To Tee or not to Tee (Irons)

[bladeplayer]

Might as well give yourself the best lie possible - always play it the way you prefer as there is no right or wrong that fits all

:thup: there ya ave it

 

[Hacker Khan]

I wonder if any tour players are reading this thread and thinking "Hmmmm, handicap golfers hit it off the deck, maybe I should do it too"

 

[HawkeyeMS]

:thup: there ya ave it

This must be a record, I've never known a thread where so many people have agreed with LiverpoolPhil

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

I tend to always use a tee when teeing off with an iron on short holes while my partner feels it will help him improve his fairway irons shots if he tees off without a tee.
While I agree with his view in theory, I find I hit far better shots using the tees, so why disadvantage myself.

We are poor players and I would think most mid to low handicappers would never use a tee with an iron - But is this the case?

Why would you not use a tee when u can ?

 

[bladeplayer]

This must be a record, I've never known a thread where so many people have agreed with LiverpoolPhil

Sorry I wasn't ha ha I edited Phils reply a bit

 

[ScienceBoy]

I used to be very guilty of teeing it too high. I found after experimentation that I needed:

Less height for my irons.
More height for my driver.

I only teed it up on the irons to seek distance and a better strike. As I got better as a player I needed to tee it down to take advantage of my improved technique and the perceived advantage of teeing it higher had gone, if ever there in the first place. At best it saved me a few thinned shots.

 

[Andy808]

I always use a tee on the tee apart from when we are off mats in the winter as some of ours don't have teeing slots and it's virtually impossible to get a tee into the mat. I don't see a reason to make a shot harder than it can be.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Tee every time. If Jack Nichlaus says tee it up every time, and he's the best golfer ever, I'll take his advice.

Was going to say the same thing. It seems obvious to me to give myself as much of an advantage as possible (before still missing the target!!!!!)

 

[Simbo]

If you had the opportunity to tee up all shots all the way round, would you do it???

I certainly would, why? Because it gives me an advantage, so why not use one on the tee?.

 

[gdc]

If you had the opportunity to tee up all shots all the way round, would you do it???

I certainly would, why? Because it gives me an advantage, so why not use one on the tee?.

i would use a tee for all woods. But for irons I wouldn't, why, because I can control the height and spin better from the deck.
There is no right answer here, it depends on the golfer and their swing.

 

[ScienceBoy]

i would use a tee for all woods. But for irons I wouldn't, why, because I can control the height and spin better from the deck.
There is no right answer here, it depends on the golfer and their swing.

If that is true then it is the right answer for a vast majority of golfers on this forum who do not have that fine degree of control over their game.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Sorry I wasn't ha ha I edited Phils reply a bit

:rofl: That'll teach me to read more closely