Brush Tees?

[redmike]

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering if anyone uses brush tees and if they do make any difference to distance/direction etc. Im looking for anyway to get an advanatge over my playing partners!

Thanks

Mike

 

[HTL]

O dear! You have been watching the golf channel far to long! They are as much use as a chocolate T-Pot, just a golf gimmick to make a few quid.

 

[Boabski]

in my opinion tees don't add distance mate they just hold te ball up off ground for you,i cant get my head round a tv shopping channel trying to convince golfers that a tee will add distance due to less friction,a tee is only a few mm thick for god sake versus a driver, but am no scientist its only my opinion

 

[redmike]

Cheers lads - i always thought they were just a bit of a gimmick - they're not cheap either! I'll stick with my plastic ones!

 

[madandra]

I use a simple rule of thumb:




If it is any good, the Pro's will use it. If its a gimmick, they will leave it alone.


Do you know of any Pro's using the Brush Tee?

 

[Pinhal_Pete]

Oops - looks like I'm in a minority here ... I have been using them for a few years now ! The main reason I use them is that they tee the ball up at the same height every time ... a useful ability on a municipal course. Orange for the driver, and blue for the three wood.

 

[thecraw]

Tried em but thats about all I can report mate.

No difference, like everything else if you like it stick with it.

 

[medwayjon]

I just purchased a pack on my way home out of curiousity. I will report my findings.

 

[toonarmy]

Do you know of any Pro's using the Brush Tee?

Yes, Ernie Els who pioneered the brush tee and Order of Merit winner Justin Rose.

Personally, after having tried the brush type, my biggest criticism is that the bristles wilt too quickly and then stop being much use.

For me, stinger tees for the big dog and crown for everything else. There is some fairly simple physics in action here guys, but how much you'll notice is debatable.

Personally love the stinger tees as they look nice and traditional once the ball is on it and the ball does seem to sit up on them better than a regular tee.

 

[RGuk]

I have a pair of yellow brush tees. I don't use them, not because they are rubbish (I actually quite like them) but because they are the wrong height for me.

I would recommend them to anyone who likes a consistent height, since the ridiculous size of the base ensures exactly the same height each time. They are more or less impossible to lose also!!

Personally, it's just as easy to use a castle tee, though these do break and get lost. I know the general consensus is against the castle tees, but my pro insisted I used them back in the day (of lessons). He gave me 10 of each colour and I use the orange for short irons, red for mid + fairway wood tee shots, blue for 3 wood and white for driver. Since graduating to a 460cc driver, I've moved up to Silver, which are higher than the yellow brush.

I didn't realise the brushes wilted or went bad....if this is the case, I'd not recommend them at all, since unless they last a good long while they are simply a waste of cash.

Do they help at all (in respect of claims about friction etc.).....NO - of course not. Could they be better for thin faced drivers.....um, possibly, but then again, unless you are nailing your tees in concrete ground conditions, then all tees with keel over or pop up on impact.

Dave

 

[Gasp]

I have to use white wooden tees. Not because of any advantage they give me, purely a superstition. I know... Ridiculous.

 

[RGuk]

I must admit, if I do use a wooden tee, it's the white for me too!!!

 

[Basher]

Wooden tees for me too. Given time they will rot away.

 

[madandra]

I never use anything but white tees. I ince HAD to use a pink one and swung the club like a hairdresser.

 

[viscount17]

question time guys. I always use castle tees but seem to tee higher than most (except the driver which I have reduced from silver to pink). I use white for 3-woods, yellow for 5-wood and hybrids and sometimes 5i, and either blue or red for irons.
What will be the effect of teeing high?

 

[Leftie]

I only usually tee up my 3 wood (can't use a driver) using an equivqlent height of a blue castle. If I tee up lower I tend to fade it more, if higher I tend to pull it a bit.

I suppose the higher you tee it up, the flatter your swing plane might become. No doubt the lower handicappers will be able to clarify this view.

 

[robin]

I use the orange one for driving otherwise wooden ones but and it may be coincidence as I've only just started with one, its working well - we know golf is a game in the head!