At the end of last year I was one of the lucky ones to receive a nice parcel full of Ocean Tee bamboo golf tees via GM. Due to one thing or another I have not been able to get out and play since they arrived but on Saturday I finally managed to get out and test them.
For those not familiar, the idea behind these is that they are more sustainable than wooden tees, bamboo grows at a much faster rate, and less harmful to the environment inc wildlife when broken compared to plastic tees. The tees do not claim to add 10yds to your tee shots, cure a slice or a hook, they are simply golf tees that are more friendly to our environment than the traditional options.
So to Saturday. Initially the ground was firm, frozen in places. As the round carried on it thawed but remained firm on the tee boxes, a good test for the tees. I used my driver on 12 of the 18 holes and 1 tee lasted me all of the way round. It did not snap, it did not weaken, it looked the same as it did when I first pulled it out of the box.
The question I suspect most of us would have before buying these is 'will they be strong enough or are we going to have to buy twice as many, thus cancelling out any perceived benefit?' Based on my one round, not entirely scientific, I can say that so far so good . Give them a go next time you need to buy tees.
For those not familiar, the idea behind these is that they are more sustainable than wooden tees, bamboo grows at a much faster rate, and less harmful to the environment inc wildlife when broken compared to plastic tees. The tees do not claim to add 10yds to your tee shots, cure a slice or a hook, they are simply golf tees that are more friendly to our environment than the traditional options.
So to Saturday. Initially the ground was firm, frozen in places. As the round carried on it thawed but remained firm on the tee boxes, a good test for the tees. I used my driver on 12 of the 18 holes and 1 tee lasted me all of the way round. It did not snap, it did not weaken, it looked the same as it did when I first pulled it out of the box.
The question I suspect most of us would have before buying these is 'will they be strong enough or are we going to have to buy twice as many, thus cancelling out any perceived benefit?' Based on my one round, not entirely scientific, I can say that so far so good . Give them a go next time you need to buy tees.