Tin Cup Jolly Roger Golf Ball Custom Marker Alignment Tool

great gift for friends

Ok,So I like this item very much.I found that it works much better on used balls than brand new balls. On the new balls it would occasionally smudge. Also, I had to freehand finish off the balls the way I like them by outlining the eye sockets and nose on the skull, I also occasionally added some punisher teeth. You don't need to do the custom add ons but I was bored as hell at work and figured, hey why not. I did all the balls in the photo in about 30 minutes. Will definitely make my balls identifiable. So I normally lose about 6 balls in 18 holes, but while looking for them I usually recover 10-20 balls in the surrounding area of 18 holes throughout the day. So I'm always ahead in my ball collection.... hence, I enjoy using this tool.Also. Use the ultra fine permanant sharpie, it works great. In between the marking of balls I would recommend wiping the inside of the mold cup with your fingers to remove any excess ink, this will prevent residue smudging on your next ball.The sharpie stains came off easy from my fingers with clorox wipes, but dont use the wipes on your mold because that definitely caused smudging on my next ball.Anyway, I hope this review helped. Definitely recommend this tool for a uniqe fun golfing experience. Definitely can create quality time with your kids.Buy the sharpie ultra fine multi color pack on amazon, you can definitely get creative.EAB

i know my balls now

Bought this as a gift for my golfing hubby - but he found it difficult to use the stencil with his normal pen, as the nib was too thick for the holes. But although using a finer nib allowed him to mark the golf ball, it is not as definite a design as shown in the web images. If you squint it looks a bit like a skull and crossbones, but he was a bit disappointed. Other stencils in this brand have been very good and provided clear images, so maybe it is just this particular design....

I tend to hit Callaway HX Diablo golf balls, so there wasn't much confusion to begin with on whether a ball is mine or not. But sometimes the ball lands just right (or in this case wrong) so the logo is hard to make out. Throw in the Jolly Roger Tin Cup marker and I am 100% certain whether a ball is mine. I use an ultra-fine tip red sharpie marker to leave the mark in 2 spots on the ball away from the logo. No matter which way the ball faces when it lands, I can pick out the logo of the ball or one of the 2 skull and bones. There's never any confusion for anyone else which ball is mine either.The only two negatives are minor to me personally. It takes some time to sit down with a pack of 12 golf balls and put 2 marks on each. Even with the ultra-fine point it takes a bit of care if you want the logo to be relatively neat on the ball. Also, you would be wise to let them sit for a few minutes so it dries and be careful they don't roll away on a surface you care about if they haven't. The second thing is that permanent ink is not entirely permanent when you're talking about a golf ball, club face, and wet conditions. There are marks on some of my club faces form a direct hit, and the ink does wear and come off through contact. I would be careful about carrying marked balls in pant pockets, etc. if they are ones you care about.That being said, it personalizes a golf outing a bit, and leaves you spending less time guessing if a golf ball is yours or not. So to me, it was well worth it and I continue to use it each and every time before an outing.