How do you mark your game balls?

I use a Tin Cup stencil of a shark (because I'm a scuba diver, not a Greg Norman fan ).  I use both blue and black Sharpies so I can tell a provisional ball from the original ball.

Two blue dots.

One Green dot above the number on the ball. 

One blue (and only blue) dot under each number and a alignment line.

I know we have had this thread before, but mine is my avatar.

With two big black stripes around the ball.

No wait...those are the range balls I steal. 

One black dot above the name, both sides. I don't mark my provisional differently.

It depends on the balls and who I am playing with. I mark them all the same and if a provisional is a factor I uses different numbers and note them before the shot. The biggest issue I've had is with a Pro V, if another player is using one they think any Pro v is theirs, so I mark them good.

I put a couple smily faces on them.  Reminds me to relax when things aren't going my way, which is almost always, and is hard to confuse with someone else's.  Great conversation starter, too.  

I try to avoid putting my initials on them so that they can't identify me when I shank it through someone's window or hit the guy standing behind me.  

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Originally Posted by David in FL 


This is a great point....

How many others out there know to mark their provisional differently than the original ball?

I put 2 dots on the provisional.

Most of mine have 3 blue dots, but I mark a few with 3 red dots and keep one of those in my pocket in case I need a provisional. That also helps me avoid accidentally playing the wrong ball if I mark it on the green and put it in my pocket.

A line above the name with two dots on it.  Originally started with "crossing my t's and dotting my i's" on a Titleist.  That was too hard to read so moved it above the name and simplified it.  Use a red marker for all my markings.