silver & black Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I use my own custom made 2 3/4" tees that I turn on my lathe out of Cherry, Walnut and Mahogany. They hold the ball above the ground at a precise height, every time. Usually, I just buy a bag of 300 tees made of whatever wood they are, for $5 bucks, and call it a season. Sometimes, I wonder how anyone finds this kind of thing all that interesting... or worth talking about? Shapotomous and berkeleybob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_Mac Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 I use 2.75" Martini tees only because the one that I found last year lasted me forever until lost. But they're only for driver, for woods/hydrids/irons, I use Izzo 1.5" plastic tees. Using the same one of those for multiple rounds now. I put one & one in the pocket pre-round and 90% of the time, finish with same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfmule Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 I'm a martini tee guy. I like the ones that have a shoulder that goes to the ground so you always get the same height and the wide top makes it easy to place the ball. I started using these several years ago when I was having a lot of back problems. I really hated to have to bend over to replace a ball that had fallen off the tee. Also, here in SW Minnesota the wind is always blowing so it's nice that the wind doesn't knock the ball off the tee as easily as the typical wooden tee. I seem to like the yellow Martini tees the best. They're easier to find when they come unstuck from the ground after a shot. I ended up having to purchase some regular Martini tees (without the shoulder) last winter. I couldn't put the ones with the shoulder far enough into the surface of the synthetic turf I use for my golf simulator. Pmaxon and chisag 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middler Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/9/2022 at 7:18 PM, silver & black said: I use my own custom made 2 3/4" tees that I turn on my lathe out of Cherry, Walnut and Mahogany. They hold the ball above the ground at a precise height, every time. Usually, I just buy a bag of 300 tees made of whatever wood they are, for $5 bucks, and call it a season. Sometimes, I wonder how anyone finds this kind of thing all that interesting... or worth talking about? And yet you posted? hoppman 1 Quote Titleist TSR2 11° HZRDUS Red CB 50 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Titleist TSR2 16.5º HZRDUS Red 60 CB 6.0 & TSR2 21º HZRDUS Black 4G 70 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Mizuno JPX923 HMP 4-GW, T22 54.12WS, T22 58.04DC w Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Midsize Evnroll EV5.3 Maxfli Tour & ProV1 Ping Pioneer - MGI Zip Navigator AT Payntr X 002 LE, Ecco Biom C4, Payntr X 001 F (Mesh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGolfNut Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 I use brown or natural wood tees and buy them in bulk on the internet. Don't like white tees as they leave marks on the clubs. I keep the broken ones to use on the par threes. EasyPutter and silver & black 2 Quote Driver _ Ping G400 Max Woods _ Ping G410 3 & 5 | Cleveland Launcher XL HALO 7 Hybrid _ Titleist 818 H1 5 Irons _ Titleist T300 6-GW Wedges _ Titleist SM9 52F & 56S Putter _ Odyssey Dual Force Rossie 2 or Rife Two Bar Hybrid Distance _ Bushnell Phantom 2 GPS | Precision Pro NX7 Pro Ball _ Titleist Pro V1 yellow GHIN _ HCP floats between 8 & 12 "Never bet against an old man with old clubs that have new grips" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 7 hours ago, Middler said: And yet you posted? Sure.... why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don M Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I’ve used the same Martini step tee for 3 years. When I first tried one and liked it, I bought two 5 packs. At this rate they will be in my estate sale. chisag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleybob Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 11/10/2022 at 1:18 AM, silver & black said: I use my own custom made 2 3/4" tees that I turn on my lathe out of Cherry, Walnut and Mahogany. They hold the ball above the ground at a precise height, every time. I've always had this thought. I think I have some spare cherry somewhere ... Shapotomous and silver & black 1 1 Quote WITB 2024 DRIVER AEROJET 10.5° | FAIRWAY ROGUE ST MAX 3/15° HYBRID G410 21° | UTILITY 699 V2 U 5/23° IRONS 699 V2 6-PW WEDGES CBX 2 50°, 54°, 58° PUTTER KING GRANDSPORT 35 BALL MODEL | PRO WHITE/BLUE ICE BAG 3.5 LS | PUSHCART RV1S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy SAM Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 I went martini-tees last year and have loved it - I've broken a few, but still have so. many. left. However, because I'm a magpie, I just went and bought the Flex-Head (three driver tees and one wood/hybrid tee) - love the idea of indestructible, and now that I've got the same-height-every-time thing going on, I don't see myself going backwards. For irons off the tee, I'll either use a broken tee or just knock up a little bit of earth with the iron and put the ball up on that. MattF and chisag 2 Quote Driver - PXG 0811 XF - Gen 5, 9 degrees (+1 setting), Oban Devotion TR 65 04 3/5 Wood - Cobra LTDx Max (Blue Colorway) Utility - Caley X01 Driving Iron (3 = 18*) Irons (5-PW) - Caley 01T Wedges (48, 52, 56, 