paul6057 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 If I'm on a tee box, I will put everything on a tee. Some of them might be teed down so low they're basically on the ground, but why give up the advantage of a cleaner connection? hoppman 1 Quote Link to comment
Hedgehog Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Everything, but no logic to why. I do have a tendency for a big pull with irons off the tee and wonder if it is the tee issue or lack of concentration. When I say big I’m talking 30 yards on 150 holes Quote Link to comment
gingerbeast87 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I castle tee for everything, stubby greens for my irons, red/blue for my 3-wood depending on the shot/obstacles, and orange for my driver. Gives me a consistency that I wouldn't get otherwise. Quote Ryan Gardiner Driver: Wilson Deep Red Maxx Woods: 3W Cobra speedzone Hybrid: 4H Cobra Speedzone Irons: Cobra King F8 5-9, PW, GW Wedges: Rife RX7 60:8 & 56:12 Putter: Odyssey White Hot Pro Hammer Link to comment
4theDogs Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 OK, I want to know the 75% of the people surveyed that do not use a tee with a driver. 1. What clubs do you put on a tee? Driver? 25.14% 44 Mike10487 1 Quote Like Trevino said, "Not even God can hit a 1-iron!" Link to comment
Golf2Much Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I can't remember ever not using a tee. I use them for all tee shots and all clubs. I carry two with me: 3.25 and 1.5 inch tees for my driver and everything else respectively. Why? Most likely because it's become a habit after 50 years. Quote Ping G430 Max driver 10.5 degrees with an Alta Quick45 gram senior shaft Callaway Epic 3 wood, Project X Evenflow Green 45 gram senior shaft Callaway GBB Epic Heavenwood, with a Mitsubishi Diamana 50 gram senior shaft Ping G 20.5 degree 7 wood, with a stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Ping G 26 degree hybrid, stock Alta 65 gram senior shaft Callaway Paradym X irons, 7-AW with Aldila Ascent Blue 50 graphite shafts Edison wedges: 50, 55 and 60 degree, KBS Tour Graphite A flex shafts Putters: L.A.B. Direct Force 2.1 putter, 34.5" long, 67 degrees lie MSG Tester: Shot Scope LX+ Rangefinder MGS Tester: Callaway Paradym X Irons MSG Tester: Titleist Long Game Link to comment
jolter1 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 When I first started playing many years ago, I was fortunate enough to be friends with a person who was scratch and participated in many amatuer events. He not only used a tee for every club on the teeing ground but told me why not take advantage of a perfectly placed ball to hit. I have followed his advise all these years and even with a perfectly teed up ball I still can it horrible shots at times haha. Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 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 All shafts are Ping's CB Alta, Regular in Woods and Hybrids, Stiff in the irons ( I just like these shafts and never saw a reason to look for others) Link to comment
Mike10487 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I tee up Driver, 3-5 wood and 4 iron. I never practice hitting 5 iron and up off a tee at the range, so I do not tee them. I simply find a high spot of grass on the tee and get the perfect lie. Quote Incredible recovery shots are set up by an equally incredible miss. D- Cobra Aerojet 8.0 Hzrdus Blue S. FW- Callaway Mavrik 3&5 wood Srixon ZX MkII 2 iron Callaway Epic forged E19 4-GW Taylormade MG 3 56 degree 10 bounce (personal grind to 6 degrees or so) Cameron Furtura F5r / Odessey Ai One Three T Maxfli Tour and Tour X Link to comment
hoppman Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I hit all my clubs off the box on a tee, regular tee for driver, short stubby Martini tee for everything else. I do play courses with short par 3s where I might hit 50-58deg wedge and I find I can spin them really well offa tee. The short stubby Martini tee feels like a perfect lie for every club on the tee box. Quote Link to comment
darrellthompson Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Only my Driver and Fairways get teed up. I get way better results without teeing up my irons/wedges. Quote Callaway Apex 21s, Jaws Raw 52, Jaws Full Face 56/60. Callaway Paradym 7/9 Wood. Taylormade stealth plus 2 3W Link to comment
golffun Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I've always found that putting a ball on a tee, especially for beginners allows them to concentrate on the swing mechanics and not have the frustration of trying to get the ball airborne, then lower the tee until you remove it for at least the irons. For myself.. on par 3's, I always use a tee regardless of club selection. thanks Quote Link to comment
