teeing it up for irons

[skudis]

What hight should you tee up a ball when using an iron off the tee, and also is there any loss in distance compared to hitting off the deck.

Thanks, John.

[Ian Hancock]

Re: teeing it up for irons

John,

You should always use a tee when you can to ensure a clean hit.

Answer to your question you should tee up just above the ground quarter of an inch no higher. Also there will be no loss of distance.

Hope this helps


Ian.

[gord962]

Re: teeing it up for irons

As for teeing it up, what Ian said - about 1/4 inch. As for distance, you should get a bit more distance off the tee than off the deck. The reason for this is 1, less resistance from the tee compared to the ground and 2, the ball is a slight bit higher, which will slightly flatten your swing, giving you a bit more distance as well. We are not talking huge a diffenence, but maybe 5 to 10 yards max depending on the club.

[LowPost42]

Re: teeing it up for irons

Every time you get a chance to use a tee, do it (unless it's a short par 3 and you're looking for backspin).

For irons, you only need to tee the ball high enough to create the best possible lie - like others have said, 1/4" is a fantastic guideline.

On my local course, there's only 3 holes where a fairway wood is appropriate for the tee - everything else is irons. I tee 'em up to the top of the grass in the tee box, and let 'er rip.