Most golfers use a pen or Sharpie to put their initials, make a dot, or draw a circle around the number or brand name to mark their ball. Some are a little more imaginative, like my pal David. He marks his ball with a nose that has a mustache under it; my wife draws a smiley face with curly hair to identify her ball. Having some artistic skills and being just a little different than most folks, I figured if I’m going to mark my ball, it’d be something besides a dang dot or circle.
I figured if everyone uses a dot or circle, how the heck do they know which ball is theirs? And really, how much talent does it take to put a dot on a golf ball?
David had a name for his ball…which I thought was a little strange when he first told me. He puts a lot of spin on his ball, so he named his ball “Diz.” Not to be outdone, I started drawing cartoon characters on each of my golf balls and named my ball “Scruffy.” Why Scruffy? Because my golf balls were usually all scuffed up from ricocheting off tree trunks, bouncing off golf cart paths, or any other inanimate object that happened to be in the line of flight.
Now, I didn’t just draw a little stick-looking character; I drew each one differently and dressed them in colorful golf attire. I assume you are a golfer…otherwise, why would you be reading my book? Do you talk to your golf ball? I do, and to give it a name like Diz or Scruffy, well, it just personalizes the conversation, and I feel it makes the ball listen better, if you know what I mean.
My golfing pals and other golfers started noticing the balls, and asking questions about Scruffy? A few even asked if I would draw some characters on a sleeve of balls for them to give to a friend or relative. I was honored to do so, and my wife designed a custom Scruffy sleeve, personalized with a greeting for the recipients. Eventually, it became obvious there was a real interest in my golf balls, and my wife and daughter urged me to consider starting a business with Scruffy.
If I were to do that, I figured Scruffy would need some buddies; some golfing pals, so I started drawing new characters. That led to realizing no one knows the personalities of the pals, which led to me writing this book available for Kindle or Paperback on AMAZON.
I figured if everyone uses a dot or circle, how the heck do they know which ball is theirs? And really, how much talent does it take to put a dot on a golf ball?
David had a name for his ball…which I thought was a little strange when he first told me. He puts a lot of spin on his ball, so he named his ball “Diz.” Not to be outdone, I started drawing cartoon characters on each of my golf balls and named my ball “Scruffy.” Why Scruffy? Because my golf balls were usually all scuffed up from ricocheting off tree trunks, bouncing off golf cart paths, or any other inanimate object that happened to be in the line of flight.
Now, I didn’t just draw a little stick-looking character; I drew each one differently and dressed them in colorful golf attire. I assume you are a golfer…otherwise, why would you be reading my book? Do you talk to your golf ball? I do, and to give it a name like Diz or Scruffy, well, it just personalizes the conversation, and I feel it makes the ball listen better, if you know what I mean.
My golfing pals and other golfers started noticing the balls, and asking questions about Scruffy? A few even asked if I would draw some characters on a sleeve of balls for them to give to a friend or relative. I was honored to do so, and my wife designed a custom Scruffy sleeve, personalized with a greeting for the recipients. Eventually, it became obvious there was a real interest in my golf balls, and my wife and daughter urged me to consider starting a business with Scruffy.
If I were to do that, I figured Scruffy would need some buddies; some golfing pals, so I started drawing new characters. That led to realizing no one knows the personalities of the pals, which led to me writing this book available for Kindle or Paperback on AMAZON.
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These are the original drawings on my golf balls...
I drew Sruffy, Knothead and Hoss on paper and located a company in Ohio that could digitaly reproduce my drawings on golf balls...
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Someone suggested they needed some friends. So, I drew the characters below. Each character has a unique personality and story.
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