Tee or no Tee on a Par 3

[vkurup]

What is the difference between using a tee or not using one on a P3.

Situation: Faced with a 145y P3, would you tee up on ur 6/7/8i (or whatever you hit 145y). Does the situation change if you have uphill or downhill P3s?

 

[tsped83]

Just tee it up a fraction to get a perfect lie. This is a no brainer surely. Why would it matter if the hole was up/down hill???

 

[guest100718]

A question more at Home on wrx.. Why wouldn't you tee it up?

 

[Imurg]

The only reason not to tee up is if you can get a good enough lie without one.....

 

[MadAdey]

I only tee up for long irons. I hate hitting short irons from a tee, I end up hitting them too high and loosing distance.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

You don't get many advantages but teeing up on a perfect lie is one. Why wouldn't you use a tee peg on a par 3

 

[Liqdaddymac]

Tee it very very low in medals, generally dont bother if I have just gone for a knock or friendly game.

 

[vkurup]

Had never considered the tee as a provider of the 'perfect lie', so this is interesting. I have mostly used tees, but in the past few knockabouts with mates have just dropped the ball and hit it.

 

[DAVEYBOY]

I would use a tee but saying that on a 145 yard par 3 I'm not sure I would need one for my 58 degree wedge with a half swing

 

[Jimbooo]

Have there actually been any scientific studies showing that it's beneficial to tee up on a short par 3, or do all of the pros on tour do it? Personally I find I usually get better contact and more backspin for stopping the ball on the green if I don't use a tee with my short irons.

 

[chrisd]

Just tee it up a fraction to get a perfect lie. This is a no brainer surely. Why would it matter if the hole was up/down hill???

I feel the same, I'd never not tee up

 

[pbrown7582]

as alreday shown, its personal preference as long as you are happy with the way the ball is lieing you tee up and lob on the grass to achieve the lie you wish.

i have seen a few signs at some clubs asking for a tee to be used with this in mind if you push in virtually right in whats the differenc really?

 

[One Planer]

My review pretty much mirrors other posts.

Why would you, potentially, make the game more difficult by not giving yourself a perfect lie?

FWIW, I went through a phase of just dropping a ball on the tee box and hitting it. Not really much difference if I'm honest.

 

[BTatHome]

Have there actually been any scientific studies showing that it's beneficial to tee up on a short par 3, or do all of the pros on tour do it? Personally I find I usually get better contact and more backspin for stopping the ball on the green if I don't use a tee with my short irons.

Do you really need a scientific study to know this?

 

[Jimbooo]

Do you really need a scientific study to know this?

No I don't need one, I was just curious. As I stated, for me I hit better shots without one.

 

[stevelev]

No I don't need one, I was just curious. As I stated, for me I hit better shots without one.

The difficulty is judging the backspin, if I hit of the deck sometimes it will hop and stop others spin 2yards other spin 15feet. Tee it up pretty much stops within a foot of landing point.

How do you judge the backspin accurately?

 

[chrisd]

The difficulty is judging the backspin, if I hit of the deck sometimes it will hop and stop others spin 2yards other spin 15feet. Tee it up pretty much stops within a foot of landing point.

How do you judge the backspin accurately?

What!! Playing off 15!

So you can't putt then?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

If the perfect lie for a tee shot is your ball sitting on a perfect 'carpet' of turf - then surely pressing a tee down so that the top is level with what would be your perfect lie is sensible. You are creating your perfect lie for teeing up.

I'm guessing that most issues we find when teeing on par threes is that we tee them up a bit - and a bit too much - because doing so makes it feels like that's better for us as we get the ball and club 'up' and 'clear' of any rubbish lie in the immediate vicinity - when in fact doing so actually is for the worst. That said - I can imagine that the very good striker of the ball would feel a difference in the strike when using a tee.

 

[stevelev]

What!! Playing off 15!

So you can't putt then?

I never said it went where I was aiming just what it did when it landed. :fore:

 

[D4RK1]

I generally don't use a tee at this time of the year as we are playing off mats. In the summer I'll play off a tee that's just shy of being flush with the grass.