Drawing a straight sight line on a golf ball

[umdgolfer]

I'm not sure if this been discussed before but I'll throw it out there anyway.

 

After years of struggling with drawing a straight line on my ball, I finally figured out an easy way to do so without shelling out 10 bucks for one of those clips.

 

Take a toilet paper roll (I assume they come in a standard size) and stick your golf ball in one end. The fit is pretty snug so all you need to do now is align the seam or logo or wherever you want the line to be and use the edge of the TP roll as a guide to draw the line.

 

It may not improve your game, but I thought it was a worthwhile tip for anyone else that likes having a STRAIGHT aiming line on their ball.

[Herbert1804]

I never knew that! Great tip. Thx.

[oregongolf]

You can use a gatorade lid too.

[umdgolfer]

I have tried the gatorade lid tip as well, but I found it to be a little fiddly and difficult to make the line just so. Then again, I am a little picky as I like to draw the line all around the ball directly aligned with the logo. However even a gatorade bottle ring is far better than paying for a piece of plastic.

[rthodges]

The top white cup off a mouthwash bottle is the perfect size for putting an aim line on a golf ball. You get clean, fresh breath and the price is is right! :rolleyes:

[mslk]

whats a $10 clip when 12 ProV1's are $45!

[stevesxm]

exactly

[umdgolfer]

Then by all means buy it for 10 dollars. Its not worth it to me, but your reasoning may be different.

[rthodges]

I'm sure if you are paying $45 a dozen for Pro V1s that $10 may not be significant to you.

 

Some do not pay $45 a dozen for balls. These may find this thread helpful.

 

If you do not need these suggestions, pay for the $10 clip. You win. And so do others. No problem.

[dmagalhaes]

Gatorade ring is the way to go IMO..

[xan_user]

good tip.

 

 

 

 

Now I can do something productive every morning, instead of reading the same golfworks catalog over and over.

[Mr Putts]

I use a check-go ball spinner. Enables me to put a line around the entire circumference of the ball, quickly. Costs $25 (I think), but it also does more than simply add a line, the line is also the most balanced point on the ball.

[502 to Right]

I've tried the alternatives (gatorade ring, etc.) and I'd use them if I had to, but for crying out loud you pay $10 for a plastic clip and use it for the rest of your life. I bought mine in 2002 and still use it to this day. I've never put a crooked line on a ball in all that time.

 

Seriously, there are better ways to save your golf money.

[oregongolf]

I've tried the alternatives (gatorade ring, etc.) and I'd use them if I had to, but for crying out loud you pay $10 for a plastic clip and use it for the rest of your life. I bought mine in 2002 and still use it to this day. I've never put a crooked line on a ball in all that time.

 

Seriously, there are better ways to save your golf money.

That was my thinking when I bought it... and like you, I use it every time I tee it up (or at least use a new ball).

[dmagalhaes]

I've broken 3 of them over the past couple of seasons.. They bump around in my bag and always end up cracked in half. The Gatorade ring is indestructable.

[JoeM22131415]

I just paid $6 plus tax on Amazon for two clips and two markers - a red and a black, if you’re thinking about buying. My question is, is it ok in the official golf rules to draw a straight line on the ball. I understand ball identification marking, but this seems to go bejond that to a potential competitive advantage. I like putting a lot better with the lines, but don’t want to be in violation of the rules. Thanks in advance for your responses!  https://www.amazon.com/Jupitoo-Marker-Liner-Drawing-Pieces/dp/B08H88WM82/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=golf+ball+line+marker&qid=1628128076&sr=8-5 

[Song Dog]

1 1/4” sch40 coupling also will work also👍🏻

[North Butte]

I'm waiting for Pepperturbo to chime and explain how, when he was teaching at École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he used to draw perfect circles around golf balls blindfolded to illustrate the importance of touch and feel in the visual arts as well as in golf.

[Hateto3Putt]

I like those Callaway triple track lines. My buddy gave me a device that stencils 3 lines.

 

I went to find a picture for this post and ended up buying this set of 4 of them for $7 from Amazon. (includes markers and some tees! 🤣)

 

The Internet, amirite?

 

 

[cardigan]

13 hours ago, JoeM22131415 said:

I just paid $6 plus tax on Amazon for two clips and two markers - a red and a black, if you’re thinking about buying. My question is, is it ok in the official golf rules to draw a straight line on the ball. I understand ball identification marking, but this seems to go bejond that to a potential competitive advantage. I like putting a lot better with the lines, but don’t want to be in violation of the rules. Thanks in advance for your responses! https://www.amazon.com/Jupitoo-Marker-Liner-Drawing-Pieces/dp/B08H88WM82/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=golf+ball+line+marker&qid=1628128076&sr=8-5

It doesn't violate any rules. It's doesn't matter whether the manufacturer adds the line(s) or you draw them yourself.

Edited August 5, 2021 by cardigan

[Justsomeguy]

Gatorade ring?! Toilet paper?!

How the hell are you guys laying down this kind of money?

No wonder people think this sport is all elitists!

Fertile soil and washcloths...

Wasteful Gatorade and toilet paper people...

[Lasorcier]

Why blow $10 when you can spend hours that must have zero value on some stopgap measure.  

 

Money saving tip:  tie a string around your tee (plastic - you can forage that for free) and tie the other end to a feather (again, forage for free).

[thesamwise]

On 8/5/2021 at 6:37 AM, North Butte said:

I'm waiting for Pepperturbo to chime and explain how, when he was teaching at École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he used to draw perfect circles around golf balls blindfolded to illustrate the importance of touch and feel in the visual arts as well as in golf.

 

ha

 

Edited August 7, 2021 by thesamwise

[lefthack]

Wish has a 3 line stencil that's $2, or free if you wait long enough.

 

 

[zebra2955]

DURA 5 in. Schedule 40 PVC Coupling SxS-429-050 - The Home Depot.mhtml

Edited August 9, 2021 by zebra2955

[MattM97]

On 8/5/2021 at 5:17 AM, Song Dog said:

1 1/4” sch40 coupling also will work also👍🏻

 

That's what I use and a Sharpie Chisel tip to draw the line. 

[Habanero]

On 8/7/2021 at 5:13 PM, Lasorcier said:

Why blow $10 when you can spend hours that must have zero value on some stopgap measure. 

 

Saving a an empty roll of toilet paper? I don't know what you do with those - paint them, spray them with perfume or what? Over here the time invested in sticking a golf ball into that would be almost zero.

 

Ordering some plastic appliance from Amazon, eBay or such would involve at least 15 minutes. Finding it, using PayPal or Amazon Check out, waiting for the mail delivery and checking the mail box a few extra times ...

 

So, the toilet paper thing seems the way to go*, unless you want the really good stuff (Check go ball spinner) that does other things as well. But for just drawing a line?

 

* unless your outhouse is really sophisticated - Japanese-style water cleaning instead of paper 🙂

[SarasotaSooner]

I used to draw all the way around it.  But I've found, when I use the line in a perpendicular fashion to the target on shorter puts, less line makes me picture a smaller degree of direction from top to bottom on my putt path.  It makes me hone in more on the line.  I point the line at my target on longer putts.