[rubicon]

Originally Posted by tomwed

off topic
I played with a couple from Scotland yesterday that have been coming here for 15 years. I learned that where they come from it doesn't get dark until 10pm in the summer. I wonder if that why golf is popular because at least in the summer you can put in a full days work and still have time for 18 holes.
The were a delightful couple with a good sense of humor. I asked about their courses and it struck me funny that they are each members of 2 different country clubs but not each others. He told me the rough in Scotland is different and that is doesn't get tangled in your club like here. She said that here she has to hit one club more than back home. She suspects it's the air here. They love the villages and found the place in a golf magazine. They also said that only tourists play at the big name courses and their a small named courses that are just as nice but not nearly as expensive.

tomwed I play with a guy who consistently wins club champion back home. He also said that he uses one more club length when playing in TV.

As to tees i do not believe the type of tee matters. consider for instance if your in the rough and the ball is sitting up its as good as being teed up. Beside I prefer to hit the cheap wood tees because you can hit them and forget them and I'm not one for searching for minutes at a time to search and retrieve my tee it goes against ready golf

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by rubicon

tomwed I play with a guy who consistently wins club champion back home. He also said that he uses one more club length when playing in TV.

As to tees i do not believe the type of tee matters. consider for instance if your in the rough and the ball is sitting up its as good as being teed up. Beside I prefer to hit the cheap wood tees because you can hit them and forget them and I'm not one for searching for minutes at a time to search and retrieve my tee it goes against ready golf

My golfing buddy from upstate ny says he hits one club less at home.
This gives me hope.
I never noticed anyone holding up a tee looking for the martini tees. If they don't find it right away, and they almost always do they're so big, they step back and after the last hitter you can spot it and catch up in a cart.
Even at a dollar a piece they save money. The last one I lost was a turtle mound. The water was right on front of the box on 4 and that's where the tee went. [note to self]

[golf2140]

After two or three, who cares !!!!

[CFrance]

Now that I've played my first round of golf, I'm interested to know--what is a club length?

[kcrazorbackfan]

Can you say "gimmick"? Sure, they're great for someone with the shakes and can't get a ball to stay on a tee, but "straighter and farther drives"? C'mon, man...

[drooney60@hotmail.com]

I have used Martini Tees since I moved here in 2013. They are much easier to put in the ground and holds your ball better. I love them.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Now that I've played my first round of golf, I'm interested to know--what is a club length?

The longer the club the further the ball will travel when hit correctly. Example: a six iron (which is longer in length than a seven iron) the ball will travel further off a six iron than a seven iron. One more club in length. The longest club in your bag is a driver----it is considered a one wood and it can hit a ball further than a five or seven wood or a six or seven iron.

Golf is a great game.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by justjim

The longer the club the further the ball will travel when hit correctly. Example: a six iron (which is longer in length than a seven iron) the ball will travel further off a six iron than a seven iron. One more club in length. The longest club in your bag is a driver----it is considered a one wood and it can hit a ball further than a five or seven wood or a six or seven iron.

Golf is a great game.

Thank you, justjim

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

Can you say "gimmick"? Sure, they're great for someone with the shakes and can't get a ball to stay on a tee, but "straighter and farther drives"? C'mon, man...

There's a sucker born every minute and I believe that golfer suckers are born ever few seconds.

A tee will have absolutely no effect on how far the ball goes. Even if you hit the ball five yards further do you think that you'd score any better? Try it some time. Take every drive you hit and move it five (or ten even) yards further along it's line of flight and play from there. See if your score is better then your average.

Want to play better golf and have more fun. Go practice your short game.

[MrGolf]

I use them personally because they don't break and are easy to find. I do respectively disagree with your distance theory. 10 yards closer to the pin normally translates to hitting one less club. Normally the shorter the club the more control you should have. Hitting a nine iron vs an eight normally translates to better control and accuracy. I brought a member of the senior tour out to the Palmer course a few months back and he fired a 61. Probably because he hit 3 woods off most tees and was hitting 8,9 and wedges into most greens. Just sayin

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by MrGolf

I use them personally because they don't break and are easy to find. I do respectively disagree with your distance theory. 10 yards closer to the pin normally translates to hitting one less club. Normally the shorter the club the more control you should have. Hitting a nine iron vs an eight normally translates to better control and accuracy. I brought a member of the senior tour out to the Palmer course a few months back and he fired a 61. Probably because he hit 3 woods off most tees and was hitting 8,9 and wedges into most greens. Just sayin

Which tees did he hit from?

[MrGolf]

We both played Blues. My choice, not his. We played Laurel/ Riley

[ajbrown]

Originally Posted by MrGolf

Stuff cut from OP by Alan...

I brought a member of the senior tour out to the Palmer course a few months back and he fired a 61. Probably because he hit 3 woods off most tees and was hitting 8,9 and wedges into most greens. Just sayin

That must have been something to watch. No matter what the iron, you still have to make putts to be -9 compared to the course rating...

BTW, the course record is 66 if he cared about such a thing...

[MrGolf]

We talked about that but he was more focused with his daughter going into labor in Columbus when he reached the 18th hole. Interesting point was he eagled the first hole he played #1 Laurel with a 3 wood, sand wedge and eagled the last hole he played #9 Riley with a driver, 4 iron and one putt. He also lipped out at least 4-5 other putts during the course of the round. Needless to say it was a joy to watch. I did let the folks in the pro shop know what his score was and yes I kept the card.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

There's a sucker born every minute and I believe that golfer suckers are born ever few seconds.

A tee will have absolutely no effect on how far the ball goes. Even if you hit the ball five yards further do you think that you'd score any better? Try it some time. Take every drive you hit and move it five (or ten even) yards further along it's line of flight and play from there. See if your score is better then your average.

Want to play better golf and have more fun. Go practice your short game.

But, but, most of the people I see at Sarasota or Palmer try to see how far they can hit the driver (which for most is <175 yds.). Do what Dr. WOBj says - practice your short game.