Mark that ball

[groovezilla79]

http://www.americanflags.com/baobcopl.html

I use the offical Barak Obama commemorative plate! It' s a little big but I can see it from anywhere and it is a great conversation starter.... especially at muni's in the "culturally diverse" state of Kentucky.


Seriously though, I use a 1979 quarter, my birthyear. I have several in my dresser at home so if I loose one, I've got penty of spares.

[mapa94]

  groovezilla79 said:

http://www.americanflags.com/baobcopl.html

Awesome...I just ordered a coin to put in play at the upperscale courses in the Desert where Democrats are scarce and Africans Americans are even scarcer. I just hope I don't cause someone to have a stroke! I also purchased the mousepad for our work "white elephant" Christmas gift exchange. Lots of Barack haters at the workplace so this should be interesting.

[pingman]

when i had no official ball maker, i used a leaf, a rock, my wallet!, a tee, my divot tool, my putters headcover! haha, wierd times. now i use a religious coin my parents got me when i completed my confirmation classes (roman catholic).

[flopdarock]

  Leftygolfer said:

A valueless Angel coin. Don't know how I got it, but same size as a quarter, bronze color (I like), and angel is my wife's name.

my lucky ballmark is an angel coin... but its goldish colored...

if i dont have that i use my sd chargers magnetic ballmark

[zeg]

I think I'm going to have to swipe a manhole cover and start using that.

[2bGood]

Aleways an interesting foreign coin of some kind - Right now I am gaming a Turkish coin and a Sirean Coin. I look for coins with two metals or holes in them.

[MrOuch]

I use a guitar pick. Works great!

[NormH3]

  MrOuch said:

I use a guitar pick. Works great!

Great idea. I have a few from when I played years ago..and you never know when you might find a Les Paul lying in a sand trap somewhere.

[NormH3]

  mapa94 said:

Awesome...I just ordered a coin to put in play at the upperscale courses in the Desert where Democrats are scarce and Africans Americans are even scarcer. I just hope I don't cause someone to have a stroke!

Interesting, I would have never thought that a state that would elect idiots like Boxer and Pelosi would ever have a shortage of Liberals.

[Ignorant]

  MrOuch said:

I use a guitar pick. Works great!

Gibson, Fender or other? Thin or maybe Heavy?

I wonder where the saying 'pick that ball up' origins from...? I used to use hand made picks when I was still planning to be a pro musician. Those were thick, hard and Gibson pick shape. Those would have made a great ball mark. Still have the Gibson guitar, though, ES-175D from 1961. Lovely piece of work.

[MrOuch]

The one I use is a Fender Tortoiseshell 351 Standard Pick. It is a medium, but for ball marking I think a thin would be best, except on a windy day! LOL It actually works extremely well.

That Gibson guitar sounds like a sweety. I have a Gibson Songwriter acoustic. Love it, just wish I could play better. Funny, I say the same thing about golf!

[mdbuschsr]

  NormH3 said:

curious what others use as a balll marker that would be considered not the norm.

I currently use something that came with a container of replacement spikes. But I think somewhere down the road (hopefully way down the road), I will modify your approach, and use my dogs name tag as a marker. HE'S A GOOD BOY!!!!

[rebby]

I use a silver dollar. Found it on the course when I was a kid. I've used it every round since.

[Frito]

I use a bouncing betty during skins games. It puts a little pressure on the competitions putting.

[darkhunter139]

I just use the button attached to my glove, I guess I am not very creative. A poker chip sounds awesome!

[Tifosinumerouno]

I have a really cool collection of coins which were my dad's from the army. I typically use a 1945 Silver Half Dollar. It's special to me because it was my dad's (who has passed) and it was from the same year that WWII ended (which he served in). It's also helpful because the Walking Liberty striking on the Tails side is basically a straight line, so I use I to line up my putts with, then line the ball line up parallel with it.

[whhyjay]

I'm using a "lucky" nickel I found. I'm extremely superstitious... I usully rub the nickel 3 times before marking my ball.

I might use a poker chip I got for my 21st birthday since my "lucky" nickel hasn't been so lucky recently :p

[Jay-Bird]

I use a quarter. I only use a quarter with a "good" date - like '74 or lower. I once shot 68 with a '68 quarter.