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Old 04-16-2010, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by bluedog103 View Post
If you're a 16 handicap, you're way better than either me or the guys I normally play with. If anyone of us tee'd up an a par three the other's would think we'd lost our minds.
By teeing up, you're completely missing the sweet spot of the club, unless the tee is at ground level. In that case you'll take a divot anyway because you have to hit down on the ball to get it up.
Exactly. I'll bet 99% of pros and scratch golfers use a tee on all teeing grounds. And yes for a short club the tee would be all the way down. I had one pro (during a lesson) tell me "always put a peg under it if they let you, keeps the ball in a perfect lie" So if a pro does it so is this 10 handicapper!