Ground Depth for Tees

[ColonelCamp]

Hey Everyone,

This may seem strange, but I wanted to check to see if anyone has heard of this.  I was reading on some website that the farther you insert a tee into the ground, the more resistance there is at impact, which reduces your distance (by whatever amount).  They claim that a tee should only be inserted deep enough to keep it upright.  Sounds weird to me, but at the same time, I kind of understand the point.  Anything to this?

Danny

[iacas]

No. The resistance from the tee is negligible.

The golf ball elongates vertically when deformed against the driver face, so it'll push the tee down regardless. And the ball weighs the same, so it's pushing against the tee the same in every situation, and the tee is pushing back up against the ball the same too.