BobBC78 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I use a tee for every club, but the heights are quite different. Driver is teed up quite high, fairway woods and hybrids slightly above the ground and irons at ground level (the "perfect lie" idea). Quote Ping G400 Max 10.5* - Alta CB SR flex Ping G425 SFT 5W (19*) - Alta CB Slate SR flex Ping G430 5H (26*), 6H (30*) and 7H (34*)- Alta CB 70 regular flex Ping G710 8i-GW - Recoil 80 F3 shaft Ping Glide 3.0 Eye-2 grind 56* - Recoil 80 F3 shaft Odyssey Tri-hot 5K Seven DB, or Seemore FGP Other: Vice Pro or Snell Prime 3.0; Shot Scope X5; True Linkswear; Callaway Org 7 bag; Clicgear 3.5+ Did a Member Review on Argolf's Pendragon XL Broomstick putter. Link to comment
Franc38 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I tee everything "up" on the tee box (hey, it's called tee box for a reason, isn't it?) Now, when I tee the ball for a 58° wedge or even a 7iron, the tee peg is barely emerging from the ground (1 or 2mm, I'd say). Long irons or woods/hybrids, that'd be 5mm or something like that. Driver "obviously" I do tee up way more, given that even with high tees I struggle to have an upward impact... The benefits of having a tee are, in my opinion, multiple. First, you guarantee yourself a good lie, not in a dip, with not too much grass behind the ball (no flyers) etc. Second, you have to pick the place you're teeing a bit more carefully. and that's an important one (tee on the side where the trouble is to hit away from it, adjust that on your intended trajectory, etc. ) Third, the tee in the ground is a great reference point for your strike patterns and to judge what you've done. Is the divot clearly starting one inch in front of the tee? Great, is it starting right at the tee... humm, could be better. Is it starting before? yeah, you fatted it, but how much? On top of that you can judge (particularly if your irons are not very "responsive" -think blade) where was it on the toe to heel line where you hit it. You can then proceed to adjust a tad if you see a pattern appearing! Now, teeing anything but the driver more than 4mm is counterproductive as it will promote an upward blow, which will then transfer to poor contacts on the fairway... MIGregB 1 Quote Aim small... pray to miss small My bag: Ping hoofer lite. My driver: Nike Vapor Pro. 4w: Inesis 500. Hybrid: Nike Vapor Flex. Irons (4-PW): Takomo 301 combo on KBS tour X. Wedges: Vokey SM7 52° and 58°. Putter: Cleveland SOFT 2 model 10.5. Balls: Inesis Tour900 yellow. Link to comment
Q22Golf Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Driver and fairway woods only. I used to tee up irons but I began hitting them too high. Occasionally I will tee up an iron when I need to take off some distance. Quote Driver: TaylorMade M6, stiff, 9°, 45.75" 3W: Lazrus 3 Wood, regular, 15°, 43.5" 3H: Lazrus 3 Hybrid, regular, 18°, 40.75" 5i-PW,AW: TaylorMade M6, steel (PW-43.5°, AW-49° [both 36.00"-D1/C9]) 52°W: Lazrus, 52°, 8°, 35.25", D4, Milled face, Forged head, steel 56°W: Lazrus, 56°, 12°, 35.25", D4, Milled face, Forged head, steel 60°W: Lazrus, 60°, 10°, 35.25", D4, Milled face, Forged head, steel Putter: TaylorMade Spider X Hydroblast, 35", Flow Neck #9 (21° toe hang), KBS Chrome C-Taper Stepless Stability, Superstroke Gtr 1.0 grip Ball: TaylorMade TP5x, Titleist Pro V1x, experimenting with Snell & Vice Bag: testing - Stitch Golf SL2 Fadeaway walking bag (active review post link) Link to comment
Kevin W Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Yeah, tee for me always as well. I've simply always done it this way. Quote Kevin WP Link to comment
tdc1 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 The only time I don't put the ball on a tee is if I want to take a little distance off when using short irons/wedges. Then I just look for fluffy spot or the edge of an old divot -- just a tiny raised spot. Quote Driver: Ping G425 Max (10.5º; Regular ) Fwy: Cobra King SZ (3; Regular); Ping G410 (5; Regular) Hybrids: Ping G410 (22º and 26º; Regular) Irons: Cleveland Launcher XL (6-U) Wedges: Ping Glide 3.0 (54º/12º), and Ping Glide 3.0 Eye2 (58º/8º) Putter: Ping Karsten Anser X Link to comment
Rygolf32 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I only tee up my driver and if it's really windy out, I'll even play that off the deck to keep it lower. It's 100% a mental/visual thing but I just feel like I have more control and feel hitting off the grass with everything. Quote Driver: Ping G425LST Fujikura Ventus Blue 6X shaft Fairway Wood: Callaway Steelhead Plus 3 (yep, OG 1999 all original) Irons: Ping i525 irons - Ping AWT 2.0 Xstiff Wedges: Titleist Vokey 52/56/60 SM9 (12deg/D grind) Putter: Ping Tyne 4 putter Bag: Titleist Hybrid 5 Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash Link to comment
