sirchunksalot Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I am in the camp of always teeing on the tee box. In this game, I'll take any advantage the rules allow and the chance to have a perfect lie off the tee is one of them. RockerFCC, tdroma98, Dweed and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment
Steve F Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I do, for sure. The Roger Maltby quote is golden: "If using a tee didn’t create an advantage, well, they’d let you use it everywhere." I tee them very low, just above the ground. William P, VernL4, RockerFCC and 2 others 4 1 Quote Driver: Aerojet LS 10.5 Kai Li 60R 3 wood: M2 Irons: Speedblades 4i-PW Wedge: CBX Sand: Wilson Pro Staff Putter: Spider / Tester: DF3 Ball: Pro shade Cart: Quad XL "The more I work and practice, the luckier I seem to get.” -Gary Player “The proper score for a businessman golfer is 90. If he is better than that he is neglecting his business. If he’s worse, he’s neglecting his golf.” -St Andrews Rotary Club Member Link to comment
tdroma98 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Yes, I always tee it up on the tee! Maltby is correct @Steve F sirchunksalot, Steve F, Dweed and 3 others 5 1 Quote Titleist T200 Irons - 5i thru Gap Wedge - Stiff AMT Black Callaway PARADYM X 9.0 with Hazrdous X Black 6.0 Stiff Shaft Fairway Woods: Callaway Maverick 3W & RazrX Black 5W - Stiff Flex Rescue: Apex 4 (22 degree )- Recoil 75H stiff flex Wedges: Titleist SM8 - 54 (D Grind) wedge flex; SM8 58(M grind) wedge flex Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5.5 Ball: Titleist ProV1 Handicap: 0 Link to comment
ParFore74x Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I’m in the group of “it depends”. Long irons are definitely using a tee. 8 iron on down is more than likely going to be off the ground. William P, Rob Person, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 Quote TSi3 10° w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65g TS2 15° 3W w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 70g 818 H1 21° Hybrid w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70g MP-18 MMC 2 iron w/ KBS Tour C-Taper S 120g JPX 921 HM 5-GW w/ Project X LZ 5.5 115g JB Forged 54° & 58° w/ Project X LZ 6.0 120g EV5.3 Black Link to comment
Northern Monkey Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 All depends for me, quite often I won’t unless I’m hitting a long iron William P, Rob Person and RockerFCC 3 Quote Driver: G430 Max Fairway: LTDx Max 3 wood Hybrid: Mavrik 3 hybrid Irons: Forged Tec 4-PW + GW Wedges: Jaws 56 SM9 52 Putter: Mallet Ball: Chrome Soft Link to comment
Jamielavallie Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 He'll ya I do it's a perfect lay every time plus can use it to your advantage can increase loft and spin but it being 1/4 inch off the ground ore sink it just off the ground for less spin less hight and more roll without being a pro and knowing what your doing lol Dweed, skraeling, RockerFCC and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment
William P Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Tee it up at every opportunity. Got to love having that perfect lie... Rob Person, RockerFCC, VernL4 and 3 others 6 Quote TSR1, 9*, TPT Nitro 17 Lo TSR1, 15*, TPT Power Range Fairway 17 Lo TSR2, Hybrid, 18*, TPT Power Range Hybrid 17 Lo RBZ Tour4 Hybrid, 21.5*, S T-200, (2023), 5-PW, SteelFiber, i95cw, S Vokey Design, 50,54,58, Dynamic Gold S200 Studio Select, Newport 1.5 ELIXR (2022), MaxFli Tour S (2024) Link to comment
Rob Person Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I suppose with enough practice you would get a good feel for it. Does anyone adjust their position behind the ball when low tee-ing for irons? Michael.Sandoval33, RockerFCC, Dweed and 1 other 4 Quote WITB-Foremost 551's - 3w, 5w, 5-SW (circa 1998), Top Flite 460cc Driver, Adam's 7w, Warrior GW and 60⁰, Odyssey AI-One DB putter. Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment
William P Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 11 minutes ago, Rob Person said: I suppose with enough practice you would get a good feel for it. Does anyone adjust their position behind the ball when low tee-ing for irons? I make no adjustment as I tee it flush to the grass, but I would imagine some others do or don't based on their preference. RockerFCC, Dweed, Michael.Sandoval33 and 1 other 4 Quote TSR1, 9*, TPT Nitro 17 Lo TSR1, 15*, TPT Power Range Fairway 17 Lo TSR2, Hybrid, 18*, TPT Power Range Hybrid 17 Lo RBZ Tour4 Hybrid, 21.5*, S T-200, (2023), 5-PW, SteelFiber, i95cw, S Vokey Design, 50,54,58, Dynamic Gold S200 Studio Select, Newport 1.5 ELIXR (2022), MaxFli Tour S (2024) Link to comment
