mark IGBRC International Golf Ball Rescue Commission / Founder Graduate/Mentor "The World's Greatest Golf Club Without The Course" Member #334 2020 Official Tester - PuttUp mat 2021 Official Tester - Inesis Waterproof Grip Golf Shoes 2022 Official Tester - L.A.B.Putters 2023 Official Tester - Red Rooster Sussex Golf Glove 2023 Official Tester - Lean Lock Putter 2024 Official Tester - Callaway Smoke Driver It's all lies I tell you, everywhere the golf ball comes to rest! If it wasn't for inconsistency, I would have no consistency in my game! Link to comment
tdroma98 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) I mark my golf balls with a Fluorescent Pink sharpie. Not many people use pink. The mark is always at the end of the ball name in a dimple, such as the Titleist below and I mark both sides. When using the OnCore VeroX1 ball, OnCore makes it really easy with their new logo = the O has a good space & I fill in with the pink sharpie. Also use pink alignment line. Edited May 16 by tdroma98 Northern Monkey, William P, Rob Person and 3 others 6 Quote Titleist T200 Irons - 5i thru Gap Wedge - Stiff AMT Black Callaway PARADYM X 9.0 with Hazrdous X Black 6.0 Stiff Shaft Fairway Woods: Callaway Maverick 3W & RazrX Black 5W - Stiff Flex Rescue: Apex 4 (22 degree )- Recoil 75H stiff flex Wedges: Titleist SM8 - 54 (D Grind) wedge flex; SM8 58(M grind) wedge flex Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5.5 Ball: Titleist ProV1 Handicap: 0 Link to comment
Josh Parker Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I just make an alignment line on the type of ball and nowadays over the existing alignment mark. Northern Monkey, TJ Hall, Rob Person and 2 others 5 Quote Paradym TD Driver w/ Ventus Blue 6S 3W MKII ZX 5's (4-6) w/ KBS Tour V MKII ZX 7's (7-PW) w/ KBS Tour V Vokey Wedges 50* 54* 58* DF2.1 Putter Link to comment
Rob Person Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I may have been given an adult themed stencil cap as a gift. I also may have used it on balls on their last leg of life, to hit over water or on tricky tee shots where you are almost guaranteed a chance to lose it to the trees. Mostly I don't mark mine, but on occasion will fill in a dimple at each end of the brand stamp. On the divides, I use a blue marker and draw a line around the circumference of the ball in-between the colors. EnderinAZ, GolferXY, Northern Monkey and 1 other 4 Quote WITB-Foremost 551's - 3w, 5w, 5-SW (circa 1998), Top Flite 460cc Driver, Adam's 7w, Warrior GW and 60⁰, Odyssey AI-One DB putter. Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment
TSauer Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I don't get too fancy with my markings, usually just a dot or two next to the number. brogies, EnderinAZ, Rob Person and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment
StripeyGreenTV Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I use three dots, either red or green. Green normally, red for provisional and then also use Trident Align. brogies and Rob Person 2 Quote WITB: Ping G430 Driver, G410 3-Wood, G410 5-Wood, G410 Hybrid, G410 Irons, Vokey SM8 Wedges & LAB Golf 2.1 Putter. HCAP 12.5 - Member at Flixton Golf Club - Manchester, UK. Link to comment
Cmra1 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I just use a blue sharpie to fill a dimple to the right, slightly above, the manufacturer name on both sides. Simple mark but easy to spot. Rob Person and brogies 2 Quote Callaway Mavrick Driver, Callaway Rouge Max 3,5 wood, Cobra 3-4 hybrid, Nike Vrs Forged irons 5-A, Cleveland Zipcore 56,60, Odyssey Marksman Link to comment
Richard Fahrney Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I put my initials on the ball. Rob Person and brogies 2 Quote Played golf for over 50 years until my health and business calendar reduced my time to less then 5 rounds a year. Then 4 years ago I retired, changed my diet and lifestyle, lost 100 pounds and got back on the course. Its been a struggle but things are getting better. Link to comment
gingerbeast87 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I have a moustache and glasses stamp the missus bought me as a stocking filler last year. TK_, brogies and Rob Person 3 Quote Ryan Gardiner Driver: Wilson Deep Red Maxx Woods: 3W Cobra speedzone Hybrid: 4H Cobra Speedzone Irons: Cobra King F8 5-9, PW, GW Wedges: Rife RX7 60:8 & 56:12 Putter: Odyssey White Hot Pro Hammer Link to comment
Chubbs1991 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 A simple alignment line in maroon or neon yellow. brogies and Rob Person 2 Quote Driver: Mizuno Stz Fairway: Titliest 9115 3 Wood Irons: Callaway Legacy Black 4-PW Wedges: Vokeys Putter: Phantom 5.5 Ball: ProV Link to comment
TK_ Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 I use a Srixon Z-Star XV and since no one uses a Srixon, I don’t have to mark it. Sadly, a dozen of these went from $28 to $40+ once they started being the official ball sponsor of the PGA last year. I found it and used it the day I shot an 80 (my lowest round to date). So, I wanted to keep with it and since they were fairly on the cheaper side at under $30 a dozen, I was sold. Now I can’t deny the results haha. brogies and Rob Person 2 Quote - TK Link to comment
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