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SWING & PRAY golf ball stencil

A printed cap that marks SWING & PRAY on a golf ball. The whole pre-shot routine, in three words.

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3D render of a purple 3D-printed golf ball stencil with SWING & PRAY cut through it, sitting on a golf ball, next to a ball marked with SWING & PRAY in purple
Print only ~15 g Pro early access

The only swing thought some of us have. SWING over & PRAY, two lines at a Size of 30 mm, which keeps the six-character bottom line well inside the part of the ball the cap covers. The ampersand has two closed loops and the P, R and A one each, and all of them keep their middles on thin stencil bridges, so the cap still prints as one piece.

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Made with our free golf ball stencil generator, not modelled by hand: we typed SWING / & PRAY into its Initials field on two lines, chose the Bold & Blocky font and set Size to 30 mm. Everything else is the tool's default, and the STL in the zip is exactly what the tool gives you: a 71 by 48 mm cap for a standard 42.67 mm ball, with a 2.4 mm wall, 0.5 mm of clearance, a skirt that reaches 12 degrees past the middle of the ball so it cups it, and two tabs with 7 mm holes for a rubber band. Like every free download from the tool, it carries a small raised MESHCAST mark on its underside, along one tab.

Seat it on the ball, draw through the openings with a fine permanent marker, lift it off, and the joke is on the ball in under a minute. It makes a cheap, quick gift for a golfer: print the cap, mark a sleeve of balls, hand over both.

Shown as a 3D render of the printed stencil on a golf ball and a second ball with the words drawn through it, not a photo.

SWING & PRAY golf ball stencil at a glance: every printed part with its size, print time, filament, print settings and the three steps to use it

What you need

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  • A standard golf ball, 42.67 mm
  • A fine permanent marker (the letters are small, a chisel tip is too broad)
  • About 15 g of PLA or PETG
  • A rubber band, if you want to hold the cap on through the tab holes

How to make it

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  1. Print the file as exported: rim flat on the bed, dome up, with tree supports on (organic in PrusaSlicer).

  2. Peel the supports out of the inside of the dome.

  3. Wipe the ball clean so the ink bites, then seat the cap on top and press the rim down until it cups the ball.

  4. Draw through each opening with short strokes from the edges inwards.

  5. Lift the cap straight up and leave the ink for a minute before you touch it.

Print details

1 h 20 minPrint time
~15 gFilament
1Printed parts
71 × 48 × 29 mmSize (W x D x H)
All print details
Print details
TypePrint only
Printed parts1
Size (W x D x H)71 x 48 x 29 mm
Print bed needed71 x 49 mm, 30 mm tall
Filament~15 g
Layer height0.2 mm
Infill15%
SupportsYes
DownloadZIP: stencil cap (STL) + README with print settings
Added2026-09-27

Pro early access until October 27, 2026, then free with any account.

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Made with the free Golf ball stencil generator. Upload your own drawing and get the same kind of part built from it, in your browser.

Free for personal use. Selling the pieces you cast needs a commercial licence (Pro or Founder); passing on the file itself is not permitted on any plan. Full terms.

New to casting? Read the golf ball stencil guide.

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Questions about this design

Does the ampersand on the SWING & PRAY golf ball stencil print cleanly?

Yes. The two loops of the & would be loose pieces of plastic, so the tool bridges each one back to the cap with a thin strip, and the openings stay wide enough for a fine marker. Draw the & in two or three short strokes rather than one long one.

How do I print the SWING & PRAY golf ball stencil?

Print it as exported, rim flat on the bed and the dome up, with tree supports switched on (organic in PrusaSlicer, tree in Bambu Studio, Orca and Cura). They hold up the inside of the dome and peel out easily. At 0.2 mm layers and MK3-class speeds it takes about 1 h 20 min and 15 g of PLA (estimated from the file, not sliced); a current printer is faster.

Can I change the words on the SWING & PRAY golf ball stencil?

Yes. Open the free golf ball stencil generator, choose Initials and type your own words, up to two lines of six characters, and pick the Bold & Blocky font to match this one. The Ball size, Clearance and Size sliders fit a different ball or change the mark; this one uses a Size of 30 mm.

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