Tee Height?

[bluetoff]

Hi ,I am new to this forum and i am very impressed with some of the tips and help available.I was just wondering at what height the ball should be placed when using a driver.On television the pro's seem to tee it quite high,but it makes me think i would sky it .Also would the height of the ball affect the slicing of the ball which i do quite often, actually all the time.

[MJE77]

Re: Tee Height?

I've always heard that there should be half the ball above the clubface. I think having the ball higher helps with hitting draws too from what I've read.

[LowPost42]

Re: Tee Height?

Well, personally I tee the ball at 1/2 over the crown of the grounded club, then proceed to hover my driver so that the middle of the face is flush with the ball.

Then I proceed to stripe drives.

If I tee it up so that the ball is level with the face and the club grounded, I seem to hit down with the driver, which we all know is bad. Trying to move the ball up to hit it on the upswing produces a bad result for me (the aforementioned skying).

So it's the hover for me.

[jeffgladchun]

Re: Tee Height?

a flatter, more powerful swing would promote and upward blow to the ball, calling for the ball to be positioned higher on the clubface than normal, I have started teeing the ball 3/4ths above the crown and have been smacking the s**t out of my big stick.

[Mr_Change]

Re: Tee Height?

I know a guy who tees his ball up twice as high as his driver, but he swing his driver in the air. If you watch some of the pros you will see they hover their drivers abvoe the ground. if you are like me and you still sweep the grass, then just over the height of the driver is fine no more than 1/2 the ball.

[MJE77]

Re: Tee Height?

I wouldn't tee it up too high unless you tend to top the ball. I had the ball clear above my driver the other day (9.5 degree) at the range and hit the roof above my head

[msklar92]

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If you pop up the ball with a high tee it probably had more to do with the swing than the tee height. Popping up means you are hitting down on the ball with the driver. This is often the result of a reverse pivot.

[Mr_Change]

Re: Tee Height?

Poping up happens from either hitting down to steep on the ball or from sweeping right underneath a ball that is teed up to high and hitting it with the top of the club.