Tee height Fundamentals
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Two minutes from now I'm going to have an answer for all of you on what height you should be teeing your tee shots so you can improve your swing. The new drivers that have come out in the last 5, 10 years have what is referred to as a deep face. From the bottom to the top it's about two or more inches. Most players associate all of that space with teeing the golf ball up. We even have three-inch tees now. So, that isn't true. You don't need that. Some of you might, but most of you don't. So, here's my rule of thumb for how high should you tee the driver: If the mistake you make is that you constantly top the golf ball, that isn't always the answer. You could fix your posture and bend over a little bit and that would fix topping the golf ball. If you always hit underneath the golf ball, this isn't always the answer, where you tee it down so low. Maybe you simply need to get your chin up. So, a great rule of thumb is that the golf ball should be slightly higher than the center of the club face. If the golf ball sits much above the center of the face, the swing tip to improve your golf would have you hitting the golf ball on the upswing. If it was teed down close to the ground, and you tried to hit the golf ball on the upswing, you might wind up hitting a little grass behind it. Instead, you would have to hit this one on a little bit of the downswing, which is defeating the purpose of the driver. The driver's swing is a sweeping swing. And you want to catch the golf ball at the bottom of the arc. At worst, you want to catch it on the way up but not too much on the way up. Experiment with your shots. Play a whole round of golf where you tee it a lot lower than normal, then the next round a little bit lower than normal. And then play the third round where you tee it right up. I promise you that real high is not the answer. Try that the next time out. Bobby Eldridge is the Head Instructor for the PurePoint Golf Academy where he teaches "The Simple Golf Swing" theory. You can check out PurePoint Golf instructional DVDs at
http://www.golfswingguru.com/index15.htm
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