[Fertassa]

I realize this could be a really stupid post or has been asked before (I searched but didn't find anything).

1) I've seen guys get worried over grass stains on balls effecting the flight. Does too much magic marker put a little weight on the ball, enough to effect it's flight? Someone told me that it seeps into the plastic and bonds with it, but I've been able to scrub off marker with a Magic Eraser, so it leads me to believe iot's something sitting on the surface. I've been using such tiny dots as to not have any effect.

2) I was told that using a ball washer (the kind by the tee box - pump and swirl action) kind knock a ball slightly out of a true sphere. Is this "tell the Blonde and see if she'll believe it" or are balls really that soft? If they are, it seems like a couple of good hits off a driver would do the same.

Thanks for any help. I know I should know this stuff.