Teeing the ball up for Irons

[Divot Tool]

I tee it low....1/4" low....just enough that it sits up, but low enough that I'm hitting down on it.

[supercow]

Depends on the shot.... Most of the time though, about 1/2 cm off the ground.

[Dent]

I tee it up really high. I get more air but i think im getting less distance, i just feel more confident teeing it up high.

[doublesuited77]

how high do you guys play long irons (1-iron thru 3-iron). started teeing them up a bit higher... definitely getting more distance but alot more inconsistant.

[lamebums]

how high do you guys play long irons (1-iron thru 3-iron). started teeing them up a bit higher... definitely getting more distance but alot more inconsistant.

I tee it low just like any other iron. I can crank my 3 iron 220, maybe 240 on a good day and a nice roll.

[SQ Bimmer]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but it was on topic with my question.

When I tee up the ball, I generally only tee the ball up just barely off the ground, because whenever I am holding an iron in my hand I have to hit down on the ball because that is the only iron swing I know at the time.

When teeing up, however, should I be swinging my iron more like a fairway wood and sweep it off the tee a little bit? Of course a slightly higher tee would be necessary to do this.

[James_Black]

I tee it up pretty high and I hit it like my driver.

The ball goes really high and lands softly

[flopdarock]

even if im teeing up on a par3 with an iron... im still trying to take a divot in front of the ball... so i tend to tee it up low if at all

[WUTiger]

A couple of friends who played low-profile fairway woods (pre-hybrid) used to put their ball on a fluffy tuft of grass on the tee box. They said it prevented pop-ups off the tee.

[SQ Bimmer]

even if im teeing up on a par3 with an iron... im still trying to take a divot in front of the ball... so i tend to tee it up low if at all

OK, so it seems that there is a myriad of options. This is what I do too. In fact, I don't even use a tee I just use the head of a tee that someone broke off prior to me. Sometimes it can be as short as 1 cm and I stick half of that in the ground.

So the idea is the same as with hitting an iron off the ground, ball first contact, lag club head and take a divot?

[Mud ball]

Hi,

I always tee up the ball where I can - sand wedge or 3 iron... using a broken wooden tee.
I really push the tee in low - but it gives me a consistent position - I'd prefer that to playing off the grass.
I also think it saves the tee areas slightly and my divots with a teed ball are very slightly smaller and less deep - so that has got to be good for the course.

All I would say is that when I play with some people I see them tee the ball quite high. They literally pick the ball off the tee - as a result the ball makes contact higher up the clubface and the ball doesn't go quite as far as normal.

Some Pros (Laura Davis and Paul Broadhurst) make a small mound by knocking up a bit of turf using their iron against the heel of their shoe. I've copied this when I can't find a suitably small broken wooden tee - it has the same effect as a low tee and I find it makes very little damage to the tee area.

I have played a few courses where they insist on using a tee peg from the tee area.

[MI Rob]

If I am able to use a tee with any club, I take full advantage of it.
I tee it up with every iron besides wedges. Tee it really low and swing away like normal.

[DaSportsGuy]

If I'm in the tee box, my ball will be on a tee.

[finoky]

If the rules allow me to tee it up I do every single time whether it's a wedge or a driver.

[lumpuckeroo]

If the rules allow me to tee it up I do every single time whether it's a wedge or a driver.

Same for me.

[Yukari]

The game is hard as is. Why would you not take advantage of teeing it up when allowed?

I see a few of my buddies not teeing it up on any of the par 3's. I am more than happy to take their money, when they throw away the advantage.

This macho mentality they have have cost them a good chunk of change... but I am not complaining.

[mcman1]

I hit most of my iron shot off the grass. Seems like teeing them up makes me not want to hit down on the ball.

[FHopper]

I never tee up an iron, beginning tomorrow I will.