Are These Legal in the UK?

mikejohnchapman said:
Putting to one side the fact these are over £2 for a golf tee I wondered if they were legal in the UK. It says they are USGA approved but doesn't say anything about other geographies.

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Do tee's need to be approved?

My guess is that they conform to the rules because there is no advantage .
 
Personally I would suggest that the tee falls foul of the equipment rules which state...

A tee must not be designed or manufactured in such a way that it could indicate line of play.

To me, the fact that the tee has a damned great pointy arrow built into the side of it, is clearly a breach of this regulation.

Additionally, to my mind a tee should also be neutral in its orientation.....so it doesn't matter which way you stick it in the ground, any interaction between tee/ball and club should be the same, irrespective of how the tee is inserted.
 
They use vague words like minimize and reduce. A fraction of "so small it's practically unmeasurable" is the same as nothing in the real world.

The only measurable difference I can see these tees making when compared to a standard tee is the size of the hole in your wallet, and perhaps the ridicule from you PPs.
 
If they are approved by the USGA, then it must be assumed that they comply with rule 6.2 as posted by rulie.
In which case the manufacturer is admitting themselves that they do sweet fanny Adams in terms of providing a measurable benefit to the fool golfer who has bought them.
 
Crow said:
If they are approved by the USGA, then it must be assumed that they comply with rule 6.2 as posted by rulie.
In which case the manufacturer is admitting themselves that they do sweet fanny Adams in terms of providing a measurable benefit to the fool golfer who has bought them.
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Are they zero torque though ?
 
Crow said:
If they are approved by the USGA, then it must be assumed that they comply with rule 6.2 as posted by rulie.
In which case the manufacturer is admitting themselves that they do sweet fanny Adams in terms of providing a measurable benefit to the fool golfer who has bought them.
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Why do you assume they have been approved by the USGA?
 
Crow said:
The website claims as much.
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Seen many a golf item claimed by the sellers to be conforming to the rules and learnt many years ago to read the rules and not what manufacturers claim.

PS they do not say 'Approved by the USGA' on the website (it's all in the wording).

It's a bit like the heated covers, they sent the club for approval but not the headcover and then claimed it to be approved.
 
jim8flog said:
Does make you wonder what they would consider to be a non conforming tee.
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Things I've seen...
  • A tee over 4 inches.
  • A tee attached to a piece of string if laid out to aid alignment.
  • A tee with a protruding arm or base that aids alignment. I'm guessing this flightpath tee doesn't fall foul of that because the arrow cannot be seen once a ball is on the tee; however if it protruded an inch or so, it would be illegal.
  • A tee that affects ball flight, e.g. by having a shield that would reduce or impart spin to the ball. I'm guessing this flightpath tee doesn't fall foul of that because the manufacturer's claims are nonsense.
 
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