Sam Snead was quoted as saying something about a golfer should play from the forward tees until he/she can break par. It makes sense to me. Do you have any thoughts on this?
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You meant 4 par...right?Most of our Par 3's aren't much more than 350yd from the whites,
You meant 4 par...right?
We keep having this discussion. Your tee box should be based on your handicap. End of sentence. Get over it and move up.
Well said, Blue Arc.To me it's kind of a numbers thing. If you have given distances with your sticks and you are a short knocker, then a course from the tips that measures 7000 yards and say...6100 from the white...then you have to come up with 900 yards to play the tips. If you have 210 with the driver, which more do than will admit...it's bye bye birdie. Let's go for scratch and even settle for bogey. A lot of the slice and hook and fat and thin shots are caused by over swinging your ability because of the unreachable distance. You can get as many as 3 clubs less on the approach shot from the forward tees and for short knockers closer is always better. You should play whatever will give the most fun. Challenge...Ha! Every hole is a challenge for me no matter where I shoot from.
Doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun for a lot of folks.I agree, however, we can't! I play in my mens club tournaments and the SNGA (Southern Nevada Golf Association) tournaments and I am forced to play the next to last tee boxes. It doesn't matter if your handicap is a 1 or 30, if you play in the net division that is your tee box. The scratch division plays the back tees. I think it should be broken down that each tee box represents a range of handicaps that should play from there, whether women, men or junior. Anyone 20 or higher should probably be playing the very front tee, 15-20 the next ones back, 10-15 the next ones and single digits play the back, not counting courses that also have tournament tees.
We keep having this discussion. Your tee box should be based on your handicap. End of sentence. Get over it and move up.
You should play a course how it suits your distance & don't worry about what tee boxes you use. Most of us shouldn't be playing tee boxes which are setup at 6800+ yds. Multiply your average 5 iron shot by 36 & use that as the distance to play from.
Multiply your average 5 iron shot by 36 & use that as the distance to play from.
What if you hit your 5-iron 170 yards . . . into the woods?
What if you hit your 5-iron 170 yards . . . into the woods?
What if you hit your 5-iron 170 yards . . . into the woods?
+1. I average around 200 off the tee and b/c of my handicap had to play from 6800 in a tournament. It was a LONG day, and not much fun.I don't agree with that. Handicap alone can't make up for a lack of distance & if you are say a 10 handicap at your home course from the white tee's & you go to another course which may have the white tee's playing 500+ yds further, you will be miserable.
You should play a course how it suits your distance & don't worry about what tee boxes you use. Most of us shouldn't be playing tee boxes which are setup at 6800+ yds. Multiply your average 5 iron shot by 36 & use that as the distance to play from.
Why all the hostility? There is too much testosterone in this game as it is.Great--the kiddie tees.