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How High (or low) do you tee it up with your driver?

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  1. 1. How high do you tee up for your driver?

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    • Low
      7
    • Who cares
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Certifi_able

I've always been one to tee the ball rather low and by low I never have the top of the ball above the top of the driver. I've read that teeing the ball high will produce less fade and/or slice.
When I have tried teeing higher I almost always pop the ball up. I have a pretty upright swing with my irons and feel that my driver isn't flat enough. What are your thoughts? High low or who cares? And why?

In my BagBoy Griplok bag
Driver: Diablo 9 degree stiff graphite
3 Wood: Diablo 15 degree stiff graphite
Hybrid: Hb5 3 stiff graphite
Irons: FG Tour V2 stiff steel  S W: Harmonized 55 degree

Putter: Odyssey Teron

Ball: E6

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GaijinGolfer Super Member

GaijinGolfer

Tee 'em high and let 'em fly! When Im hitting driver I tee the ball up so that the middle of the ball is even with the crown of the club.
That way you hit the ball on the part of the clubsface that is the thinnest and most springy and even if you come up on it a little bit you will still make pretty solid contact.
My driver shots go plenty high, the only problem is they go about 50 yards to the right.

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Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S

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zeg Great Member

zeg

I try to tee mine up high, although my driver is a pretty small one so that's not all that high. I definitely have a problem with pop-ups -- somehow I manage to defy the laws of physics and swing my 3" tall driver under a ball teed up an inch and a half. Still don't quite understand that

In the bag:
FT-iQ 10° driver, FT 21° neutral 3H
T-Zoid Forged 15° 3W, MX-23 4-PW
Harmonized 52° GW, Tom Watson 56° SW, X-Forged Vintage 60° LW
White Hot XG #1 Putter, 33"

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drtbk933 Well Established Member

drtbk933

Tee it up with no ball or barley any over the crown of the club. I actually started lowering it today, and no lie( I have two witnesses) I hit one about 320 and didn't even hit the middle of the face. I believe it makes me able to hit the middle of the club face better.

Driver: Hyper X Tour 10.5* Graffalloy Prolaunch Blue Stiff Shaft
Hybrid: Acer Select 5000 16* Ping Cushin Stiff Shaft
Irons: NDS 3-PW (missing #7, replaced with clone) True Temper Uniflex SpeedStep Shaft
Wedges: Acer XK Tour 56*10 Precision Stiff Shaft, Revolution 60*10 True Temper Wedgeflex

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v3rs3

I always tee my ball so half of it is over the top of my driver face. I've always been told this is about the right height.
DRIVER - SQ Sumo2 5900 10.5*
3 WOOD - Wrath 15*
HYBRIDS - Wrath 3I 18*/4I 21*
IRONS - Wrath 5-PW
WEDGE - 60*PUTTER - Callie 35"BALL - Juice 312 #4's
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iPutt

I always tee up high because lately I've been having trouble topping the ball. Of course with my luck whenever I purposely tee the ball up high, it goes 300 yards away....strait up in the air that is.

l Bag l TaylorMade Stand Bag

l Driver l TaylorMade '07 Burner 9.5* l 3-Wood l Titleist 910F 15* (D1 shaft setting)

l Hybrids l TaylorMade '07 Burner 19* : TaylorMade '10 Rescue 22*

l Irons l TaylorMade r7 5-PW l Wedges l Titleist Bob Vokey 52* 56* 60*

l Putter l Scotty Cameron California Del Mar 34" l Balls l TaylorMade Penta TP

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telrod11 Established Member

telrod11

Well, I have always heard the same, tee it high and let it fly, but we were at East Lake for the TC, and on 9, the 600 yd downhill par 5, we could get right behind the tee boxes, within 10 yds.

We watched about ten groups go through, and all but a couple of the pro's tee'd teh ball really low. My buddy, who is a pretty good golfer, said that they tee it lower for accuracy.

Since seeing this, I have bee teeing my driver much lower, with much better results, so I'd say I'm a low tee'er....

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Driver: R7 460 9.5 Stiff Shaft
Fairway Woods: Steelhead 3 and 5 Stiff Shaft
Irons: :: R7 CGB Stiff Shaft Steel
Wedges: Vokey 56 / 52 Stiff ShaftPutter: Oddysey White HotBag: R7 Stand bagRangeFinder: (Nikon) LR550Ball Prefer Pro-V1, but usually play what you just lostâ¦..

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ScottRempel Well Established Member

ScottRempel

Voted for "who cares" because I wouldn't consider my tee height high or low...probably somewhere in the middle....say a quarter of the ball above the crown.

In my Datrek Rage bag:
Driver: Sumo 5000 w/ Aldila VS Proto Stiff
4-Wood: SasQuatch 2 w/ Diamana Stiff
Irons: AP2 4-PW w/ PX 6.0
Wedges: Zodia US Spec 52*, Yururi Gekku 57*, 588 DSG RTG+Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style 3.5 or Odyssey White Hot Tour #1Ball: ProV1 or whatever I find!

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Yanks Fan Well Established Member

Yanks Fan

The top of my tee sits right in the lower half of my middle third of my middle finger. If you know the area I'm talking about then kudos to you.

For those who didn't follow that, about an inch or so for my tee height.
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case31 Well Established Member

case31

I vary depending on factors like wind. If the wind is behind me, I typically tee it high to get a higher flight so the wind can carry it more. If it comes from any other direction, I tee it low to keep it down and hopefully get more roll. I always buy the type of tees that are painted such that you can place it with a consistent height...low or high.

In the bag:
Ping G5 Driver 9 degree, Ping G10 3-wood, Nike 3 hybrid, TaylorMade R9 Irons 4-AW, Cleveland CG15 56 and 60 degree wedges, Odyssey 2-ball blade putter

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