trouble hitting new irons off the tee

[oneil003]

So I just got a new pair of ping i3's, and took em out to the range to check them out. I know that it takes time to get used to them, but it seemed like with every iron, especially my 5 iron, i got way to under it while hitting off the tee. I hit all the irons pretty well on the mat, but when off the tee, I seemed to be shanking and popping them up. Do you guys think it'll just take time until I get used to hitting them off the tee, or is something wrong?

Thanks

[$2 Nassau]

If you are hitting off a turf mat with pre-set tees, chances are the tees were too high for your irons. How high were the tees? If the tees were 2-3 inches high (driver height) then I can see why pop ups and shanks would occur. I would stick to just hitting them off the mat, or find a tee that would place the ball just above the ground, like how you would normally tee up an iron during a round of golf.

[oneil003]

So I went back to the range today and I got a shorter tee to use for my irons. It fixed my problem, and I seem to be hitting the irons pretty well now. Thanks