An Amateur’s Guide To Marking Your Ball On The Green

After you stick your wedge to 60 feet and fix your pitch mark, the next thing you typically do is throw a mark on it. A seemingly straightforward and meaningless action can actually have a tremendous impact on your came.

So here’s an amateur tip for you.

First and foremost, you should be using a coin.

You can return the 50 pack of neon yellow plastic ball markers you got for $3.99 on Amazon. Cash in your lucky poker chip because its monetary value is worth more than what it’s providing on the green. And for the love of Arnold Palmer, put the damn tee back in your pocket.

The United States mint has given us 4 perfectly capable coins to do the job.

Which of the 4 you choose is a matter of preference, and frankly, it doesn’t matter. But here’s what does matter. When you put the marker down, make sure the president is facing the hole. Why?

Because it can’t hurt to have one more set of eyes on the read. Start doing this and you’re guaranteed to probably misread fewer putts, and instead miss them solely because of a mishit.

As an added bonus, the dead president can also help with is when you need to move your mark out of someone’s line.

Instead of picking out a tree 100 feet away to line it up with, just point his face back in the direction of where the marker was.

This not only makes it easier to line up the moved marker but also serves as a reminder to move it back when you put your ball down and notice the president is not facing the hole.

Goodbye 2 stroke penalty, hello 2 putt from 4 feet. You’re welcome. Happy marking!

Most golfers mark their ball without thinking about it. Here’s why using a coin and pointing the president toward the hole might actually make life easier on the green.

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