Wedges from a tee

[USER1999]

I never use a tee for anything less than a 9 iron. I don't really see the point.

 

[jim8flog]

One of the things about not using a tee for short irons is that it allows grass to get trapped between the ball and the grooves and makes the spin level less predictable.

 

[Orikoru]

Yeah I always use one, but I may push it right into the ground so it's only a milimetre or two above the ground. Depending on yardage as well I may tee up a couple of milimetres higher to get more height and take a couple of yards off it.

 

[patricks148]

two of our par 3's are 160 ish off the white and if the flag is at the front and wind dependent you are sometimes hitting a Gap wedge esp the 4th. I would use a tee, though it would be a very low one

 

[Dave1980]

I would always use a tee - no matter what club. Why would you not want a perfect lie?

 

[inc0gnito]

Thanks for the replies. I’m heading to a little 9 hole par 3 course on Saturday. Plenty of opportunity to try a tee. Think I mistakenly thought that the tee would have a detrimental effect on a speciality wedge.

 

[jusme]

I would always use a tee - no matter what club. Why would you not want a perfect lie?

It seems to be the general consensus but the logic is not clear to me. I don't use a tee for anything above 7 iron. I get a perfect lie by pacing the ball on the tee box. If someone throws it down and rolls it into position then OK, there not getting the potential better lie, but teeing a ball up a couple of mm's is no advantage to placing it on a nice piece of turf.

I spend my time trying to perfect an iron swing to contact a ball on the ground. I find it easier to do this 100% of the time. I play with people who tee it up a good 1/2 - 1 inch. I would have to make an adjustment to my swing to hit a ball with an iron that high up. Makes no sense to me

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Thanks for the replies. I’m heading to a little 9 hole par 3 course on Saturday. Plenty of opportunity to try a tee. Think I mistakenly thought that the tee would have a detrimental effect on a speciality wedge.

I love a par 3 course. Great way to hone the short irons. Come back and see what difference the tee made

 

[Pin-seeker]

I would always use a tee - no matter what club. Why would you not want a perfect lie?

Can’t you give yourself a perfect lie without using a tee?

 

[Robster59]

I tend to use a tee even if it's only a mm or two off the ground to give myself the best lie I can. A lot of Par 3 tees can get pretty mangled with divots and sand so why not try to make the lie as best as you can?

 

[Imurg]

Can’t you give yourself a perfect lie without using a tee?

Possibly, but why risk the ball shifting slightly just before you hit it...

 

[Pin-seeker]

Possibly, but why risk the ball shifting slightly just before you hit it...

I don’t just throw the ball down.
I just can’t see the point in using a tee if you’re going to push the tee balls deep.

But I’m not very good at golf so hey ho 🤷‍♂️