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How to Tee Up a Golf Ball
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On the first shot of every golf hole, a player is allowed to tee up his or her golf ball. Teeing up a golf ball makes it easier to hit a ball into the air and usually prevents damage to the tee box.
Push the golf tee into the ground.
Place the golf ball on top of tee.
Adjust the tee so that, when the golf ball is on tee, half of the golf ball is above the club while the club is behind the ball.
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Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Teeing up so that half of the ball is above the top of the driver is pretty generic. This is supposed to make you hit up on the ball slightly, reducing backspin and increasing the launch angle. In theory it is good advice, but does it accomplish those goals for you?
Wherever your clubhead hangs naturally at address will be very near to the bottom of your swing. If you just wiggle the club slightly and notice where the clubheads begins to rise, this is where you should place the ball in your stance for the driver. Now if you address the ball with the clubhead in this "forward" position the ball should be at the level of the center of the club face. The "half the ball" thing is just an oversimplification that will not help everyone. It will be different for every different stance and swing type.
As for all of the fairway woods and irons you don't want to tee them up. However, pushing a tee all the way down does provide a stable base for the ball to pinch off of. I use a tee on every tee box, but I only tee up for the driver because it is the only club that I want to hit up on. Teeing up for other clubs that need a slightly descending blow will make the ball strike higher on the clubface, roll up the face less (less backspin) and get less distance than a normal fairway shot. You want to hit downward on the ball first so there is absolutely no advantage to lifting the ball up anyway. The only people that it would help would be those with inconsistent contact (read "fat" shots).
Finally, I would suggest that everyone have their launch angle checked. If you are starting the ball with more than 13-14 degree dynamic loft you don't want to hit up on it at all. You either need a less lofted driver or a flatter swing. If you are launching it lower than about 12 degrees with less than 105 mph clubhead speed, you need a more lofted driver. Many people don't understand that people who use a 8 degree driver correctly swing about 4 to 6 degrees above horizontal.
That secret is basically the more you can swing up on the ball the less loft you have to use which minimizes backspin. Thus more distance.
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Buy a packet of extra long (2 1/4 inch) plastic tees. Wooden tees break almost every time. The plastic ones never break and usually come in many colors so you hardly ever lose them, also they are thicker and so easier to see when lying in the grass.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 Step into the tee box and notice the different slopes. If you tee the ball up on an uphill slope (lie) this promotes a draw, and a downhill slope promotes a fade.
Anonymous said
on 6/30/2006 Teeing up so that half of the ball is above the top of the driver is pretty generic. This is supposed to make you hit up on the ball slightly, reducing backspin and increasing the launch angle. In theory it is good advice, but does it accomplish those goals for you?
Wherever your club head hangs naturally at address will be very near to the bottom of your swing. If you just waggle the club slightly and notice where the club heads begins to rise this is where you should place the ball in your stance for the driver. Now if you address the ball with the club head in this forward position the ball should be at the level of the center of the club face. The "half the ball" thing is just an oversimplification that will not help everyone. It will be different for every different stance and swing type.
As for all of the fairway woods and irons, you don't want to tee them up. However, pushing a tee all the way down does provide a stable base for the ball to pinch off of. I use a tee on every tee box, but I only tee up for the driver because it is the only club that I want to hit up on. Teeing up for other clubs that need a slightly descending blow will make the ball strike higher on the club face, roll up the face less (less backspin) and get less distance than a normal fairway shot. You want to hit downward on the ball first so there is absolutely no advantage to lifting the ball up anyway. The only people that it would help would be those with inconsistent contact (read "fat" shots).
Finally, I would suggest that everyone have their launch angle checked. If you are starting the ball with more than 13 - 14 degree dynamic loft you don't want to hit up on it at all. You either need a less lofted driver or a flatter swing. If you are launching it lower than about 12 degrees with less than 105 mph club head speed, you need a more lofted driver. Many people don't understand that people who use a 8 degree driver correctly swing about 4 to 6 degrees above horizontal.
That secret is basically the more you can swing up on the ball the less loft you have to use which minimizes backspin. Thus more distance.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 When teeing up for an iron shot, push it down low so only the top is showing, as if your ball is on a perfect fairway lie.