What sort of marks do you put on your golf balls to identify them as yours? I saw in one of the major golf magazines a while back where they showed some of the more unusual markings from the pros.
I usually circle the number and put my initials above the brand name. ( I know, it's boring, but does the job!! )
I put my intials on one side and favorite number on the other and then a line to line up putts.
Last season it was different, it changed season to season just as Frog.
I usually use a purple sharpie and draw a line thru the name of the ball. My daughter drew some flowers on a sleeve for me one time. Probably the longest I ever played a sleeve before loosing them. Nothing more manly than teeing off with you Titleist petunias.
I came across a blue Sharpie on a course a few years back, and use that to circle the number on the ball. Nothing too outrageous, though I usually end up palming them before the ink dries and end up with a faded circle and blue hands!
A friend of mine in HS drew an "X-rated male image" on a ball once, used it to line up putts, and he was on fire! Until of course he lost the ball and had to rely on more conventional putting methods!
I used to put a dot next to the number, but in many lies the dot wouldn't be visible. In the rough (I go there sometimes), I'd stupidly assume that the ball I was standing over was my ball and I'd just fire away. Most of the time it was my ball, but once or twice a year I'd hit a wrong ball, which I wouldn't figure out till I marked the sucker on the green. In league play, this is real bad: 2-shot penalty, go back down the fairway looking for your real ball, hold up your group, explain yourself the group behind you...
So now I use a black sharpie to put 6 equally-spaced dots on the ball: 1 on its north pole, 1 on its south pole and 4 around its equator. This way, however the ball comes to rest, at least 1 dot is plainly visible, and usually 2. I haven't hit a wrong ball in a while now.
I found one of my lost balls in a used ball sale bucket once. Didn't buy it back though.
That would create a real dilemma for me. The ball obviously either didn't want to be found (by me anyway) or didn't want to play anymore. Now, if like some guys, I had my name printed on the ball...I'd have to buy every one of them back just to avoid the embarrassment! I suppose the ultimate in finding your lost ball in a used bin would be if the used bin was at a course you haven't played before. :( What do you do if one of your group spots your ball in the used bin?
Just curious....Why didn't you buy it back?
Last edited by leaguegolf : June 27th, 2004 at 12:41 AM.
I have never marked my balls before, golf balls included. However, you have me thinking about it and I probably will mark my golf balls tonight. I'll let the wife worry about the others (although they have never been lost or strayed). I'm thinking of putting a "C" to the left of the number on my ProV1x and a "O" to the right - my boys initials.
June 25th, 2004, 10:12 PM
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The ball obviously either didn't want to be found (by me anyway) or didn't want to play anymore. 
Now, if like some guys, I had my name printed on the ball...I'd have to buy every one of them back just to avoid the embarrassment! 
I suppose the ultimate in finding your lost ball in a used bin would be if the used bin was at a course you haven't played before. :( What do you do if one of your group spots your ball in the used bin? 
(although they have never been lost or strayed). I'm thinking of putting a "C" to the left of the number on my ProV1x and a "O" to the right - my boys initials.
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