who uses a tee on a par 3

[nearace]

I for one tee it up on all shots from the tee box,how about the other members here?

[guitarman]

I for one tee it up on all shots from the tee box,how about the other members here?

I tee it up for par 3 but over this summer its been getting lower and lower. As I work on my swing and I'm coming down on the ball taking a divot it seems that teeing up as high as I used to doesn't work as well anymore. Its getting to the point that I could easily get away with out teeing up on a par 3.

[discomonkey]

Arnold Palmer once said, 'you're given a chance to provide yourself with a perfect lie with a tee... why wouldn't you take that chance?' this is just paraphrasing what he said after Rich Lerner miss hit his tee shot on a Par3 after not using a tee. i tee it up on every tee as well, but for iron shots, I just use one the millions of broken tee heads lying on the tee box.

[GK88]

sometimes yes and sometimes no. I never used to tee it up but, I find myself using a tee on par3's more recently.

[Grass Roots Tour]

Many moons ago a great player once told me, "on the tee is your one chance per hole to have a perfect lie, why not take advantage?"

I've been doing so ever since.

[hamiltonhacker]

I always use a tee, but I play a lot at a local par 3 and have been thinking that, for practicing approach shots from a fairway lie, not using a tee on this sort of course, a par 3, would be good practice. However, I agree with previous posts, that on a full 18 hole course, why pass up a perfect lie.

[Tyger]

I'll tee it up, anyhthing to make this game easier...i need all the help I can get:)

[dekker]

use a tee but use it correctly. Many T too high for the irons
and as a result catch the ball high on the face for a weak balloon shot or worse they play it forward and try to sweep it off the tee and hit fat in the process.
It's better to T it just barely above the ground and play it slightly back so you definitely come down on it.

[guitarman]

use a tee but use it correctly. Many T too high for the irons
and as a result catch the ball high on the face for a weak balloon shot or worse they play it forward and try to sweep it off the tee and hit fat in the process.
It's better to T it just barely above the ground and play it slightly back so you definitely come down on it.

I agree. There almost is no discernible difference between how I tee the ball and having it just lie on the deck.

[racmbs]

Tee'ing it up is an advantage, and I do it every chance I get as it just makes sense. It's a virtually perfect lie that almost guarantees good contact, so why wouldn't someone want to do it.


And before someone comes back with a wise crack, it's swaaain who tee'd it up from the fairway on #7 at Osprey because he was having trouble getting it up.

[goshawk]

I use a tee on every tee box. On par 3's, I'll use a broken tee if I can see one laying around, otherwise it's a new one. I'll tee the ball just barely above the level of the grass on the tee box, creating (for me anyway) a perfect lie. For long irons, I'll tee it just a bit higher but never higher than about a quarter inch.

Many moons ago a great player once told me, "on the tee is your one chance per hole to have a perfect lie, why not take advantage?"

I've been doing so ever since.
That was the Merry Mex, Trevino.

[landlord]

To add more mud to the swamp, I've always heard that tee-it-up-if-you-can line attributed to Nicklaus. :rolleyes:

[Golfing in Ottawa]

Arnold Palmer once said, 'you're given a chance to provide yourself with a perfect lie with a tee... why wouldn't you take that chance?' this is just paraphrasing what he said after Rich Lerner miss hit his tee shot on a Par3 after not using a tee. i tee it up on every tee as well, but for iron shots, I just use one the millions of broken tee heads lying on the tee box.

I saw the same episode on the Golf Channel with Arnie playing with his grandson (one of the top high school golfers in Florida) and Rich Lerner.
Always remember him giving Rich "crap" for not using a tee.........

[ontario]

To add more mud to the swamp, I've always heard that tee-it-up-if-you-can line attributed to Nicklaus. :rolleyes:

I heard it was Arnold Palmer.

[landlord]

I heard it was Arnold Palmer.
So far we've got Arnie, Super Mex, and Jack. But if it had been Bob Goalby or Cary Middlecoff, it still would've been good advice.

Some guy in China said "the sun comes up in the east" a long time ago but for some reason people prefer to think it was Confucius.

[hoganapexplus]

Always. I forget who said it, but it was one of the pros in Golf Digest that said "Why would you not give yourself the advantage of having the ball on a tee?" I feel like it gives me better contact on the ball.

