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#1 Posted : Thursday, April 9, 2009 10:19:00 AM
mark sheridan
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(apologies to the bard)

when playing a par 3 i see that many people do not use  a tee, rather they play directly off teh ground.

My question is - why is that done, and should i as i mid-high handicapper consider doing so?

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#2 Posted : Thursday, April 9, 2009 11:04:00 AM
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Many pros do not use a tee but when Greg Norman was once asked the same question he responded that it's not often you get the opportunity for a perfect lie so don't waste it !!

 
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#3 Posted : Thursday, April 9, 2009 11:21:00 AM
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Posted by TheSocialGolfer on 09 Apr 2009, 11:04

Many pros do not use a tee but when Greg Norman was once asked the same question he responded that it's not often you get the opportunity for a perfect lie so don't waste it !!

 

well thats all the advice i need and its more or less what i have always thought so if its good enough for Mr Evertt -its good enough for me!!!!

mind you he did used to wear those ridiculous straw boaters whilst playing so not all his advice is valid...............

-- 09/04/2009 12:21:24: post edited by mark sheridan.
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#4 Posted : Friday, April 10, 2009 9:51:00 AM
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I would tee the ball up every time, why turn down the chance to have the ball sitting just right to give you a good connection with it?

I use the orange castle tees so my balls are kept as close to the ground as they can be.

The only time I would consider putting my ball on the grass is if the grass had not been cut and I could put my ball on top of the grass. 

Normally though the tees are kept cut short and some are bare lies so go for the tee every time.

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