Do you ever NOT tee a 3-Metal on Tee Box?

[despereaux]

This is probably just a mental trick or gimmick for me, but if I'm not having a good day on the tee box, I will often go to hitting my 3-metal from the deck.

Subconciously I think it makes me swing a bit slower and more deliberately which leads to better tee shots.

Just wondering if anyone else has every tried this?

[Dent]

Yep definatly, there are certain holes where i wanna shape my shot and i use a 3 wood. There are days where i cant hit my driver and use my 3 wood. and there are days where i have broken my driver and had to use a 3 wood. And sometimes, you can actually hit it as far as your driver. Its a real helper.

[iacas]

Yep definatly, there are certain holes where i wanna shape my shot and i use a 3 wood. There are days where i cant hit my driver and use my 3 wood. and there are days where i have broken my driver and had to use a 3 wood. And sometimes, you can actually hit it as far as your driver. Its a real helper.

I don't think that's what he was asking. I think he was asking if you ever play a 3-wood off the tee and off the deck (no wooden or plastic tee).

I always tee it up. Sometimes low, sometimes high.

[Spectrums]

I never not tee it up. I like having that perfect lie since I can't hit my 3-wood that well.

[Shindig]

I never not tee it up. I like having that perfect lie since I can't hit my 3-wood that well.

I second this. I really don't see the benefit in not having a perfect lie when you're offered one. Now, you might tee it up just high enough to seem like a perfect fairway lie, but tee it up just the same.

[CG031]

I like taking a small diviot with my woods, so I tee it really really low just to "guarantee" a good a lie...but it's basically off the deck because I don't tee it high at all.

I don't use my 3 wood very often off the tee because my driver is already the best club in my bag and I probably hit it straighter then my 3 wood anyway...but if I'm having any off day with it, I'll go with it ocasionally.

[J_Bone]

I tee it up just off the deck so the bottom of the ball is right on top of the grass, but not in it. I like it to be as close to a fairway lie as possible.

[$2 Nassau]

I always tee it up....usually very low, but it's teed up.

[tigerwoo]

I ALWAYS tee it up. Lower if I play it slightly back in my stance to play a lower more boring shot usually into a head wind or tee it up a little higher along the left heal if I want to hit it on an upswing to give it a little more height off the tee.