{"product_id":"the-halo-360-golf-ball-line-marker-international","title":"The Halo — 360° Golf Ball Line Marker (International)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOne pass. One line. All the way around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Halo is the only golf ball line marker with a stencil edge on both sides of the line — so you get one clean, unbroken circle around the ball instead of a wobbly freehand mark or a quarter-turn stencil you have to line up by eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpen\u003c\/strong\u003e — split the two halves and set your ball inside.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSnap\u003c\/strong\u003e — six magnets pull it shut and pull the ball to center. The seat is cut as a true sphere, so the ball lands on its own equator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrace\u003c\/strong\u003e — run your pen once around the slot and lift it off. Ten seconds, start to finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the line comes out clean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThree magnets per half sit 0.35mm proud of the plastic around them. The magnet faces meet before anything else does, so the marking slot is exactly 2.30mm every time — whether you snap it together gently or slam it shut. The bosses never touch, and your hand pressure never enters the equation. Both walls of that slot are stencil edges, so the pen tip has nowhere to wander.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-piece magnetic clamshell, identical mirrored halves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix neodymium magnets, 8mm × 2.75mm — three per half at 120°\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.30mm marking slot — fits standard and fine-point marking pens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits every standard golf ball\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack, carbon-fiber texture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatent Pending\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarker not included — use any fine-point permanent marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNo batteries, no moving parts, nothing to break. Toss it in your bag and it'll be there next season, still snapping shut the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark once. Aim every time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs a line on your golf ball legal?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYes. The Rules of Golf put no limit on markings you add yourself. The R\u0026amp;A's equipment interpretation for Rule 4.2a(2) says it plainly: \"There are no regulations to limit what or how many markings can be applied to the ball by the player, provided its original markings can be discerned.\" Felt-tip pen markings are named specifically as conforming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRule 6.3a goes further and encourages it — \"The player should put an identifying mark on the ball to be played.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe PGA Tour plays under the same USGA and R\u0026amp;A Rules, so there's no separate tour restriction. Callaway, Titleist and TaylorMade all sell conforming balls with alignment lines printed on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThree things worth knowing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDraw a line, don't coat the ball.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rule 4.2a(2) prohibits deliberately changing how a ball performs. A pen line is explicitly fine — coating or dipping a ball is not. Use a fine-point permanent marker and you're well inside the rules.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeave the brand and number readable.\u003c\/strong\u003e The one condition is that the ball's original markings can still be made out. A line around the equator is nowhere near that limit; coloring in a whole ball would be.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMark the ball, then pocket the tool.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rule 10.2b(3) prohibits setting an object down to help you line up a shot. That's about the tool, not the mark — mark your ball and put the Halo away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"NINES GOLF","offers":[{"title":"1 Halo","offer_id":50483480559856,"sku":"HALO-BLK-1","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Halos","offer_id":50483480592624,"sku":"HALO-BLK-2","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Halos","offer_id":50483480625392,"sku":"HALO-BLK-3","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/5075\/4800\/files\/halo-hero-exploded-square-2048-zoomed-out-50pct.jpg?v=1788985533","url":"https:\/\/www.ninesgolfgear.com\/products\/the-halo-360-golf-ball-line-marker-international","provider":"NINES GOLF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}