MISC/RANDOM/BS Golf Chatter Thread

[SL55 AMG]

Originally Posted by john voight

teeing off w/ irons on short holes:

like 140yds tops, mostly around 110yds:

is it okey to just place the ball on fluffy grass (if you can find it)?
is it okey to place the ball on really flat grass

or should you always be teeing off (regardless of club).

Iv heard conflicting views: some say always use tees, other say rarely, etc...

FWI: I hit the ball well when it is on fluffy grass. However when it is on flat grass, I hit it aweful. Off tees: its not very consistent, and i feel less confident than off fluffy grass.

I suck at golf fwiw.

always use a tee. tee it down really low but you'd be crazy not to. why put it on fluffy grass so you risk getting a flyer and airmailing everything? if you tee it high with a short iron then will scoop it instead of hitting down, like you are supposed to from 140 and less.

[Spenda]

god ppl that say "always use a tee" tilt me to no end, he already said he hits it better off grass than a tee, so why do you tell him to use a tee?

Just like 90% of golf instructors that see a student walk up with a non-standard grip and immediately flip it to where they want it, despite the fact that the guy is hitting a 40-yard slice with an azinger-esque strong grip.

gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[ZBTHorton]

Definitely in the don't have to tee it up camp. If the tee box is in good condition, I don't tee it up with anything less than a 4 or 5 iron, and very few Par 3's require that kind of shot any way.

I'm not saying there is anything wrong with using a tee, I just don't think you're losing anything really. I always thought the reason to tee it up was to get the ball higher, and make it easier to stop on the green. Well, if you don't have an issue with those two things, it shouldn't really big a big deal.

[Ineedaride2]

Personal preference, really. HOWEVER, I think that if someone doesn't have their mind made up, using a tee is preferable to not. Having a perfect lie every time is advantageous.

[JavaNut]

Nothing in the rules states that you must tee it up. So if you can find a good lie use it. Remember you can go back up to 2 club lengths from the front line of the tee.

But do read the notice board at the course you are playing, no need to get into trouble if they 'require' that you always tee it up.

[Spenda]

The only time I'd tee up an 8iron-Wedge on a Par 3 is if the tee box is chewed up

[SL55 AMG]

Originally Posted by Spenda

The only time I'd tee up an 8iron-Wedge on a Par 3 is if the tee box is chewed up

What do you normally shoot on a 7000 yd par 72?

[Spenda]

~95 if I'm playing well

[SL55 AMG]

Originally Posted by Spenda

~95 if I'm playing well

tell me the advantages of not using a tee. feeling more comfortable is pure bs...okay? are you teeing it like you do for your driver? if you are then find another sport.

he says he isn't a very good golfer. you seem to be an average golfer. i just want to know an advantage (other than the bs of feeling more comfortable) of not using a tee when you are allowed to use a tee.

fluffy grass? wtf good is going to come out of hitting off fluffy ****ing grass besides airmailing greens and having no backspin?

[Spenda]

I just grip it an rip it, but I like to dial down my wedges for control

[ZBTHorton]

Originally Posted by SL55 AMG

What do you normally shoot on a 7000 yd par 72?

Eh, I shoot in the 70's pretty consistently and I don't tee it up everytime. It's not as big of a deal as you're making it out to be.

Obviously it's kind of lie dependant. I don't hit it off the ground when playing on a sandy tee box.

[shipontilt]

Originally Posted by SL55 AMG

fluffy grass? wtf good is going to come out of hitting off fluffy ****ing grass besides airmailing greens and having no backspin?

whoa man calm down. It's more of a preference. I almost never hit the ball off a tee on par 3's just because I'm not great at hitting irons off a tee. I play bogey golf (not that it's important) and I like placing my ball in a teebox with fluffier grass it makes it easier not to top the ball imo. Yes, I will never get spin on it but people who are my equal in ability rarely get spin on it anyway. Only time I get spin is when I'm in the fairway and hit a perfect shot which does not happen very often.

[SL55 AMG]

Apologize if I came off a little crazy on this subject guys...it's not like I'm losing sleep over it. I guess we can agree to disagree.

ps....tee the ****ing ball up, lol.

[NxtWrldChamp]

Originally Posted by Spenda

god ppl that say "always use a tee" tilt me to no end, he already said he hits it better off grass than a tee, so why do you tell him to use a tee?

Just like 90% of golf instructors that see a student walk up with a non-standard grip and immediately flip it to where they want it, despite the fact that the guy is hitting a 40-yard slice with an azinger-esque strong grip.

gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

the bold part of this post is so incredibly lol. You will not be able to play good golf without solid fundamentals and guess what... the grip is where you are connected to the club so its um, pretty important. Golf professionals are taught to work on things like grip, stance, posture right off the bat bc without these u have no chance of being any good. There is a reason for this sequence. Why would you fix someone's swing so that they hit the ball straight with a ****ty grip so that later you have to go back, change their grip and start all over again?

and from the other side of the spectrum. It is not tilting but incredibly hilarious when you see your average golfer trying to give and receive tips to and from their buddies. Most of it is complete bs and will hurt them more than help.

as for the tee it up argument, why dont you watch a PGA tournament and see if anyone doesnt tee it up. Theyre doing if for a reason and so should you. Why would you not take a perfect lie any chance you can get one?

[SL55 AMG]

Originally Posted by NxtWrldChamp

the bold part of this post is so incredibly lol. You will not be able to play good golf without solid fundamentals and guess what... the grip is where you are connected to the club so its um, pretty important. Golf professionals are taught to work on things like grip, stance, posture right off the bat bc without these u have no chance of being any good. There is a reason for this sequence. Why would you fix someone's swing so that they hit the ball straight with a ****ty grip so that later you have to go back, change their grip and start all over again?

and from the other side of the spectrum. It is not tilting but incredibly hilarious when you see your average golfer trying to give and receive tips to and from their buddies. Most of it is complete bs and will hurt them more than help.

as for the tee it up argument, why dont you watch a PGA tournament and see if anyone doesnt tee it up. Theyre doing if for a reason and so should you. Why would you not take a perfect lie any chance you can get one?

amen brother.