The ifrothgolf review
A little enamel ball marker that lives on a magnetic clip pinned to the brim of your cap, so you've always got a marker on you without digging through pockets. Aimed at anyone tired of borrowing a tee or a coin on the green.
What's great
The whole point is convenience and it delivers: clip it to your peak once, slap the marker on the green, and it snaps back to the brim every time. The good ones have a genuinely strong magnet, so the marker doesn't ping off on a cart ride or a hard swing, and the enamel designs actually look the part rather than cheap and plasticky. Owner reviews on the better versions consistently call out the magnet strength and the finish quality, and reviewers like that one marker covers you for the whole round.
Worth knowing
Quality is all over the shop on these. Cheaper ones have a weak magnet that drops the marker mid-round (the exact thing it's meant to fix), and the spring clip can lose its bite and slide off your brim over time. Funny enough some owners report the opposite, a magnet so strong it's a faff to prise the marker off with cold hands. The enamel can chip if you're rough with it, and a thin marker is fiddly to pick up off the green if you've got sausage fingers. Not for you if you already keep a marker in your glove and never lose it.
The verdict
A cheap, genuinely useful bit of kit that solves a real annoyance, as long as you buy one with a proper magnet and a clip that grips. I rate it for most golfers, just don't expect a bargain-bin one to last.
What reviewers say
Buyers like the looks and the convenience of the hat clip, and they make popular gifts. Because these are generic imports, the common complaint is inconsistent magnet strength, so checking reviews and magnet size matters.