Placasse61 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I use a tee for all my clubs on the tee box. Fairway woods 1/2" all others at the turf level. Quote 4-PW and UW Ping G710 Ping Glide 54 degree wedge 1,3,5 Taylor-Made Titanium bubble shafts (24years) Top-Flite Gamer Putter Link to comment
rjacobs4 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Every club from the tee box. My irons and wedges are basically at ground level but if gives me an assured good lie. Hybrids and fairway woods are about a 1/4 inch up. Driver I tee so that hat about 1/3 of the ball us above the club face. Dal 1 Quote Driver: Ping G425 LST 9 degrees, stock shaft regular Fairway: Ping G425 LST 13.5 degrees, stock shaft regular Hybrids: Ping G425 19 and 22 degrees, stock shaft regular Irons: Callaway Rogue ST Max, Project X LZ105 5.5; 5-AW Wedges: Cleveland CBX2 52 degrees, TT Dynamic Gold 115; Cleveland SmartSole 58 degrees, stock shaft Putter: Axis1 Rose with FlatCat grip Link to comment
CaptStang Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 When I was growing up Arnold Palmer was my golf hero. Mr. Palmer was asked this same question for one of the golf magazines. He replied, "I tee up every shot I can and never even think about it." That was good enough for me and I have always done the same. Javs and Dal 2 Quote Golf Gear Head Link to comment
mrmatt2you Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I tee up everything. For irons and wedges, just enough to give a little gap between the ground. JUST in case I hit it a little thin. Dal 1 Quote Link to comment
Dal Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 ALL! To paraphrase Sam Snead, There has not been a golfer yet who is so good that he can give up any possible advantage. Javs and CaptStang 2 Quote Link to comment
BMart519 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I've got comments on course about how high I tee the ball up with driver. So take this feedback with a grain of salt... I also found last season if I teed up wedges, I had a greater likelihood of pulling or hooking them and started hitting them off the turf with no tee. But seem to have corrected that swing flaw this year. This season I am firmly in the camp of tee up everything (I am a picker and do not aim to take divots at really anytime). Irons and hybrids are about 1/4" above ground which is the lowest I go. The last time I decided to "tee it down a bit" with driving iron, I proceeded to skull it about 70 yards. I watched a 4 index tee all irons and wedges up the same way (1/4" above turf), so different strokes for different folks... In my mind it eliminates all possibility of a fat shot, adds a bit of distance vs hitting off ground (lower spin), and as a picker - minimizes thin shots. Dal 1 Quote G425 MAX Driver & 5W Baffler Rail-H 3H-4H 699 Pro Utility V2 - 4i APEX CF19 6-AW INDI Wedges 52, 56, 60 EAS 2.0 Link to comment
justsay937 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I tee most clubs up depending on the tee box condition. Some clubs have the tee boxes in great condition allowing hybrid and irons to be played without a tee. Quote Sarge Link to comment
Beakbryce Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Tee them all. It's all about a consistent lie. We have varying grass height where I play depending on time of year, overseed, etc. I have to put up with it in the fairway, why would I do it on the tee? At this time of year we get flyers out of the tee area! C'mon man. BMart519 1 Quote Driver: Callaway Epic 9 degree, stiff (set at 10 degrees with the movable weight in the center} FW: Callaway Epic 3,5, heaven wood w/ regular shaft (driver shaft in 3 wood, 3 wood shaft in 5 wood, 5 wood shaft in heaven wood, all three set at neutral plus 1 degree) Hybrids: Callaway BB19 4,6,7 (4 set at neutral plus 1 degree and 6 and 7 set at neutral minus 1 degree for gapping purposes) Irons: Callaway Rogue ST Max 8, 9, PW Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM6 50,54,58 Ball: Titleist Pro V1, 1X, Vice Pro Plus or anything I find that day and try out for the fun of it (I haven't bought balls with my own money in at least 10 years) Link to comment
Muckinfiddle Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I tee everything up unless I want to take spin off the ball on some par 3's. Teeing up 8 on down gets too spinny sometimes. Quote Hate yourself, not the game... In my Vessel bag: King SpeedZone MG 3 Satin RAW black 60° ZX 3 wood SW & GW Black 3-PW EV2 Mid-Lock Prov1x- Link to comment
