Driver tee height

azgreg

I know the basic driver tee height and player setup pretty well. However, I struggle in shifting my weight forwards with that "traditional" set-up. Lately I've been teeing it up very low and playing it like a fairway wood. Much better results for me. I know the optimal thing would be to work on it in the traditional set-up, but I just don't see that happening. Playing it like a fairway tee shot means I lose a few yards (I still get it out there 245+ yards) but I hit a lot more fairways.

fatshot

azgreg "Lately I've been teeing it up very low and playing it like a fairway wood."

I remember reading that Byron Nelson said whenever he "really needed" a good drive he teed it down and
played it more like a fairway wood shot......so you're in good company! I try it myself from time to time.....but
I've found out I'm no Byron Nelson !!!!!

DonM

azgreg I’m debating this myself. I think I get my weight forward well but that leads to a level or downward attack.

PA-PLAYA

azgreg

Teeing the ball lower can promote a slightly flatter swing plane, so it makes sense that you're seeing these results. One of the things that I've noticed watching the tour guys is that many of them tee the ball much lower than we do.

sdandrea1

I tee it low-ish and use a 11.5 degree driver.

rsvman2

I think of the driver the opposite way; tee it up pretty high and lean away from the direction of the hole at the set-up.

I have a tendency to hit down on are ball with driver that I am trying to overcome. Now I feel like I am almost reverse weight-shifting through the ball (i'm not even close, but I have hit down on it for so long that I have to exaggerate the feel). This allows a level to slightly upward angle of attack, which helps me a great deal in terms of getting a few more yards.

I play 5-wood off the tee on a fair number of par fours. Anywhere where extra yardage isnt a clear advantage, or where the fairway is narrow or has woods or water on the side I am perfectly happy to be 25 yards shorter or more and in play.

rsvman2

PA-PLAYA if you have a clubhead speed of 115 mph or more, it doesn't hurt you much to add a little bit of spin.

pellmell

PA-PLAYA I've attended PGA and LPGA tournaments and noticed the same thing.

sdandrea1

rsvman2 if you have a clubhead speed of 115 mph or more

Giphy - Cracking Up Lol GIF

garyt1957

rsvman2 or give up a few yards for accuracy

Typhoon

sdandrea1 If you added up all the clubs in your bag you couldn’t get to 115 mph 😂😂

Spuzz

sdandrea1 if you have a clubhead speed of 115 mph or more

I used to have that, but now it only happens when the clubs are in the car on the highway.

Ack8236

Lately I've found I get a much straighter drive teed low. The inexpensive (CHEAP) driver I've been using needed to be replaced and I picked up a used Cobra. I'll see how it goes with this one.

sdandrea1

Typhoon If you added up all the clubs in your bag you couldn’t get to 115 mph

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It's a scoring contest, not a distance contest. 😉

Par4QC

With the new heads being more shallow than those deep faced heads of the past, I have pushed the peg in a bit deeper now.

But, still hit up. 😲🤣

MartinD

I'm uncomfortable with hitting up on the ball with the driver - feels too different to the swing that I use with the other clubs, and I have issues with not having a downward angle of attack into the ball as it is - so tend to tee it a bit lower and try to almost feel like I'm hitting down on it. (This is part of the reason that I use shorter tees - anything longer, and I'll break one on almost every drive...)

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I use a 3-1/4 tee with a driver. I'm not sure what that equates to speaking in terms of teeing up and down. If I try to use a 2-3/4" tee I might as well use a fairway wood because my distance will suffer.

Par4QC

sdandrea1 I love playing with and watching the kids.
I just hope they have been 'paying attention', at the end of the day.😉

professor

Set the tee to be halfway up the driver face. I find it more important to attend to position relative to my feet - I'm more toward middle. If I set-up to my front foot, I have a tendency to hook. Moving it back a tad precludes my snap-hook (which I hate and actually aggravates the tendons in by left elbow/upper forearm).

azgreg

Par4QC

azgreg Fairway tees??

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