Tee angle placement

[Stillcantgolf]

As you can see from my name I’m still no good at golf. I just started, but admittedly it is 1000000x tougher then I thought. Anyway, as expected, many of my tee shots end up everywhere but the fairway. When I tee up I set the tee and ball in the ground quickly, I don’t care what angle its at so long as the ball stays on top. My golfing buddy (who’s much better then me) says I should take the time to tee it up right and get it as straight up as possible. I tell him that once I start hitting straight I’ll worry about the little things. Who do you agree with please? (6 pack on the line, majority wins) Can the tee placement ever really affect your shot?
Thanks

[woodzie264]

As you can see from my name I’m still no good at golf. I just started, but admittedly it is 1000000x tougher then I thought. Anyway, as expected, many of my tee shots end up everywhere but the fairway. When I tee up I set the tee and ball in the ground quickly, I don’t care what angle its at so long as the ball stays on top. My golfing buddy (who’s much better then me) says I should take the time to tee it up right and get it as straight up as possible. I tell him that once I start hitting straight I’ll worry about the little things. Who do you agree with please? (6 pack on the line, majority wins) Can the tee placement ever really affect your shot?

Like all of us, it's your clubface and swing that will determine your ball flight...to some miniscule degree the tee placement may reduce friction and thereby trajectory, but at your stage in the game, to no measurable difference...

I vote for you

[Bullitt5339]

I agree and disagree at the same time..............Is that possible?

It's a small change for the better. By teeing up the exact same you're adding a constant to your game. Everything constant in golf is good. It's the small changes that will add up to you seeing a vast improvement in your game, even if at this time you wouldn't really notice the difference, it's one thing that you can start doing right every time.

[RIduffer]

Have to agree with the previous post that there is something to be said for teeing it up the same height every time. I played 18 today using a rubber driving range tee (can't get a tee into the frozen ground unless you use a screwdriver like my playing partner) and drove the ball as well as I can remember. The last time I drove the ball that well I was using step-up tees, which give you a consistent height. Obviously this won't guarantee results, but low-point control in the swing is a huge factor for us higher-handicappers.

[upah]

While on a small scale it probably is best that the tee is level, I can't imagine that this would do anything in terms of accuracy for a new golfer. If the ball sits on it, the tee drag will be insignificant.

[brn14me]

like stated above - it's the little things that will help you get your ball flight where you want it to go
will the angle adversly affect your ball flight? i don't thinik so but consistency is what you're aiming for in this game

[Shanks A Million]

As you can see from my name I’m still no good at golf. I just started, but admittedly it is 1000000x tougher then I thought. Anyway, as expected, many of my tee shots end up everywhere but the fairway. When I tee up I set the tee and ball in the ground quickly, I don’t care what angle its at so long as the ball stays on top. My golfing buddy (who’s much better then me) says I should take the time to tee it up right and get it as straight up as possible. I tell him that once I start hitting straight I’ll worry about the little things. Who do you agree with please? (6 pack on the line, majority wins) Can the tee placement ever really affect your shot?

Tee

angle , no. Tee height, yes, to some degree. Teeing it up crooked will have no effect on the shot.

[daneos]

Anyway, I couldnt make any differnce... If you tee your ball up to far forward, back, left or right the ball would just fall off the tee, right?

[Fatphil]

tee it up leaning towards the hole...you'll get another 1/8" on your drive.

[FHopper]

When I recently relearned the game, with modern clubs, I learned to tee up high. Back in the day we teed up low. Now I understand that a ball should be teed up so half of it is above the top of your driver when the club is grounded. Seems to be working for me.