60) - Indi Wedges FLX 48 / ATK 52, 56, 60 Putter - L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 - 65* Ball - Chrome Tour Triple-Track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 15 hours ago, GolfSpy_SAM said: I went martini-tees last year and have loved it - I've broken a few, but still have so. many. left. However, because I'm a magpie, I just went and bought the Flex-Head (three driver tees and one wood/hybrid tee) - love the idea of indestructible, and now that I've got the same-height-every-time thing going on, I don't see myself going backwards. For irons off the tee, I'll either use a broken tee or just knock up a little bit of earth with the iron and put the ball up on that. Finally someone else who will actually use these tees. I've been using them for what seems like forever. For irons I just use the Pride mini tee. EasyPutter, Kenny B, GolfSpy SAM and 1 other 4 Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 hours ago, MattF said: Finally someone else who will actually use these tees. I've been using them for what seems like forever. For irons I just use the Pride mini tee. I rarely break a tee and I find several on the range when warming up. Our tee boxes on par 4 and 5 are littered with broken tees, so the hole before a par 3 I pick up a broken one. Haven't bought tees... maybe since I started playing golf. I have bags of them in my garage where I put my excess tees when I clean out my bag before traveling. Shapotomous and MattF 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDel90 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I have been using the Western Birch hardwood tees. I’d say unless I lift it out off the drive and can’t find it, I’m usually 1-2 tees/round. One might crack after a few drives which then I’ll break it off and use it for par 3s. Usually I just look for broken tees on the Par 3s to use. But overall they are very durable and last. Quote Bag: Sub 70 Cart Series bag Driver: Ping G425 LST 9 deg (set to 7.5 deg/"big minus") Mitsubishi C6 Blue Stiff 55g Grip JumboMax Ultralite (=std grip Jumbo size) 3W: Ping G410 14.5 deg (Set to 13.5 deg) Mitsubishi C6 Blue Stiff 65g Grip JumboMax (=std grip Jumbo size) Hybrid: 19 deg (Set to 18) deg Ping G410 hybrid Mitsubishi C6 Black Stiff 80g Grip JumboMax Ultralite (=std grip Jumbo size) Irons: 5-GW Irons Cobra Forged Tec X KBS Tour Lite Regular -0.25" Grip JumboMax (=std grip Jumbo size) Wedges: 50-07 S-grind, 54-08 D-grind and 58-12 deg D-grind Mizuno T22 Denim Copper Grip Golf Pride Z-Grip Putter: Cobra King 3D Printed Agera Armlock Putter 41" Game Ball: Maxfli TourX CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57charlie Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 I've been using Martini tees for years. If I'm hitting Driver, it's always going to be teed up with a Martini tee. Any other club on the tee box I'll grab a wooden or a no name plastic tee out of the bag or look around the tee box for a broken one. I usually play a minimum of 100-105 games /year and I can sometimes go 2 years without breaking a Martini. They are resilient. Quote Taylormade SIM MAX 12* Driver Callaway Great Big Bertha Hawkeye 3, 5 and 7 woods Top Flite Titanium Intimidator 7 wood Mizuno JPX-923 Hot Metal, High Launch irons, 6-PW, GW Taylormade Milled Grind SW, 54* Cleveland RTX-3, 60* LW Cleveland Huntington Beach 6 Centre Shaft Putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parshooter36 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 I am using a 4" wooden tee this year. I have used 3 1/4" Plastic tees for the past several years, but late last year I found a 4" tee on the teebox during a practice round. I told my wife that it looked rediculous so of course I had to try it. I have always struggled to get good launch angles consistently with my driver, but with these tees I am hitting trajectories that I didn't think were possible for me. Quote Driver: QI10 Max Fairway: Sim2 Max 3HL Fairway: G425 Max 9 Wood Hybrid: 2020 CLK 5 Hybrid Hybrid: 0317 6 Hybrid Irons: ZX4 7-PW Wedges: CBX Zipcore 46° 50° 54° & 58° Putter: Array F-3 Ball: Q-Star Tour Yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Still burning through my MGS wooden tees. The things last forever which is great. Red makes them easy to spot and just in general are a sharp looking tee. Have had a few comments on how nice they are... Seriously. Funny to get comments about tees, but I guess be a departure from plain white and such makes sense. Shapotomous 1 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsheaffer23 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) A friend gave me one of these two years ago. Played great that day and knew it wasn't just the tee, but have been buying them ever since, excellent tee. Edited March 22, 2023 by tsheaffer23 Quote Troy Sheaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckeller52 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) https://tinyurl.com/4xvf7wut TeeTech DS8 Flex Golf Tee (4 Pack)TeeTech DS8 Flex Golf Tee (4 Pack) I work for them so yeah, I'm a little biased. Everyone I've given them to other players on the GC and they love 'em. But then again who don't like free? I like that I get the same tee height every time and I have yet to break one of these. Edited March 23, 2023 by ckeller52 Fred Mitchell 1 Quote -ckeller52 What's in the bag? This is.... IRONS Srixon ZX5 5-AW fitted with Elements Recoil 806 F2 Shafts WEDGE's Vokey SM9 