Best alternative to impact tape?

nickw511 · 06-27-2009, 01:01 AM

Any homemade alternatives to impact tape?? I've heard of covering the face with an office highlighter pen, but never tried it...don't know if that would even work.........

I'm specifically speaking of driver, but any club i suppose.

EDIT: I think I meant a dry-erase-marker, not a highlighter.

tank · 06-27-2009, 05:35 AM

Masking tape may work.

trashpar · 06-27-2009, 06:12 AM

QSPILOTCMH · 06-27-2009, 06:33 AM

If your hitting off a tee suntan lotion works. I use the stick type.

pecky987 · 06-27-2009, 06:52 AM

my fried used to draw a wid circle on all his practice balls, and position the ball so the circle would be hit by the clubface. dont lose any feel, or loss of velocity or spin like using tape would do.

using a sharpie left a nice blue mark on the face where he'd just hit it

vjcapron · 06-27-2009, 07:05 AM

For putting, Ben Crenshaw sprinkles baby powder on the back of the ball. I'm not sure if this would work for full shots or not.

gaspasser1 · 06-27-2009, 08:03 AM

Lipstick. It shows where on the face you hit the ball and where on the ball you hit the face. I use it on my putter all the time. Makes the putter look better too.

Ed G · 06-27-2009, 03:22 PM

I've used plumber's tape. Actually it's teflon tape. Comes in a roll like adhesive tape, but you buy it at Lowe's or your local hardware. Just pull off a strip and place it on the club face. It will take several strips as it is only about 1/2 inch wide. It will stick for awhile and then comes off easily. I leaves a great ball mark where it contact the ball. I've used on my putter and my driver. Cheap and easy. Just be careful to keep it straight and not let it curl when you apply.

nickw511 · 06-27-2009, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaspasser1

Lipstick. It shows where on the face you hit the ball and where on the ball you hit the face. I use it on my putter all the time. Makes the putter look better too.

Thats funny. Hadn't thought about the putter much, but I bet that works well. Also, someone mentioned baby powder on the balls (that sounds funny too).....but actually I remember trying that on full shots many years ago and it was a mess that didn't really work re: impact...

puttmad · 06-27-2009, 07:04 PM

Borrow your wife's powder puff and powder the club face before each shot....worked OK for me....

06-27-2009, 01:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
nickw511 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: N.C. Posts: 13	Best alternative to impact tape? Any homemade alternatives to impact tape?? I've heard of covering the face with an office highlighter pen, but never tried it...don't know if that would even work......... I'm specifically speaking of driver, but any club i suppose. EDIT: I think I meant a dry-erase-marker, not a highlighter. Last edited by nickw511; 06-27-2009 at 05:39 PM.

06-27-2009, 05:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
tank Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 270	Masking tape may work. __________________ “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle

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06-27-2009, 06:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
pecky987 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Yorkshire, England Posts: 1,021	my fried used to draw a wid circle on all his practice balls, and position the ball so the circle would be hit by the clubface. dont lose any feel, or loss of velocity or spin like using tape would do. using a sharpie left a nice blue mark on the face where he'd just hit it __________________ see the ballflight see the bad shots see what in the swing causes the bad shots/ball flight replace causes for bad shots with upgraded positions make sure new upgrades do not cause more bad shots this teaching lark is easy!

06-27-2009, 07:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
vjcapron Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Lou Posts: 175	For putting, Ben Crenshaw sprinkles baby powder on the back of the ball. I'm not sure if this would work for full shots or not. __________________ "The prospect that there was going to be golf in my day made me feel privileged and extremely happy, and I couldn't wait for the sun to come up the next morning so that I could get out on the course again." -Ben Hogan

06-27-2009, 06:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
QSPILOTCMH Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 31	If your hitting off a tee suntan lotion works. I use the stick type.

06-27-2009, 08:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
gaspasser1 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 11	Lipstick. It shows where on the face you hit the ball and where on the ball you hit the face. I use it on my putter all the time. Makes the putter look better too.

06-27-2009, 03:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ed G Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1	I've used plumber's tape. Actually it's teflon tape. Comes in a roll like adhesive tape, but you buy it at Lowe's or your local hardware. Just pull off a strip and place it on the club face. It will take several strips as it is only about 1/2 inch wide. It will stick for awhile and then comes off easily. I leaves a great ball mark where it contact the ball. I've used on my putter and my driver. Cheap and easy. Just be careful to keep it straight and not let it curl when you apply.

06-27-2009, 07:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
puttmad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,534	Borrow your wife's powder puff and powder the club face before each shot....worked OK for me....

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