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They work great, at exactly what they're intended to do.... .....separate a golfer from his money! ;-) But that's all.
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That's an illusion.   Unless you have a big wooden stake that is stopping your club to go through, your tee shot will not go any further due to what tee you are using.   Of course, tee companies beg to differ.   The brush tee company will claim you will get a few more yards by using their product.  That's their marketing dream.

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Placebo effect, which is very powerful so if it works go with it. ;-) I went through a few seasons where I swore by those unbreakable orange plastic tees. I remember clearly one particular drive where the tee was a bit crooked but I pulled the trigger anyway. At the top of my backswing all I could think was, "**** that tee is all wrong and it's gonna mess with my shot!!" Oddly enough, I freaking labeled it a good 20 yards past my playing partners and I was using a 3h vs their drivers. Needless to say, it became my tee of choice for a few seasons. I've been using wooden tees this season but might stock up on those orange plastic ones for next season. It's all in your head BUT that's where golf is played so...

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Waste of money, effects are marginal at best.

I will say, if your launch angle is less than the angle of which the ball sits on the tee, the tee will interact with the ball. That will happen, you wont see a difference in ball flight, but all things being equal the numbers should show it. I believe a tee that is flatter on top will cause a ball that spins more because the ball isn't being resisted by the tee, and the ball will launch lower because the ball might not slide up the tee.

Just my musings when i visualize a force diagram with the ball sitting on the tee :p

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Placebo effect, which is very powerful so if it works go with it.

Of course.  I forget the big P effect.   But for me, it always wears off after a while. ;-)

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They work great, at exactly what they're intended to do....

.....separate a golfer from his money!

But that's all.

No, they also support the golf ball so you don't have to play it off the ground.

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I found a plastic one with the 3 prongs holding the ball up and used it nonstop for a couple weeks.  I eventually snapped the thing in half on a drive and I was like OH MY GOD I'M SUCH A BEAST!!11

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We did some Member Reviews for Tornado Tees .  They are suppose to reduce friction which they say leads to a lower the spin rate.  So you could potentially hit it farther if you need to lower your spin rate .

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Placebo effect, which is very powerful so if it works go with it.

I went through a few seasons where I swore by those unbreakable orange plastic tees. I remember clearly one particular drive where the tee was a bit crooked but I pulled the trigger anyway. At the top of my backswing all I could think was, "**** that tee is all wrong and it's gonna mess with my shot!!" Oddly enough, I freaking labeled it a good 20 yards past my playing partners and I was using a 3h vs their drivers. Needless to say, it became my tee of choice for a few seasons. I've been using wooden tees this season but might stock up on those orange plastic ones for next season.

It's all in your head BUT that's where golf is played so...

You see results with these tees with your 3h?I thought they was for drivers(teeing it off the ground)?

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Tees are tees.  If they hold the ball just above the ground for you, theyve done their job.  I remember back in the late '90s I used to play these tees called, "Velocitees" that were kind of angled forward and were claimed to eliminate a slice.  I can tell you that I still sliced the ball into the other fairway with them, they did look kind of cool though.

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You see results with these tees with your 3h?I thought they was for drivers(teeing it off the ground)?

I tee up everything, typically just barely above the turf with everything but driver. I didn't "see" any "results" because IMO a tee is a tee. These days I use broken tees more than anything else.

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I can't imagine the tee would have much bearing on your shot.  I always just use one that someone has left at the tee box.  Almost all of them are a basic wooden tee, so I guess not many golfers believe much in special tees.

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I never buy tees, I pick them up as I play and always have enough it seems.

But to answer your question, no your tee isn't helping unless it's mental.

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But to answer your question, no your tee isn't helping unless it's mental.

Unless someone invents a tee which shoots out a jet stream at 200 mph upon impact.   God knows we can all use extra boost on tee off.

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If a tee gives you positive feelings, it works.  Don't look closely at the science.

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It is a simple wooden/plastic device  that supports your golf ball off of the turf for approximately 30-45 seconds so you can hit a ball that is not in motion.

Nothing more...............,colour optional.

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I found a plastic one with the 3 prongs holding the ball up and used it nonstop for a couple weeks.  I eventually snapped the thing in half on a drive and I was like OH MY GOD I'M SUCH A BEAST!!11

I snap plastic tees often with my driver. It just cuts through them and so cleanly too. It's annoying as I use plastic tees for a reason.

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