Teeing Up Irons (Par 3 or Otherwise)

[Slice of Life]

Originally Posted by GaijinGolfer

I always tee it when Im allowed to.  It just makes it so much easier to get the ball up in the air than hitting it on the grown.  Every time I see someone just walk up to the tee and plop their ball on the ground its all I can do to not say, "Watch out!  We got ourselves a tour pro here!"

No, most tour pros are smarter than that.

[RPMPIRE]

I tee up for all clubs except for my GW to LW for short par 3s. For some reason I hit it a lot better when I place it lightly on the ground instead of on a tee.

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by GaijinGolfer

I always tee it when Im allowed to.  It just makes it so much easier to get the ball up in the air than hitting it on the grown.  Every time I see someone just walk up to the tee and plop their ball on the ground its all I can do to not say, "Watch out!  We got ourselves a tour pro here!"

Ha, that's funny.  That's kinda the vibe it gives off.

Oh, and I think you just made it to the spelling/grammar thread ;-).

[dbuck]

This is me. I almost always use a found broken tee for this duty as well because you usually break a new tee used for this. My break for a tiny bit higher is the 4 iron; 5 iron down is just almost touching the grass. Hybrids a little higher than irons, but not like a 3 wood.

[GaijinGolfer]

Originally Posted by Slice of Life

No, most tour pros are smarter than that.

Unless your name is David Duval.

[GaijinGolfer]

Originally Posted by bplewis24

Ha, that's funny.  That's kinda the vibe it gives off.

Oh, and I think you just made it to the spelling/grammar thread ;-).

Let me guess, its, "our selves", not, "ourselves"?

[Slice of Life]

Originally Posted by GaijinGolfer

I always tee it when Im allowed to.  It just makes it so much easier to get the ball up in the air than hitting it on the grown.  Every time I see someone just walk up to the tee and plop their ball on the ground its all I can do to not say, "Watch out!  We got ourselves a tour pro here!"

Originally Posted by GaijinGolfer

Let me guess, its, "our selves", not, "ourselves"?

I'm thinking it's more based on the bold...

[Spyder]

I can't help but wonder why people do not tee up their shot. You shouldn't be teeing the ball up so that the leading edge of your iron is hitting the tee first, but you should definitely take advantage of the opportunity to have an ideal lie at any and all opportunities given.

I press the tee all the way down into the ground and save my half tees for any Par 3 I come across. I typically tee down so that just the square, 1/16" is up and the ball is still touching the grass. I also get more height and a softer landing with a predictable roll-out for my yardage.

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by GaijinGolfer

Let me guess, its, "our selves", not, "ourselves"?

The "grown" should have made the thread.  But I didn't post it there ;-)

[Wayne1]

Many years ago, My teaching pro gave me a video of Ken Venturi's golf lessons. The one thing that has stayed with me was you should always improve you lie where the rules allow it. Use a tee with your irons off the tee box to keep any grass from coming into contact between the ball and club. A lot of people think because irons are mainly used from the fairway where no tee is used that they shouldn't use one from the tee box.

[Vector Zero]

I'll use a tee for irons but very low, even for 5 iron and down. The only exception to this are wedges and, oddly, my 3 iron hybrid which I seem to strike much better without a tee.

[BenGolf19]

If tiger tees the ball up, you tee the ball up

[Spyder]

Originally Posted by BenGolf19

If tiger tees the ball up, you tee the ball up

I get what you're saying in this case, because I am one that thinks everyone should take the best lie possible from the tee box. I see using a tee as an advantage that I am not going to pass up. Just be careful with the "If Tiger does it, you do it" logic because it does not apply to much of anything else obviously.

[anthony]

Originally Posted by Golfingdad

Yes, I also use a tee when using an iron off the tee box.  If it's a short iron, I usually push it down so far such that the ball is just barely sitting above the grass - just enough so you know it's a perfect lie.  If it's a longer iron, say a 4 or 5 iron, then I'm giving it a little height above the ground ... perhaps 1/4" or so?

This is exactly what I do.

Sometimes, I play with people who tee the ball up a 1/2" - 1" which I cant understand at all. For everything up to a 5, the tee almost completely in the ground works great.

[vefrancis]

What height do you guys tee your balls on a par 3 when you use an iron? I see these 2 1/8 tees but that looks like a lot of height to me? I usually tee it up with just the head of the tee showing. What do you guys say?

[Ernest Jones]

What height do you guys tee your balls on a par 3 when you use an iron? I see these 2 1/8 tees but that looks like a lot of height to me? I usually tee it up with just the head of the tee showing. What do you guys say?

I tee it up about 1/8" or so. Just barely off the ground. Same with my hybrids. For me the idea is to use the exact same swing as I would in the fairway so I don't want it teed up to the point that I'm using a different swing.

[Golfingdad]

I tee it up about 1/8" or so. Just barely off the ground. Same with my hybrids. For me the idea is to use the exact same swing as I would in the fairway so I don't want it teed up to the point that I'm using a different swing.

I cheat a little.  If I knew I would take a 'perfect' swing, I'd tee it up such that the top of the tee is basically at ground level, but since I tend to miss thin more than fat, I'll give myself a little help by raising it up to maybe 1/4" for the shorter irons, wedge up through 7 iron, and then a smidge higher for each successive club on up to 3 wood, that is maybe at 1/2 inch.  (Driver, obviously, is teed up much, much higher, than even the 3wood)

[GaijinGolfer]

I tee it up so that its just above the ground, like the ball is sitting up.