[mjongstra]

Always use a tee.

[Hombre Lefty]

i don't use a tee, especially on short 3's and especially on slippery green-ed courses. To get proper amounts of backspin and proper ball flight, it's best to trap the ball against the ground on the downswing, if you're teed up you just pick it clean. To get that "poof" sound and nice and high ball flight you need to hit off grass. the only time i use tees are when it's a super long par 3 and i need to use my 3 wood, or if there's something wrong with the tee box (too muddy / not flat / crappy grass / etc)

[Big Shooter]

sometimes yes and sometimes no. I never used to tee it up but, I find myself using a tee on par3's more recently.

ditto, so I'm NOT voting! ;)

[goshawk]

To get proper amounts of backspin and proper ball flight, it's best to trap the ball against the ground on the downswing, if you're teed up you just pick it clean. To get that "poof" sound and nice and high ball flight you need to hit off grass.
I've never had any problem getting high ball flight or backspin hitting off a tee. Even my 3/4 swing yesterday dropped and stopped on the green on moderate length par 3's. But I do understand not using one to make it feel like an approach shot.

[iyell4]

the greenskeerp won't be happy, but ...
is it OK to just kick the turf and rest your ball on the kicked up bit o turf on the tee deck?
or use a little pile of dirt to tee up your ball?

i always use a new tee ... i've learned my lesson (a painful one!) about using previously discarded tees littering the tee deck.:)

[Bellyhungry]

I've never had any problem getting high ball flight or backspin hitting off a tee. Even my 3/4 swing yesterday dropped and stopped on the green on moderate length par 3's. But I do understand not using one to make it feel like an approach shot.

You played yesterday?

Thoguht you mentioned that you were done for the season due to some injury/surgery.

Nevertheless, good to hear you are back in the swing of things...

Nearace, no more polls please...it is like a poll galore here...

[Anthony]

Arnold Palmer once said, 'you're given a chance to provide yourself with a perfect lie with a tee... why wouldn't you take that chance?' this is just paraphrasing what he said after Rich Lerner miss hit his tee shot on a Par3 after not using a tee. i tee it up on every tee as well, but for iron shots, I just use one the millions of broken tee heads lying on the tee box.

Ditto... So one of the choices I would have added is a broken tee..... What do the pro's do? I would guess 90% use a tee, don't they?

[Flog]

I almost always use a tee on a par 3 unless it's less than 100 yards, or thereabouts. I'm not sure why but I prefer to hit wedge shots off the ground. If I need more than a wedge for the shot then I'll tee it up about 1/4".

[goshawk]

You played yesterday?

Thoguht you mentioned that you were done for the season due to some injury/surgery.

Not wanting to thread-jack, but I wasn't figuring on being back almost to normal in so short a time. I do feel sore right now, but I think that's from not using these muscles for a month. But, honestly, the soreness feels great!!:D

[Flog]

Not wanting to thread-jack, but I wasn't figuring on being back almost to normal in so short a time. I do feel sore right now, but I think that's from not using these muscles for a month. But, honestly, the soreness feels great!!:D

It's good to hear you're back on your feet so quickly, goshawk. Do you do any yoga or pilates to help your back strengthen and recover?

[Kace]

I never use a tee on a par 3. I've never found it to be very helpful.

I just toss the ball on a nice patch of turf and hit away.

[goshawk]

It's good to hear you're back on your feet so quickly, goshawk. Do you do any yoga or pilates to help your back strengthen and recover?
No yoga, no pilates, no bowflex, just plain old fashioned sex!

Seriously, it was just taking walks....5 mins 4 days after surgery, then just lengthening the walks to 1/2 mile last week. The doc said to push yourself gently at first, then more aggressively as I felt the need. Motivation - golf and sex (not necessarily in that order).

My apologies for the thread jack :)

[Greywolf]

Always use a tee.
ditto.

[bk51]

Arnold Palmer once said, 'you're given a chance to provide yourself with a perfect lie with a tee... why wouldn't you take that chance?' this is just paraphrasing what he said after Rich Lerner miss hit his tee shot on a Par3 after not using a tee. i tee it up on every tee as well, but for iron shots, I just use one the millions of broken tee heads lying on the tee box.

Jack Nicklaus said essentially the same thing.