Plastic or Wood Tees? Something Else?

[Mr22putt]

Plastic tees for me....I find so many tees that I can remember the last time I bought a bag of tees....I can't walk by an unbroken tee without picking it up...even though I have 100's of tees in the garage.

I only use broken tees for the par 3 shots....plastic or wood. 

[Patch]

I use those "Brush Tees" quite often when playing. Things never seem to wear out. I will also use those wooden tees that only go into the ground only so far. Both of these for consistency.

When on the d-range I use wooden tees of what ever is laying on the ground. 

[AlDena]

I snapped the head off the Martini tee last round. Cold weather? I guess it's back to wood for now.

[Groucho Valentine]

Whatever i find lying around is good for me. Wood, plastic, whatever. I dont think ive actually bought a bag of tees in 20 years. 

[308 Ragin Cajun]

I prefer plain old white wood tees. 2/3/4" for driver, 2 1/4 for everything else.. White,. because they're easier to find in the grass. In my experience plastic tees suffer from erectile dysfunction in the hot summer and with hard ground.

[Buckeyebowman]

On 1/3/2020 at 8:34 PM, Mr22putt said:

Plastic tees for me....I find so many tees that I can remember the last time I bought a bag of tees....I can't walk by an unbroken tee without picking it up...even though I have 100's of tees in the garage.

I only use broken tees for the par 3 shots....plastic or wood. 

I'm the same. Haven't bought a tee in ages! If I see the head of a tee in the ground, I pull it up. If it's whole, I keep it! I am amazed at the number of golfers who stick a tee in the ground, hit one shot of it, and leave it there! Plus, the last couple of years I've played in a local tourney where we get to play a local country club on day 2. You know how country clubs take care of their members. On the first and tenth tees, there are boxes full of tees, ball markers, scorecards and pencils. I load up on the tees and ball markers. 

Some of these new plastic tees seem practically indestructible! I broke exactly one of them last season. Can't get that kind of endurance from wood!

EDIT: And yes, on a par 3 tee, I will look for a tee fragment to use.

Edited January 23, 2020 by Buckeyebowman

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[RussUK]

The course I often play had boxes on each tee filled with sand. Pro shop said they used to be a mixture of sand and seed to repair divots but they noticed alot of people using it on par 3's to tee the ball up with like "the olden days".

[Mr22putt]

21 hours ago, Buckeyebowman said:

I'm the same. Haven't bought a tee in ages! If I see the head of a tee in the ground, I pull it up. If it's whole, I keep it! I am amazed at the number of golfers who stick a tee in the ground, hit one shot of it, and leave it there! Plus, the last couple of years I've played in a local tourney where we get to play a local country club on day 2. You know how country clubs take care of their members. On the first and tenth tees, there are boxes full of tees, ball markers, scorecards and pencils. I load up on the tees and ball markers. 

Some of these new plastic tees seem practically indestructible! I broke exactly one of them last season. Can't get that kind of endurance from wood!

EDIT: And yes, on a par 3 tee, I will look for a tee fragment to use.

I really liked this plastic tee this past summer....I think I used it for 2 months....I think it fell out of my pocket...ugh....I might still be playing with it.

I've also not bought a golf ball in maybe 30 years....I find so many...have a lot new golf balls from promos, corporate swag, etc.

[Buckeyebowman]

On 1/22/2020 at 9:09 PM, snapfade said:

Al Czervik strikes again! But since when is "Nudie" spelled "Nuddie"?

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1 hour ago, Buckeyebowman said:

Al Czervik strikes again! But since when is "Nudie" spelled "Nuddie"?

HaHa...Good eye!

[tehuti]

I use wood, plastic and bamboo (Frogger) tees. But right now I am using plastic. I still snapped one of each the other day.
 

[308 Ragin Cajun]

I rarely break wood tees. I concentrate on hitting the ball instead😁 

[Sandy Divot]

Whatever I find. Played 9 yesterday, and started with two regular tees, and one short tee in my pocket. Picked up more than a dozen tees, and wasn't even doing anything special looking for them.

[Buckeyebowman]

On 2/13/2020 at 8:12 AM, Sandy Divot said:

Whatever I find. Played 9 yesterday, and started with two regular tees, and one short tee in my pocket. Picked up more than a dozen tees, and wasn't even doing anything special looking for them.

You're like me. I look for tees left over and haven't bought tees in well over 10 years. My buddy calls them "Gary's gold"! 

[iacas]

Bumping the topic.

Wood, plastic, or something else?

If you previously voted, you can change your vote to reflect the current times.

[Double Mocha Man]

Private plastic... untouched by other human hands.  Especially the "bendable" plastic... I only need about  20 tees per season.

[Hardspoon]

Plastic for me.  Always Pride Performance tees, in two different lengths (one for driver/woods, one for irons) - shorties go in a convenient carrying case.

A single long tee usually lasts me at least three or four rounds (they do break at some point, usually in shear right below the head).