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xixiviii Member

xixiviii

I have always found this to be an interesting topic. Forgive me if it has been thoroughly covered, I searched the forums and didnt see anything stand out.

How do you mark your ball? Do you always do it the same way, in the same place? Do you draw pictures on it? I have found some creative markings throughout the years on other peoples lost balls such as initials, drawings, phrases, etc.

I always make four dots and then connect them until it looks like a chemistry molecule of some sort, I try to see what different configurations I can create with the four dot / three bar pattern.

Most of the time I stick with half of the formula for ethane (CH3) (the entire formula being C2H6) which is a central dot with three lines connected to three other dots.

Forgive me guys, I am a nerd.

Man I need to get a life.

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I use a "Line-M-Up" device that allows you to draw a straight line on your golf ball with a sharpie. So far, I haven't seen anybody else use one. Plus, the straight line really helps me line up the putt better. It's really nice to have.

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WhiteSoxFan Well Established Member

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3 green dots somewhere under "Titleist" and to the right of the number.

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flash Well Established Member

flash

I like the ProV1 for the line they have stamped onto it.When I want to draw or fade the ball I can position the line towards my intended target to give me feeling of how much to spin the ball left or right.Also a dot,always black Sharpie,under the number.
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Gapwedge Well Established Member

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I mark 3 black dots to the right of the number and below the ball logo. Hard habit to change and afraid now it may jinx me if I change it.

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I mark 3 black dots to the right of the number and below the ball logo. Hard habit to change and afraid now it may jinx me if I change it.

Talk about jinx,haha,I played a tournament 2 Years ago using the number 4 ProV1 and played so badly if I find a brand new one in my golf bag I will give it away to the first person I see. Any one else excluding certain # balls?

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OldDog66 Established Member

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I fill in one dimple on the ball just above the logo with a red Sharpie. Then I put the initial of my last name between the logos.

Loyalty above all else, except honor.

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CurtisBen Member

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I haven't seen too many people who do this but I dot the i's in Titleist. And I also draw a line on the seam but don't put with it. Strange how we have our jinxs uh.

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flash Well Established Member

flash

I haven't seen too many people who do this but I dot the i's in Titleist. And I also draw a line on the seam but don't put with it. Strange how we have our jinxs uh.

I too do not use the line to putt with.I have enough demons floating in my skull moments before impact so one more checklist item is not needed.funny how putting consumes all my willpower to succeed yet the rest of my game I just let it happen.A missed 2 footer will bug me way more than a 7 iron hit 15 yards off line.

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Forgive me guys, I am a nerd.

More than forgiven! I love that.

I just draw a line under the word "Bridgestone" as straight as I can. I don't use it for alignment, just for identification. If I hit a provisional, I'll blot out the number to make it clear it's a provisional. When I can switch it out, I put it back in my bag and take a non-provisional (so as to avoid confusion).

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3Putt Member

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I use a black sharpie and make 6 dots in the middle of the dimples around each number on the ProV1x.

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Hacksaw Member

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The other day, I came across someone who believes that dotting a ball in a certain way may raise ethical issues (changing the weight distribution for an easier fade or draw.)

I'm not sure how a few microlitres of ink would really change all that much. Maybe in a highly precise laboratory's controlled environment or on a super computer we'd be able to see the smallest of differences.
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Red strikethrough on one of the titleist logos, blue on the other. Never had a problem of getting mixed up with someone else...
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Golf Yokel Well Established Member

Golf Yokel

I never have any issues identifying my ball...

Mine is either the one in the bushes or three feet underwater

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TourSpoon Super Member

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I mark 3 black dots to the right of the number and below the ball logo. Hard habit to change and afraid now it may jinx me if I change it.

Ditto...Although I will use any color sharpie I have around but it is usually black.

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