To steal a Titleist ad: How do you mark your ball? Or do you mark it at all?

[ragontona]

I use a black fine tip Sharpie and write "ALX" above the logo.

[niblick]

a black line around the equator of the ball.

[iacas]

I don't mark my balls, actually. I like a pristine ball. Mine usually say "thesandtrap.com" on them, though, which works to help identify my ball just fine.

[putterboy]

I don't mark my balls, actually. I like a pristine ball.

I don't mark my balls either

. But that's because the balls I play with already has a sufficient line made by the letters from the manufacturer on it.

[wholovesgolf?]

I draw a blue line round the middle of the ball and I place a dot top left and bottom right of the numbers and then a blue dot either side of the "one platinum" bit on the side.

[Ogg]

One blue dot to the left of the number and a yellow dot to the right. Go Michigan!!

[jrbechthold]

I usually only mark my ball if I am plying with someone that is using a similar ball - I have started drawing a line on the equator to help me line up putts though.

[jcard71]

I don't mark my balls either

I GAURANTEE the first time you hit the wrong ball or someone else hits your ball, you will start marking your balls...

[niblick]

I GAURANTEE the first time you hit the wrong ball or someone else hits your ball, you will start marking your balls...

Funny story... I played with 3 strangers once, one of whom was a really loud, cocky middle-aged guy, lots of gold, talked a big game. We teed off on the 11th hole, and this gent and I both put our drives in the right rough. He promptly went to the ball that traveled farther and hit his second shot. I got to the other ball and informed that it wasn't mine. He didn't believe me at first, but then realized his mistake, took his penalty strokes like a man, and didn't talk nearly as much the rest of the round.

[jb1982]

Two small dots with a blue marker.. One above the P in ProV1 and one under the 1. No idea why I do that but I've done it the same on every ball for the past couple years.

[GolfnGriff]

I used to mark a small line where it said -- Pro V1 392 --. More than anything to help me line up my putts... but since Titleist has the line there on the new Pro V's I have quit doing it. For some reason I have never liked marking up my ball anyway.

[AMGfan]

Two red dots surrounding the Titliest name.

[Q.Q.Quillume]

A blue dot, a red dot and a white dot above Titleist, centered as well as I can.

[lamebums]

Nah, I don't mark my balls, normally. But, I have seen some interesting markings before, including a swastika (which later became imprinted on my buddy's driver; he hit it that hard), a ball that said "Birdie Buster", among others...

[mybloodinvt]

i mark my ball with a star, because i "never travel too far, without a little big star."

[The Rambler]

always mark the number with a fine tip sharpie X

[BigAl5150]

Red dot to the right of the number.

[smlxl]

I don't often run into people who play the same ball (Mafli Black Max) so I don't generally mark them... I also play high number pro V1's for the same reason. When I play a more common brand I put a single red dot at the top right of the number.