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Did a quick search and couldn't find anything.

Do you put any unique markings on your ball for easy identification?
Or do you like to play it nude?

I like to keep it simple with a black sharpie and mark 3 dots in a triangle shape, just to the right of the number.

The most interesting mark i've seen on a golf ball is two small marijuana leaves on both sides next to the number, and a nice '420' on the side. Found it in the deep rough.

Ever find any balls with unique markings?
The sticks:
Driver: r5 10.5° Stiff N
3 wood: 980f 15°
Irons: RAC OS 4-9
Wedges: 48° & 56°, SV 60°Putter: TracyBall: NXT Tour
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I used to put the dots on, but i just make sure the guys i'm playing with aren't playing the same ball as me. i figure i shouldn't waste my time marking my whole collection when it's just as easy to pull out a callaway instead of a titleist if somebody else is playing one.
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During my tournament yesterday, I was playing a Titleist 4, with a blue dot next to the number. My playing partner was using the same golf ball, with the SAME marking. So I put two more red dots on it to make sure it was distingushable from the others...

Driver Ping G10 10.5*
Hybrids Ping G5 (3) 19* Bridgestone J36 (4) 22*
Irons Mizuno MP-57 5-PW
Wedges Srixon WG-504 52.08 Bridgestone WC Copper 56.13
Putter 33" Scotty Cameron Studio Select #2

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Look at my avatar....

My chix stix:

R7 Burner
Burner Woods and Hybrids
R7 CGB Max IronsKoa Wood

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I put a huge red X on both sides of the ball. Yet somehow I've still had people hit my ball.

My mark is so large and so annoying that you'd have to be a complete fool to think your ball is mine. Yet at least once a month someone wanders over from the other fairway to where my ball is, and I see them whack it towards their hole.

G10 9* Stiff Shaft Driver
R7 Draw 3 Wood
Burner 3 hybrid
26* Baffler Hybrid 5H Stiff Shaft.
Rapture 6-SW (3-5 are retired in favor of hybrids) Vokey Spin Milled 60* Wedge Newport 2 Pinseeker 1600 + ViewTI GPS software for iPhone

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I dot the eyes on all my Titleists.

My wife gave me some personalized balls that say "Mads' Dad" on them (Daughter's name is Madison). My favorite.

Kevin

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In the Bag
Driver: G15 9.0*3 & 5 Wood: BurnerHybrid: Pro Gold 20*; 23*Irons: MP-58 (5-PW)Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 52*8; 56*14Putter: Newport 2.0 33"Balls: NXT

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Look at my avatar....

Do you do that with

every ball? I usually just put a few dots on it, usually around the logo.
In The Bag

Titleist 905T 9.5°
Nike Sumo2 15°
Nike Sumo2 19°Nike Forged Irons - 3-PW Titleist Bob Vokey Spin Milled 56°10°Scotty Cameron Pro Platinum Newport 2
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I color red the closest full dimple to the right of the brand name. Since my buddies and I discovered lostgolfballs.com we are all using pro V1s so we had to start marking marks.

The engineer in me makes sure I use a small mark that is down in the dimple so I'm unlikely to get any clubface contact to the marker ink. Wouldn't want to sacrifice any spin!

Driver: Callaway X460 Tour
3 Wood: Callaway X
Hybrid: Adams A3
Irons: X20 Tour 4-PW
Wedges: X-Forged 50, 54 & 58

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a big blue cross

Cobra S2 Driver
Nike SQ 3 Wood
Nike Sumo SQ 3 Hybrid
Callaway X-16 Irons 3-PW
Nike Victory Red 56 and 60 WedgesScotty Cameron Newport 1.5 Putter

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Since everyone else marks theirs i don't mark mine, that way I'm the only unmarked lol. Just kidding I usually just put an arrow down the seam or something.

stand bag:

Driver: DDH 10*
Woods: DDH 3W-15*, 5W-21*
Irons: DDH 3-SWWedge: VR LW 60*Putter: VSL

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I do this on all of them.
Driver: Cobra Speed Pro S X/10.5*
3W: TaylorMade Rescue
Irons: Adams Ovation 3 (4-LW)
Putter: Ping Zing 2i
Ball: Noodle + Long & SoftGlove: FootJoy SofJoyShoes: FootJoy GreenJoyShort term goals:Break 92 for 18 holesShoot 5 pars or better in one round.
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One blue dot to the upper right of the number, on each side.

Launcher 2009 10.5º, S
Rescue Dual 16º
Rescue Dual 19º
Maltby MTF 4-pw, Rifle 5.5
Maltby M-Series 52.6, 58.8 2008 AnserOut of the bag: Big Bertha Fusion 15º, YS6+ R (for sale or trade)

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Did a quick search and couldn't find anything.

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/search.php?searchid=444210 Lol. But I mark it with a line that goes the whole way around, then I make the swoosh a smiley face :p

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One blue dot to the upper right of the number, on each side.

I used to do the same thing but with a blue dot below the right of the number. I stopped doing this one round when I hit my provisional to a very similar spot to my original ball. I only found one ball but I didn't know if it was my first or second( I had just bought a new sleeve of balls so they were both the same brand and number). I had to play it as my provisional, which I am sure is not playing corectly

I probably should have gone back to the tee for my 5th but it made me be aware of what ball I am playing and how it is marked. Now before my round I mark my #1 ball with 1 dot my #2 with two and my #3 with three. After that i just take out whatever I have left in my bag.

R9 with 757 Speeder
mp 57 3-pw project x 6.0 flighted
Vokey* 56* 60*
Monza Corsa Putter

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I just write "DO NOT PICK UP" with a red sharpie. The people that play at the muni tend to pick up a golf ball when its not their's without a second thought.

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