Delo’s Divots: Most of the time this familiar golf term is
correct. However, there are some times when this is not the
case.
Just tee it high and let it fly.
Most of the time this familiar golf term is correct. However, there are some times when this is not the case.
Do you ever adjust your tee height due to the club you are using or the conditions? Well, if you don’t, then you are costing yourself valuable yardage, control or both.
When using the driver, and the conditions are normal, than use the tee height you routinely use. For the most part, that should be a height were half of the ball is over the crown of the club.
If you are playing in windy conditions, you can tee it a bit higher when hitting with the wind and a bit lower when going against the wind.
How about teeing it a little lower when you are playing a course with hard and fast fairways? Maximize your distance by hitting a lower-trajectory drive that rolls and rolls. The opposite is true in wet, soft fairways. Tee it high to get maximum carry because the ball isn’t going to roll once it hits the ground.
When hitting a club other than a driver, adjust the height down to the size of the club. For instance, with a fairway wood or hybrid club, the ball should be just slightly teed up. The same is true with an iron on a short par 3. I often see a ball teed up so high with an iron, that the player strikes the ball high on the clubface of the iron and the ball goes nowhere. Tee it down and just simulate a perfect lie from the fairway. You will hit it lower on the club in the center of the sweet spot instead of an inch or so above it.