BreakfastBall15 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Typically I will. Very low so the ball is just slightly off the ground for 8 iron and below and slightly higher for 7-5 iron. Every so often I get lazy and toss it on the ground RockerFCC, Rob Person and William P 3 Quote Driver: PXG Black Ops, Ventus Blue 6X Fairways: PXG 0311 XF Gen 5 3 and 5 wood, Project X Riptide CB 6.0 Hybrid: PXG 0311 XF Gen 5 22 degree, Project X Riptide 6.0 Irons: PXG 0311P Gen 5 5-PW, Project X LS 6.5 Wedges: PXG SG2 50, 56(55), Modus 125 Wedge; PXG SG 2 60, KBS 130 Wedge Putter: TaylorMade Spider GT Red SB Ball: Maxfli Tour S MGS Star Grip Review: https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63328-star-grips-2024-forum-review/ Link to comment
Preeway Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 46 minutes ago, Rob Person said: I suppose with enough practice you would get a good feel for it. Does anyone adjust their position behind the ball when low tee-ing for irons? No. I swing normal and position normal. Teeing up is only to ensure clean contact. Dweed, William P and RockerFCC 3 Quote Driver: Aerojet LS, Ventus Blue Shaft - 6S 4 Wood: Rogue ST Max 16.5, Tensei White Shaft - 7S Utility Iron: Fli Hi 3-iron, HAZARDOUS Smoke Black Shaft - S Irons: JPX 921 Tour 4-P, Project X Shafts - Stiff 125g Wedges: 52º, 56º, 60º Putter: Ai-One 7 T CH, 34" Preferred Ball: Z-Star Diamond Pushcart: Nitron Rangefinder: Tour V5 Shift Link to comment
No3PuttLaLa Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Never. It may be mental for me, but anytime I have ever teed up for irons, I’ve thinned it. I feel like I get good contact hitting off the grass vs a Tee. William P, Dweed, Rob Person and 1 other 3 1 Quote Driver: M4 10.5* / Evenflow Blue 6.0 Stiff / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize Woods: M6 3W 15* / Evenflow Blue 6.0 Stiff / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize Hybrid: M4 Rescue 19* / KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 85g Stiff / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize Irons: Z585 4-AW / KBS Tour 90 - Regular +1" / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize Wedges: CBX - 56* & 60* / KBS Hi Rev 2.0 - Regular +1" / Golf Pride MCC +4 Midsize Putter: Sigma 2 Tyne 4 Platinum / Superstroke Pistol Ball: Project a Bag: Hoofer 14 Link to comment
Silky Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I always tee the ball up at the tee box. It helps me control my ball flight. My coach told me that when on the course the only guaranteed variable you can control is your club selection and lie at the tee box. Best of luck! William P, RockerFCC, Rob Person and 1 other 4 Quote Callaway Rouge TD - 9.0 - Graphite Design UB6X,Callaway Paradym - 16.5 (at 15.5) - Mitsubishi Kai’li Black 70s,Callaway Rouge LS - 18 - Graphite Design Tour AD - DI - 8x,Srixon ZX5 4-PW - Nippon Modus - 105 - S (z-cord) Titliest SM9 - 50.10F, 56.10S (@55.9), 60T,Odyssey- Toulon - Atlanta (34.5) (Iomic X) Callaway Chrome Tour X Link to comment
Fongle Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Depends on the teebox tbh. If it's a nice teebox I won't generally, if it's a bit crap I will just to have a neutral point to hit from Rob Person, TSauer, William P and 1 other 4 Quote Driver - King SZ 1w 7.5° w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 110MSI 60x Woods - King SZ Big Tour 3w 13.5° w/ Fujikura Pro 65, King SZ 5w 20° w/ Tensei CK White 70 Driving Iron - King Utility 2i 16° w/ Project X Hzrdus Black 85 Irons - Apex '24 Combo set - 4i Pro, 5i-8i CB, 9i-10i MB w/ KBS Tour V 120 X-Stiff Wedges - MD5 Jaws 52° - S 10° grind, 56° - C 8° grind, 60° - C 8° grind w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner Tour Issue 115 Putter(s) - O-Works 2 Ball Black, Big Bertha Warbird, Special Select Squareback 2.0, Red X2, Bullseye Original Flange SC, Bullseye Standard Flange SC, OG Bronze Anser, Method Midnight 007, R.Mendralla 8802 Link to comment
