Marking your golf ball.........

[zeg]

I used to doodle funny pictures by filling in the dots. Then I got tired of it, so now I just keep a sharpie in my bag. Before teeing off, I grab three balls and make sure they're labeled with a big "J1," "J2," and "J3." My name starts with J, and I play J1 to start. J2 goes in my pocket for a provisional if needed, and J3 goes in a handy place in the bag in case I lose one of the first two.

This way I don't have to bother paying attention to the printed number on the ball. When I marked them all the same, I also had to go through the sleeves and scramble the numbers.

[vo-man]

No I don't mark the ball.  It's already got a logo and a number on it, which is enough for me.

[robrey85]

I don't ever mark my balls but I think I will from now on. Not sure what I am going to do though.

[Jimdangles]

I find that when I mark my balls with sharpie they leave marker all over my club and Im not down with that? For a little while I would just mark inside the dimple but for the month that I did it, it never came in handy so I stopped finding it wasnt worth it. What do you guys do about the marks?

[Paradox]

the sharpie comes right off the club if you are worried about it.  A damp towel will wipe it right off

[Spyder]

For the most part, the Driver is the hardest club to get the sharpie off of. But I regularly and religiously clean my clubs with Dawn dish soap (including the grips) to keep them dirt/grime/grease/sharpie free. Just use an old rag or something (I use a microfiber towel) and fill up a bucket with some dish soap and warm water.

FYI: I wouldn't really recommend dipping a cavity back club into the bucket as you could shorten the life-span of the epoxy holding the branding/graphic design in the cavity. I had that happen to me with my an older set of Burners.... though most people aren't obnoxiously OCD about cleaning their clubs like I am.

[Brian Fergusson]

Black sharpie. Black face on driver. No problem.

[Spyder]

Originally Posted by Brian Fergusson

Black sharpie. Black face on driver. No problem.

Nice lol.

To be honest, I don't mind the sharpie on my driver because the way I align the ball as a right hander is with the line going away from me on a 45° angle. It puts the inside to out swing path in my mind and I can also see the ink transfer to the driver most of the time. The S3 is almost "too forgiving" in that off-centered hits sometimes feel as good as hits that are dead center. Seeing the impact can sometimes help me duplicate a nice shot.

Off-topic kind of, but backing the ball marking method of a sharpie "halo" around the alignment arrows on the ball.

[slodsm]

I put 2 red dots and 2 black dots in the shape of a cross on each side. If I'm going to send one off in the trees, it's gonna be in a spot with several others and I forget what number ball I'm using all the time so it's easier to just sit down in front of the TV and mark a dozen, throw 'em in the bag and be ready for a few rounds.

[Brian Fergusson]

Originally Posted by slodsm

I put 2 red dots and 2 black dots in the shape of a cross on each side. If I'm going to send one off in the trees, it's gonna be in a spot with several others and I forget what number ball I'm using all the time so it's easier to just sit down in front of the TV and mark a dozen, throw 'em in the bag and be ready for a few rounds.

And then there are those mark a few dozen, throw 'em in the bag and be ready for a round. Or so I've heard.

[LovinItAll]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeNut

I beg to differ.....most people remember the brand, but forget which number half the time.  Even if they remember the brand and number......and hit it......they find a different model.

^^^ This

I usually ask what everyone is playing with on the tee if I don't have or have lost my Sharpie. Still, that can lead to last Saturday's nonsense:

I walk up to my ball after a drive, see it's a PV1 #2, and begin to wait while everyone else gets to their ball. Some guy I'm playing with for the first time says, "Hey! Is that your ball?"

"Yeah, it's a black 2."

"I'm playing a black 2, too."

"I thought you were playing with a red 3?"

"I switched on the last hole. I'm SURE that's my ball. I really killed it!"

Whatever.....the guy hadn't hit a drive longer than 220 all day, but now he's picked up an additional 30+ yards? I acquiesce, go back to HIS ball...looks like he's played 40 rounds with it.... and finish the hole with it because it's just not worth arguing about. Besides, I know better and should have marked my ball...serves me right for being lazy.

[Jimbo Slice]

I made a template to mark my ball with. There will be no mistaken my ball with any others

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[shockingslicer]

Originally Posted by Jimbo Slice

I made a template to mark my ball with. There will be no mistaken my ball with any others

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That is rather tidy sir , a touch incriminating but very nice

[Jimbo Slice]

Originally Posted by shockingslicer

That is rather tidy sir , a touch incriminating but very nice

I would say it is, but I would never bring an illegal substance to the golf course so what the hey .

[Doctorfro]

I put a strikethrough on the brand name

[Jimbo Slice]

I can do any design pretty much. Here a couple ladies sitting down on the logos.

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[shockingslicer]

also nice man

[BuckeyeNut]

Hahahaha......very creative logo's!!