Every Marker Tells a Story. This One Tells Yours.

- The Making of the Kraken Cassette Ball Marker

The Legacy of the Mixtape

Before Spotify, before iTunes, before CDs - there was the cassette tape. It was more than music. It was your identity, wrapped in magnetic tape and encased in plastic. A mixtape was rebellion and romance. It was hustle and heartbreak. And above all, it was yours.

You recorded over the radio. You sat for hours with your finger on the pause button. You picked each track like you were curating a museum. The order mattered. The message mattered. The cassette tape wasn't about the songs - it was about you.

That's the soul I've captured in the Kraken Cassette Ball Marker.

Why This Marker Had to Be Made

Golf is a game that rewards conformity - same polos, same bags, same stiff upper lip. Kraken Golf doesn't play by those rules. I forge tools of rebellion. I make heirlooms for the iconoclasts. So when I asked myself, "What object screams 'personal expression' louder than anything?" the answer was obvious: the mixtape.

The "Scratch or Die" edition says it all. That's not a slogan. That's a mindset. It's for the player who lives for the grind, lives for the shot, lives for the story. And now, that energy lives in steel and anodized aluminum.

Design Breakdown: The Anatomy of a Mixtape Marker

This isn't some stamped novelty. The Kraken Cassette Ball Marker is CNC milled from a solid billet of stainless steel. It's got presence in your hand. Weight. Serious feel. The kind of gravity that makes others take notice when it hits the green.

Each marker is milled to mimic the geometry of a vintage cassette tape, down to the reel holes. No unnecessary curves. No fluff. Just sharp, mechanical honesty.

The inlay is where things get loud. I anodized aircraft-grade aluminum in bold red or blue and dropped it flush into the steel. This isn't paint. This is fused color - built to last decades.

Across the inlay sits a custom inscription bar. On the giveaway version, it reads "Scratch or Die". But for the limited edition drop, you choose your title. Just like your first tape. Just like your story.

The backside is engraved with Kraken's mark - a clean, minimal reminder that what you're holding isn't mass-made. It's artist-built.

Personalization: Turning Golf Into a Personal Anthem

The mixtape ball marker is more than a drop. It's a conversation piece. A signature. And it's yours to name.

I laser-engrave the text across the top line of the inlay - your anthem, your motto, your gang name, your mantra. Ideas I've seen from collectors already:

• "No Gimmes"
• "Three-Putt Max"
• "Tap-In Mafia"
• "The Green Room"
• "Off The Grid"

Each engraving is unique. Each tells a story. You don't buy a Kraken marker to fit in. You buy one to declare something.

How It's Made: From Sketch to Steel

It starts on paper. All my best ideas begin as pencil sketches in the shop. I draw the tape shape over and over until it felt right - the proportion, the shadow, the way the edges would catch the light on a green at 7PM.

From there, I brought it into CAD. Every corner, every cut, every depth of the inlay was dialed in to thousandths of an inch. Because when it comes to legacy pieces, tolerances matter.

The markers are milled in my Massachusetts workshop on a Haas CNC, then hand-prepped for inlay. The aluminum goes through a deep anodizing process - not just for color, but for protection and permanence.

Each piece is hand-finished, laser-engraved, cleaned, and then sealed in Kraken packaging with a card that tells the story. Because this isn't a commodity. It's a chapter in your legacy.

Transformation: What This Marker Says About You

You've got a dozen ball markers. Most are souvenirs. Most don't say a damn thing about you.

This one changes that.

Owning the Kraken Cassette Ball Marker means you understand the value of personalization. You believe your golf game is more than scores - it's style, memory, rhythm. You're the kind of player who makes noise by being quiet. Who leaves a mark with steel, not shouting.

This is your mixtape on metal. It tells your crew who you are. It makes strangers ask questions. It makes traditionalists nervous. Good.

Drop Details + Collector Info

🔥 Instagram Giveaway: Red inlay with "Scratch or Die" - enter by commenting your mixtape title and tagging your three regular playing partners. Winner announced Monday at 12PM ET.

💿 Limited Drop: Blue inlay edition goes live Monday at 4PM ET in the Den. Each comes engraved with your custom title. Quantities are extremely limited. Once they're gone, they're gone for good. 

📦 Includes: Custom packaging, authenticity card, and bragging rights for life.

Final Word

Golf doesn't need more clones. It needs more creators. Players who treat every putt like a punchline. Players who step up to the ball like they're dropping a track.

The Cassette Ball Marker is for them. It's for you.

Because every marker tells a story.

This one tells yours.

Disrupt tradition. Play different.
- Kraken Golf