54* 14 Fitted with Elements Recoil 806 F2 Shafts and A 60* Jean Carlo Golf Wedge (Amazon) DRIVER M6 3 WOOD GX-7 14° HYBRIDS cobra King F9 Speedback 3&4 KBS TOUR HB GRAPHITE 75 R PUTTER L.A.B Link1 33" Lamkin Sonar+ Tour Calibrate Standard Golf Grips I also use Garmin Approach S70 and a Bushnell V3 (no slope) And a Full Swing Kit launch monitor for the three times a week or so when I practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcmusmc Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I prefer to use wood or bamboo, not for environmental reasons, for golf reasons. However, I have 4 gallon size ziplock bags full of tees I have found on the courses. I have not bought a tee in over 6 years. I walk a lot and so I tend to see all the tees people are too lazy to pick up or find. Quote Driver: TSR 3 3 Wood: TSR 3 5 Wood: TSR 3 4-PW: T100s Blackout Wedges: Vokey SW, GW Putter: Scotty Newport 2.5 Ball: ProV1X Bag: Cart 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkee Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Plastic , Martini stemless for the driver only . Then whatever tees I find on the box for the rest . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I cant ever remember buying tees, too many laying around to pick up as I need them. The wife uses martini tees. She tied a piece of string around the stem to make it easier to find since they never seem to break. Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XHOOPER Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Wood. Degradeable and cheap. Just like me. SlowNLow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolter1 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 For my driver I use consistent tees, which are biodegradable. As to my fairway woods and irons, continue to use all the wooden tees I have amassed over the years. Quote Driver: Ping G430 SFT 10.5 Fairway Woods: Ping SFT G425 3-5 Hybrid Ping G410 4H Irons; Ping G425 5-LW Putter: Ping Anser 2 Ball: Titleist Tour Speed/AVX Bag: Titleist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich man Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Plastic tees are much worse for the environment. Mygolfspy has shown wood actually produce better launch conditions. Please put up with the slight unconvinced and use wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxman130 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On course: Wood tees - white or natural only. Why? Like most golfers, I'm superstitious about certain things. I could never use a plastic tee during a round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdparman Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) Western Birch hardwood and bamboo for me these days. Sturdy functional and beautiful too Edited March 22, 2023 by Kdparman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple_Putt Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Regular cheap white wood tees for me. I mark the height I want in sharpie of about 5 tees when I start the round and throw them in my pocket and hardly ever need to go back for any more Quote Super Burner 2.0 10.5* Fly-Z hybrid SMS 4-GW i3 5 Wood SM7 56*,60*, SM8 52* Versa 1 putter 2023 Tested: Edel SMS Irons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButchE Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 wood, cuz you get to use it at minimum twice. If it breaks, you have a par 3 tee right there. I just wished people would pick up the broken tees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis "John " Gavazza Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I use a Martini polymer tee for my drives and wood tee for Par 3 and 3 woods. tdroma98 1 Quote John Gavazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoRebound Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) I received a pack of recycled plastic tees with a rubber head from Amazon just over a year ago and they have become my go to. I've gotten as many as seven rounds out of a single tee and they usually die when the rubber top finally flies off somewhere. (Normally if you can find it, it will pop right back on). I don't think it's making my game any better even though I had my best season in years last year. But being able to reuse a product over and over and over again seems to be a bit more Earth friendly. Edited March 22, 2023 by NoRebound Quote Driver; Callaway RAZR Fit Fairway and hybrids: Callaway X2 Pro Irons: Mizuno JPX 825 Wedges: Mizuno JPX 825 Pro Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackbus75 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) I love Martini Tees. They last a long time and I hit the ball more consistently with them. I also use Pride 1 1/2" for Par 3's. PXG 0211 Driver 10.5, with graphite senior shaft PXG 0211 3W, 5W and 7W, with graphite senior shaft Cobra F-Max Hybrid set 6,5,4 Hybrids, 7,8,9,PW,GW, graphite senior shaft (I'm old) C3i 59 degree Sand Wedge, steel shaft Odyssey DFX Double Wide 33" putter Edited March 22, 2023 by Jackbus75 tdroma98 1 Quote I'm 72 years old and I enjoy playing golf at least once a week. PXG 0211 Driver 10.5, with graphite senior shaft PXG 0211 3W, 5W and 7W, with graphite senior shaft Cobra F-Max Hybrid set 6,5,4 Hybrids, 7,8,9,PW,GW, graphite senior shaft (I'm old) C3i 59 degree Sand Wedge, steel shaft Odyssey DFX Double Wide 33" putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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