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**xyupi** · 07-17-2011, 07:45 PM

How high do you tee your 3W? How high do you tee your driver? I have never been able to hit any driver when teed to what is considered normal height. I tee the ball no more than 3/4"-1" above the ground for my driver ( and about 1/2" for the 3W), and that keeps me from trying to scoop the ball. When teed normally I will push, pull, hook, slice - you name it, if you can do it with a driver I've done it. I played with a couple of guys last week who were quite surprised at how well I hit the driver when teed so low. I've been doing it like that for more than 20 years now. I can also hit the driver fairly well off the deck from all but a really tight fairway lie. I currently use a 12° driver, but I've used as low as an 8° the same way.

I agree. I only use short tees, but with the driver I am still able to catch it on the upswing which is key to a good drive. With 3 wood, I tee the ball very low as I have a very shallow faced wood.

To some degree, I think it depends of the driver. The sweet spot on some it is lower on the face, but my K15 has the spot just above center, or a little higher than others.

07-17-2011, 07:45 PM	#16
xyupi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 541 Senior Member	How high do you tee your 3W? How high do you tee your driver? I have never been able to hit any driver when teed to what is considered normal height. I tee the ball no more than 3/4"-1" above the ground for my driver ( and about 1/2" for the 3W), and that keeps me from trying to scoop the ball. When teed normally I will push, pull, hook, slice - you name it, if you can do it with a driver I've done it. I played with a couple of guys last week who were quite surprised at how well I hit the driver when teed so low. I've been doing it like that for more than 20 years now. I can also hit the driver fairly well off the deck from all but a really tight fairway lie. I currently use a 12° driver, but I've used as low as an 8° the same way. I agree. I only use short tees, but with the driver I am still able to catch it on the upswing which is key to a good drive. With 3 wood, I tee the ball very low as I have a very shallow faced wood. To some degree, I think it depends of the driver. The sweet spot on some it is lower on the face, but my K15 has the spot just above center, or a little higher than others.
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