Monday, February 3, 2025

What Can I Do With My Coat of Arms? Part 31 - Just for Fun


Where else can you use your coat of arms "just for fun"?

How about in sports of various kinds? For example, on sports equipment:


Yes, I know that the image above is of the game we Americans call "football", which is not the same as the game that everyone else calls "football".


Still, it's the use of heraldry in sports equipment that we're discussing here, not what to properly call any specific sport.

Then, of course, there is a typically British sport where one can use their coat of arms. Here, on the uprights of a cricket wicket:


Many people play golf. Did you know that you can buy a stamp that will mark your golf balls with your coat of arms:


Darts, the target game, too, can be a display of heraldry. (Though you probably shouldn't use the arms of the Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland, as this dart board cabinet does. Just sayin'.)


And there are more shooting competitions than just darts, too.


For those of an age younger than me (because I'm too old to start skateboarding now), you might consider these two different ways of placing a coat of arms on a skateboard deck.

This one is laser-carved into the deck:


While this one is painted (or possibly is a decal) which has then been overpainted with a sealant:


I have no doubt that you can find ways of incorporating your coat of arms into whatever sport you prefer to participate in.