bassman Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Arguably the GOAT, paraphrasing Jack Nicklaus, "You get 18 opportunities per round for a perfect lie, why in the world would you ever put the ball on the turf for a tee shot?" Contrarily, I remember Ken Venturi's approval of John Cook putting the ball on the turf on par 3's when Cook won the 1996 St. Jude Classic, rationalizing, "You hit every other iron during a round of golf from the turf, why use a tee on the other 4?" No disrespect for Ken Venturi, but Jack's logic with 18 majors vs Venturi's lone one (US Open), makes more sense to me. Short answer to the topic. I'm using a tee on every hole. Quote Cobra LTDx LS (Hzrdus Smoke Black, S), Ping i3 (Recoil S), Cobra one length wedges (KBS Tour), L.A.B. DF 2.1 putter Link to comment
Hook DeLoft Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I tee up everything when the rules allow. Heights range from barely above the ground with wedges to 3 inches with a driver. Sam Snead told a 14 year old Davis Love III to always tee the ball up when the rules allow. Good enough for me. Quote 14 of the following: Taylormade Qi10 Max Callaway 2023 Big Bertha 3 wood set to 17 degrees Cobra F9 Speedback 7/8 wood set at 23.5 degrees Callaway Epic Max 11 wood Titleist TSR1 hybrid 26 degrees Ping Eye 2 BeCu 2-SW Ping G430 irons 6-50 degree Sub 70 286 wedges 52 and 56 degrees Hogan sand wedge 56 degree bent to 53 Ping Glide 3.0 Eye2 58 degree Ping Glide 3.0 60 degree Evnroll ER2 Ping Sigma 2 Anser Cheap Top Flite mallet putter from Dick's, currently holding down first place in the bag TaylorMade Mini Spider Bridgestone XS Link to comment
chisag Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/28/2023 at 1:59 AM, GolfSpy_APH said: As mentioned I essentially only tee up driver, but I am willing to change or try. My thought is I don't get to tee up in the fairway and still hit good to great shots there. I can get that same thing on the tee box by not teeing up. Putting the ball on s tee there while not massively does change that and would be the abnormal lie compared to what I play throughout the round. It's an interesting topic and maybe I will trying putting on a tee more often. What's the harm? ... It would be interesting for you to tee up every shot in the fairway and see if you hit even better approach shots. I always use a tee and with wedges I the it up so it is just barely above the ground and looks just like it does in the fairway from above. Hitting it just a hair heavy that would normally produce a good shot can be an eye opener if you hit a rock, root or a tee still in the ground from a previous player. Sure that's rare but why take the chance of it happening even once when the rules allow you to use a tee? Josh Parker 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment
GolfSpy_APH Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, chisag said: ... It would be interesting for you to tee up every shot in the fairway and see if you hit even better approach shots. I always use a tee and with wedges I the it up so it is just barely above the ground and looks just like it does in the fairway from above. Hitting it just a hair heavy that would normally produce a good shot can be an eye opener if you hit a rock, root or a tee still in the ground from a previous player. Sure that's rare but why take the chance of it happening even once when the rules allow you to use a tee? It's certainly something I may experiment with a little more. I know I may loose a bit of difference, but I hit my 3 wood a lot straighter with no tee. That I would be hard pressed to change. Quote as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB) Driver: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! Wood: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's) Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges Putter: LINK! Full putter shootout incoming Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more Link to comment
chisag Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said: It's certainly something I may experiment with a little more. I know I may loose a bit of difference, but I hit my 3 wood a lot straighter with no tee. That I would be hard pressed to change. ... Not disputing your results but maybe try it with the ball imperceptibly on a tee, so virtually the same as having a perfect lie in the fairway. Even a players like Sergio/Tiger the take pretty big divots with their fairway woods use a tee, but so low it's hard to tell. Of course there is the mental side of the game and if you are hitting a fairway wood really well without teeing it up, I certainly understand why you wouldn't want to change. GolfSpy_APH 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'Li Blue 70r Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Alta Hy70r Irons: P770 5-pw ... Steelfiber i80r TP UDi 4 ... Steelfiber i80r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Custom 5.1 (no alignment) 33" Ball: '24 TP5x/Maxfli Tour X Link to comment
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