Teeing the ball low makes it more straight?

[ronaldkuntoro]

I was watching a Golf tips @ some Golf News. The pro advice is to tee the ball low to get your drive straighter. Is this true?

I always use a high tee to get more distance and high trajectory.... but it always goes right, Fade or 1/2 slice....

[Dyna]

I haven't heard that, it could be simply that you are either holding the club face just a bit open or I have read that a more flexible shaft will also contribute a fade or slice issue.

[Dent]

i think teeing the ball low yes can make it a bit straighter. Sometimes with my driver which has 9.5 degree loft, i tee it up pretty low, about a large 3 inch tee half way into the ground. I hover the club and try to hit the top of the ball, usually i cant hit dead top but it ill hit slightly top and it will soar straight and medium height. Works like a charm, although i rarely do that.

[TD22057]

There was an article in one of the golf magazines last month where they did a test w/ a variety of handicap's and tee heights. For all the handicap groups (I think it was 0-10, 11-20, 20+), teeing the ball higher gave more carry, more total distance, and less dispersion (straighter). They tested 3 tee heights - I forget what the low one was. The middle one had the middle of the ball even w/ the top of the driver. The high one had the something like the top 3/4 of the ball above the top of the driver. (This is all from memory so don't quote me on the details...)

[keb]

Here is the link to the study:

http://www.golfonline.com/golfonline...1545312,00.htm

[azgreg]

I remember hearing Ken Venturini stating that whenever he was having a problem with drawing the ball to much, he would tee the ball lower.

[quagmire]

teeing the ball higher makes it more easy to hit a draw
lower fade/slice

i think it all depends on what your 'normal' trajectory is

[J_Bone]

I think both the swing type and ball height are good points. If you see by the link keb gave us, Majority of the low ball hitters that tee it up low are more accurate while the high tee ball hitters tend to be less accurate. But not all, which I think comes down to some swing types may or may not be affected buy the height as much as others.

[osean79]

I agree to J_Bone that it comes down to the swing types that decides the draw/fade factor in your ball path. I too read the article and started teeing up the ball above the club head, which is working out very nice for me. I used to hit alot of topped shots that rolled to about 100 yards, but now i'm making solid contact regularly. With a slight improvement in swing plane and teeing the ball high, I've also noticed a big difference in my driving yardage. I was hitting about 240-250 yards on a good contact with the ball teed low, now I'm getting 260-270 regularly with the ball teed above the club head. Those distances are not actually on fairway most of the time, but that's something i have to work on... well I still am getting very nice distances though so I'm happy. =P

[$2 Nassau]

Maybe the general thought is that teeing it lower costs you distance, which ultimately makes for a less risky tee shot. i.e. straighter.

Don't know, just guessing.

[J_Bone]

Ya, maybe. It hasn't worked for me when I tried it a few months back.
I tee it in the middle for the most consistent contact for me.

[Shindig]

I was watching a Golf tips @ some Golf News. The pro advice is to tee the ball low to get your drive straighter. Is this true?

Works for me. When I tee the ball high, I hit driver; lower, I hit a 3Wood. Lower, hybrid. Lower, iron. Sure enough, ball seems to go straighter with I hit the clubs to correspond to a lower tee (No, I don't tee the ball then decide club.) Seriously, I think it makes sense, if you can hit off that lower piece. I end up hitting worm-burners when I tee my driver too low.

[silliwilli]

Higher on the club face equals more distance and less spin!