Tee help needed, colors?

[Eore]

i was surprised how many people say that its based on your handicap

shouldn't it be based on how far you hit it? i'm not a good player and i play from 6400 yard tees because i can hit a mid-short iron into par fours and all par fives SHOULD be par holes for me. my friend who is an 8 handicap plays from the 5900 yard sets because he doesn't hit it far enough

if i start hitting it shorter, i'll move up even if my handicap goes down

[fusioncal]

Thanks.

Some golf courses I usually play at have the furthest tee Black, Blue, White, Red, and Yellow/Gold tee which is the shortest.

I think you should be playing white. But once you got the hang of it, you might want to move back to Blue for more challenge.

[Big_M]

Well how cool! We are actually going to go play Red Hawk this week. They have anniversary special of $25 for 18 w/cart any day after noon.

I'll be back in Toledo for a week in early August... so if you're looking to play, let me know... I'll be playing 3-5 rounds that week weather permitting.

[tjy355]

Every course is different and the "white" tees (or whatever color they might be) on one course could be harder or easier that the white tees on another course.

When playing a course for the first time, I look at the yardage, rating and slope.

My comfort zone is 6400-6600 yards so normally speaking, I will choose the tees that fall into that range. At the same time I look at the rating and slope which is an indication of difficulty. If the course seems to be rated easier, I might choose to move back to a longer yardage. On the other hand, if the course seems to be more difficult, I might move up to a shorter yardage.

It all depends on the course!

[scooterguitar]

I'll be back in Toledo for a week in early August... so if you're looking to play, let me know... I'll be playing 3-5 rounds that week weather permitting.

Red Hawk today! Hope it doesn't kill me