what does the number on a golf ball mean?

Answer 1

it doesn't mean anything,. it's just a method of identification.

Answer 2

It actually doesnt mean anything and it is also not a completely sure way of identifying it as your ball. I'll explain what I mean

Say you hit your tee shot on a hole and it has a landing area where you dont see the ball come to rest. Lets also say you are playing a Titlist # 1. Now in this situation when you get up to where youve hit your drive you find there are 2 balls say 5-10 yards apart and and another golfer is walking over from an adjacent fairway after hitting his ball offline. It turns out hes hitting a titlist # 1 of the same model, its in the same condition as yours and more impotantly he didnt see his balls' finishing position either. What do think happens in this situation...............

Well, neither of you are going to like the outcome, because as there is no real way of either of you accurately identifying which is your ball, then both have to be declared lost with a stroke and distance penalty applied.
So to stop this ever happening rare though it might be, put 1 or 2 small marks on your ball in one or two of the dimples with an indelible maker. All the pros do this, that is unless like Tiger their ball provider prints ones with their name or mark already on it!

I hope i have helped you identify your ball and understand why we need numbers on a golf ball.

Answer 3

It actually doesnt mean anything and it is also not a completely sure way of identifying it as your ball. I'll explain what I mean

Say you hit your tee shot on a hole and it has a landing area where you dont see the ball come to rest. Lets also say you are playing a Titlist # 1. Now in this situation when you get up to where youve hit your drive you find there are 2 balls say 5-10 yards apart and and another golfer is walking over from an adjacent fairway after hitting his ball offline. It turns out hes hitting a titlist # 1 of the same model, its in the same condition as yours and more impotantly he didnt see his balls' finishing position either. What do think happens in this situation...............

Well, neither of you are going to like the outcome, because as there is no real way of either of you accurately identifying which is your ball, then both have to be declared lost with a stroke and distance penalty applied.
So to stop this ever happening rare though it might be, put 1 or 2 small marks on your ball in one or two of the dimples with an indelible maker. All the pros do this, that is unless like Tiger their ball provider prints ones with their name or mark already on it!

Answer 4

Hey pejon60, if you’re going to act knowledgeable about golf, you might want to learn how to spell titleist. It is spelled exactly as it sounds title-ist not tit-list, dumb-***.

Come on, you too boss? You even have a picture of a professional female golfer as your avatar. Now I would assume that both of you searched this question on the internet and came upon the same explanation. So now my question to you "the boss," is if you are a golf fan, why did you have to search the internet to find the answer? Anyone who plays would know the answer from experience.

Ok, the more I look at peoples answers the more mistakes I see. Upper and lower case numbers? Did I miss something in elementary school? I believe you mean model number and ball number.

Answer 5

there are two numbers on a golf ball. The lower case is for identification , IE so you will not hit an opponents ball. The upper case is a compression rating, IE like 100 or 90. The higher the number ,it is believed, the longer the drive or shot .

Answer 6

It's for the other people to know that is your ball and not they're ball. And the name of the ball also direct them to know if it's they're ball or not.

Answer 7

Sometimes its beacuse of the balls Wieght

Answer 8

helps to determine who's ball is whose

Answer 9

it is just to let other people know it is your ball

Answer 10

I have to go with what Robwilson said above.