damtall
Newbie
I Know it doesn't really matter but do get a little feeling of lack of respect for the course when they start digging up the ground for there own benefit!
Par 3 teeing up
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palindromicbob
Tour Winner
Depends on the actions after the shot more so than creating a little raised area to tee the ball. As long as they aren't battering the living beejesus out of the tee box and are filling in divots etc after playing then all should be seen as fine.
As for the OP. Of course it is acceptable. Just ask Laura Davies
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Foxholer
Blackballed
The area around the place the tee-ed (or not) ball is going to get hammered by the shot anyway. No lack of respect involved!
Of course it is acceptable. Just ask Laura Davies
I'd just 'Yes Dame Laura' whatever she said! Scary Lady!
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Though idf it never worried big Jack I'm not sure why any amateur would think it made that much difference. Strikes me as one of these slight 'showy-offy' sort of things some players do to impress higher handicap PPs.
Like the guy who just throws his ball down and whacks it with his 3 wood regardless of how it is sitting
Eh?
DaveM
Tour Winner
If you can use a tee use it. The only time you get a decent lie.
gdc
Head Pro
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
I used to question a mate who used to play off the ground on par 3's and I said a tee is a perfect lie, so why not use it. He insisted that he played better from the ground, but I felt his shots were worse, and he isn't the best at taking advice anyway.
HOWEVER, I have always used tees, but in the last 3-4 months I have placed my ball down if in between irons and maybe in a strongish wind, and each time played a beauty. Probably done this about 5-6 times.
So I use a tee 98% of the time, but have started to place it down on the odd occasion, in certain circumstances, and it has worked very well.
HOWEVER, I have always used tees, but in the last 3-4 months I have placed my ball down if in between irons and maybe in a strongish wind, and each time played a beauty. Probably done this about 5-6 times.
So I use a tee 98% of the time, but have started to place it down on the odd occasion, in certain circumstances, and it has worked very well.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
its quite simple. with a ball teed up I can get under it that bit easier and hit it high. when its on the ground I usually play a bit of a punchy lower shot hitting down quite a bit with the handle leaning forward quite a bit.
two very different ball flights.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Eh?
big jack doesn't have a crap swing like most of us!
One Planer
Global Moderator
Just my opinion but I would have thought on most par 3's you'd be hitting an iron and thus down on the ball(?)
Whether the ball is on a tee or not, I would thought technique would be an easier way of adjusting ball flight?
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
as foxhole says, I think my swing is slightly different if the ball is teed up. I don't hit down half as much as I do when its sitting on the ground.
I went from just trying to hit a ball to being told that I should hit down. when I hit down it was like a revelation. the more I hit down the more consistent I got. I did this until I got to the stage I was hitting down a lot on most irons. pretty much guarantees ball turf contact! works great in summer. I have to tone it down a bit and try and get more picky with the strike in winter!
I went from just trying to hit a ball to being told that I should hit down. when I hit down it was like a revelation. the more I hit down the more consistent I got. I did this until I got to the stage I was hitting down a lot on most irons. pretty much guarantees ball turf contact! works great in summer. I have to tone it down a bit and try and get more picky with the strike in winter!
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
would love a go at trackman. id guess an AOA -1 with using a tee and -5 or -6 without!
One Planer
Global Moderator
Quite possible pal, we're all different.
I know I take anything from a hefty divot with a short iron or wedge, even off a tee, to scraping the grass away from the turf with a 3 iron.
I even leave a slight bruise with a fairway wood
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
I fear the thin, so I hit down. there I said it! :rofl:
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I wonder if people are teeing the ball too high for an iron, thus having problems?
I only just have the tee showing above the ground 3 or 4 millimetres at the most.
I only just have the tee showing above the ground 3 or 4 millimetres at the most.
One Planer
Global Moderator
Very good point :thup:
We have two par threes over 200 yards (usually a hybrid or fairway wood) and three between 170 and 190 (usually a hybrid or long iron depending on the wind). Would you really consider attacking those without a tee? I'm trying to make it easy for myself and so a tee is essential for me
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True but that doesn't mean that all amateurs have steep swings. Some sweep, some dig.
Hickory_Hacker
Q-School Graduate
Yeah I think that it's acceptable and I use the raised lump method if I'm using a hybrid. Always on a tee peg with an iron but on saying that if I'm only hitting a 9 or a wedge sometimes it's of the grass. Help, what day is it
richart
Major Champion
It might for about 10 seconds but after you have taken a divot it makes no difference.