Boldgolf Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 16 hours ago, RockerFCC said: I would surmise many people do not practice doing this on the range. I do sometimes forget but I usually try to hit at least a couple shots for each club with it teed up on the range. Interestingly, I have not done this at my simulator. Now I have to do this LOL. I have Real Turf so it's a great option there. Thanks for the epiphany (as I was typing no less) Wow... I've never made the connection of practicing this on the range. I'm in the camp of always teeing it up just flush with the ground too. Generally, when practicing on the range I like to use part of my time simulating playing different holes, but I never tee up the iron tee shots on the range that I always would on the course. It doesn't even make sense why I never did. Thanks for bringing this up! Dweed, William P, RockerFCC and 1 other 4 Quote Ping G30 9* w/ Diamana Ahina 70 S Callaway X Hot 15* Taylormade Tour Preferred MB 3-PW Titleist SM4 52* and 58* SeeMore Model C 35" Link to comment
russtopherb Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I always tee up. Why pass up the opportunity for a perfect lie? TSauer, VernL4, Rob Person and 2 others 5 Quote In my Big Max hybrid bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h D7 6i-GW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact Link to comment
David Leighton Reid Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I always use a tee on the tee box, no matter which club I am using. I believe in taking advantage of the rules with having a perfect lie on the tee box. RockerFCC, Steve F, William P and 2 others 5 Quote Ping G430 Max 10k 9° w/UST MP5 L-Flex Ping G425 3 wood 14.5° w/Ventus Velocore Blue-6R tipped 1" Cleveland Halo Launcher 5 wood 18° with Project X Cypher R Callaway Rogue 19° hybrid regular PXG Gen 3 0311XF 5 - G steel regular Corey Paul wedges bent to 53° and 58° Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11.5 putter Link to comment
benb1989 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 The only Iron I use a tee for is a 5 iron, anything lower and I find a nice bit of grass to place the ball (do not have a 4 iron). With the 5 iron I have the tee in nearly all the way, just so the balls is sitting up a tiny bit higher. Just personal preference, I find the ball stops quicker without the tee RockerFCC, William P and Rob Person 3 Quote , Driver, Mavrik Max 10.5*, Aldila rouge white 60, XS flex , 3 Wood, MX-700, S flex , 4 Hybrid, Mavrik Max, S flex , 5-PW 699 Pro, KBS Tour S flex , Wedges, Vokey, 52*, 56*, 60* , Putter, Stroke Lab Black #7 , Pro V1 Link to comment
jbern Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I play on courses where tee boxes are not usually in great shape and not always level. I tee it up every single time! Maybe if I play lush perfectly flat tee boxes, I would consider playing it off the ground. I have one pocket in my bag for short & broken tees and another for longer tees so I’m always stocked and ready to go! I don’t tee up irons off the tee in the simulator, if that counts? Michael.Sandoval33, William P and Rob Person 3 Quote WITB (link to detailed post here): Driver: LTDx 9* (ProjectX BlueSmoke Stiff) Fairway metals: 3W TSR2 14.25* (ProjectX BlueSmoke Stiff) | 5W Gen4 0341XF (Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 75 S) Hybrid: 4H Gen4 0317XF (Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 75HY S) Irons: 659 CB 5-AW (Project X Rifle 6.0) Wedges: 286 54* & 58* (KBS Tour 120 S) Putter: AL-6 armlock | Unofficial review here | DF3 OFFICIAL MEMBER REVIEW HERE Ball: pro drip: red & blue | Tour S Pushcart: 4.0 | '23 MGS Clicgear 4.0 Pushcart Tester | Link here Link to comment
bens197 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Always tee it up…I’ll take the psychological advantage. I’m also pleased that the tee it up by making a divot on the tee box crowd is slowly dying out. Nothing made me bite my lower lip harder. William P and Rob Person 2 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment
KC Golf Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I tee it but basically close to the playing surface barely above the ground. So what it would be like on the fairway. I find it more of a mental thing for me. Rob Person and William P 2 Quote TSR 3 9.0 GD Tour AD - DI 6S Stiff TSi 3 15.0 GD Tour AD - DI 6S Stiff Utility 2 Iron 18.0 - Nippon NS Pro 650GH Stiff / TS3 21 Hybrid Tensei AV Blue 65 HY Stiff 5 - 9 101T Irons - KBS Tour Lite Stiff - Official Tester 2023 Vokey SM9 46 F - 10 BV105 Vokey SM9 52 F - 12 Nippon NS Pro 950 Stiff Vokey Forged 56 M - 10 DG S200 MG3 60 - 12 - Nippon NS Modus3 Tour 105 Stiff Scotty Special Select - Squareback 2 - 35” / Super Stroke Slim 3.0 Z-Star Diamond Players 4 bag Official Tester - 2021 & Current MCC Plus 4 Sensor / Club Sensor User Link to comment
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