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Don’t tee the ball low in the wind
Conventional wisdom tells us to tell the ball low. Here’s why that might not be the right thing.
When you are on the links and it’s windy. Conventional wisdom states you should tee the ball lower to keep the ball out of the wind.
Today the guys over the Tour Experience Golf (TXG) released a great new video that demonstrated how that idea might be hurting your game. Leaving you further back than you could have been if you just let the ball fly.
This certainly gave me something to think about in my own game.
In theory the idea of teeing the ball low to keep it out of the wind makes complete sense. What this video showed though is teeing it low causes the ball to launch low and with more spin. Most people know that spin is your enemy in the wind, but why does it spin more?
Their explanation is that it that a low face strike causes the face to deflect downwards and the gearing affect creates more spin on the ball.
Compare that with teeing the ball a little higher hitting the ball more in the middle of the face. The ball launches higher with less spin, optimal for getting more distance.
I might not have actually believed it still, but the data speaks for it self.
The only thing to note in all this. This is only for hitting your driver. Because of the bulge and role you have a gearing affect. Hitting a low stinger with with a driving iron won’t have the same issue.
