Tee Height for PW / SW?

[rksquire]

There’s a par 3 9[SUP]th[/SUP] and 18[SUP]th[/SUP] at my course and until recently I’d been playing them brilliantly (one of the few holes I had been consistent with!). They play 116 and 126 yards respectively, both downhill, the 18[SUP]th[/SUP] severely so. Depending on wind, I’ve normally played an SW or PW, normally tee the ball low – about a finger tip of the ground. However, recently the ball just seems to slip of the club high and to the right. Very frustrating – this sometimes happens me when the ball is sitting up in ‘soft’ rough – like my club just swooshes under the ball. Should I tee the ball even lower, or when using a wedge from the tee box dispense with a tee altogether? PW & SW from the fairway are consistent and straight.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Dont bother with a tee for wedge shots no need whatsoever to use one.

 

[MadAdey]

I do not use a tee for my wedges because of the problem you are stating.

 

[craig_chesterfield]

I find that i use a tee to give me extra confidence but tee it up just above ground level so almost flush to the ground. You then have to hit through it to get a good one away!

 

[Imurg]

Can't see a reason not to tee up to be a whisker above the ground.....

 

[One Planer]

Dont bother with a tee for wedge shots no need whatsoever to use one.

Our club has a notice in the club house stating that tees must be used on all tee boxes.

Daft I know but hey ho.

To the OP. We have a 104 yard par 3 that is the same. I put a tee peg in the ground as low as it will go to play a 52* wedge.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Our club has a notice in the club house stating that tees must be used on all tee boxes.

Daft I know but hey ho.

To the OP. We have a 104 yard par 3 that is the same. I put a tee peg in the ground as low as it will go to play a 52* wedge.

I have never known that before. Seems a bit silly as players will duff tee shots a take great divots out anyway. GC'S and their rules

 

[One Planer]

I have never known that before. Seems a bit silly as players will duff tee shots a take great divots out anyway. GC'S and their rules

Exactly what I said.

On the hole in question above, and with most holes that I take an iron off the tee to, I tend to take a divot (.... After the ball before some clever clogs jumps in) so what is the point in using a tee as I'm still going to take some of the tee box after the ball.

I agree, daft rule.

 

[In_The_Rough]

It is beyond me that one. As you say a well struck iron shot will incur a divot never mind fat shots

 

[AmandaJR]

I either use an orange weeny castle tee pushed well in or a broken tee - just to give the ball the perfect lie. Wasn't it Jack Nicklaus who said something about that??

 

[Imurg]

I suppose it depends on the quality of your tee box.
If they're not far short of the quality of the greens then you'll have a decent lie if you just throw the ball down.
Ours are not........

 

[JustOne]

I agree, daft rule.

Yeh, that's a knobby rule, I'd just push the tee underground if I didn't want to use one.... which makes more mess digging it up again

 

[AmandaJR]

On our 16th you have to tee up on the fairway (apart from qualifiers) to protect it. So I get used to seeing the ball on a teeny tee with a wedge BUT it looks plain wrong if I'm hitting a little 8 iron chip and run...

 

[One Planer]

On our 16th you have to tee up on the fairway (apart from qualifiers) to protect it. So I get used to seeing the ball on a teeny tee with a wedge BUT it looks plain wrong if I'm hitting a little 8 iron chip and run...

........ Seriously.

 

[In_The_Rough]

On our 16th you have to tee up on the fairway (apart from qualifiers) to protect it. So I get used to seeing the ball on a teeny tee with a wedge BUT it looks plain wrong if I'm hitting a little 8 iron chip and run...

From bit of a daft rule at Gareth's club to the daftest ever

 

[Snelly]

Dont bother with a tee for wedge shots no need whatsoever to use one.

This is 100% wrong.

Putting the ball on a tee places it at the optimum height to hit. It is the equivalent of a perfect lie. To not take the option to do this is completely stupid.

 

[In_The_Rough]

This is 100% wrong.

Putting the ball on a tee places it at the optimum height to hit. It is the equivalent of a perfect lie. To not take the option to do this is completely stupid.

Never had any issues whatsoever. Find a spot on the tee box with a decent bit of turf on it, place your ball down and swing away, jobs a good un. Not stupid at all.

 

[AmandaJR]

Yep seriously. The fairway is very narrow and surrounded my trees either side so gets very little sunlight even in summer. Whenever I've played it in the past as a visitor it has irked me but I've got used to it. It has a dogleg left so reach the corner and it's a wedge or less in so even with the ruling it gets quite hacked up...

Playing a match once there before I joined and just off the green with a little chip and run planned. Few practice strokes and heard "please do tee the ball up" - did so and fluffed it as it looked so wrong!

 

[In_The_Rough]

Why not just remove or trim a few trees back. I have never heard of a club having this rule before

 

[tsped83]

I either use an orange weeny castle tee pushed well in or a broken tee - just to give the ball the perfect lie. Wasn't it Jack Nicklaus who said something about that??

I'm with you. Any tee shot where I hit an iron, either an 8 iron on a par 3 or 4 iron on our dog leg par 4, I use the orange castle tee which just clears it off the ground.