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Quick Review - Optimal Tees |
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 It's been four rounds since I recevied these tees from Optimal Tee, and at this point, I'd have to say I'm a believer.
As noted in a prior post, these tees are designed to allow you to hit the "sweet spot" on your driver, fairway woods, and hybrids. Each package comes with 3 tees and 6 clips. Each tee is notched and numbered from 1 to 15 and has a "measure" side and a "clip" side.
Basically you take the tee and with the measure side facing you, you place it against the face of the club you are using. The tip of the tee is placed at the bottom of the face, and then you note the "number" at the top of the face. You then flip the tee over to the clip side and place the included "clip" into the corresponding number. My number originally came up to be between an 10 and an 11, and I eventually settled on number 11 as my ideal tee height for the driver. The clip snaps into place in the notches of the tee and you insert the tee into the ground until the clip is resting on the ground. This ensures a consistent tee height for that particular club with the added benefit of keeping the tee level with the ground. The tees are made of some sort of durable, yet slightly flexible plastic. The clips are very thin and made of plastic also. The clips themselves have two holes, one small, and one large, that are used to enable you to slide them up to "your" number and the snap them into place. The clips also do double duty as ball markers and can be personalized with logos and such at an extra cost.
 I've heard stories over the years that plastic tees can damage your clubs. Never seen that happen, and after 4 rounds my clubs look the same as they did using wooden tees. The big difference is this: using wooden tees, I would go through a minimum of 10 tees a round. I'd either break them, or after my tee shot, they would mysteriously disappear. Not a problem with these tees. Below, you'll see a photo of the one and only tee I've used for 4 straight rounds. As you can see, the tee I've been using has a slight bend in it, but otherwise looks new. The tee is flexible enough that after taking the photo, I was able to bend it straight again. The bend is probably more a result of trying to push it into rock hard ground at a course we played on the 3rd round than from impact with the club face. These are some sturdy tees!
The initial up front cost is a little high in my opinion, but if they continue to last in the long run I believe I'll come out ahead cost wise. Might take me a while to get to the break even point for the purchase, but I'll eventually get there. The added bonus, and this may be a little premature to say, is that I feel I am indeed hitting the sweet spot more often than not with these tees. My driver is a Nike SQ2, and makes an odd noise when hitting it on the sweet spot. I've heard that noise more often in the last 4 rounds than I have before, and my stats seem to back it up.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 22 November 2009 23:34 |
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Well, we finally got around to installing a Photo Gallery. Registered members of the website can upload their own photos by clicking on the Photo Gallery menu item under the main menu. So, if you are interested, and have an account, feel free to upload your golf or other photos. The software allows you to create your own album (only 1) or you can upload into the ones we have created. If you want to see additional album categories created, hit the comment button below and we'll set it up for you.
If you don't have an account, you can register in the log in area on the right side of this page.
I've also added a section for video lessons and an area where you can upload your own swing videos. Your videos will need to be uploaded to YouTube first, and from there you can add them to this website.
Kevin
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 02:17 |
 One of the biggest problems I have, like others, is consistency when it comes to my golf game. Well hopefully, one little part of my game will be consistent from now on, and that's the height of my ball on the tee when using my driver (or other clubs for that matter). According to many pros, and the makers of this tee, the optimal height of your ball when on the tee is to have half of it above the top of your club and half below.
I have some depth perception problems, and although I "think" I'm teeing the ball up at the same height everytime, I'm often told by my friends that I'm not. This usually plays out after I've popped one up after teeing it up too high, or killed a few worms after teeing the ball up too low.
As with most things on the web, I ran across this product while looking for something else. I'm patiently waiting for the tees to show up, and once they do, I'll give you a review. In the meantime, check out this interesting product at OptimalTee.com. Be sure and check out their video...
Kevin
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Ran across this earlier today....the one and only club you need to bring with you to the golf course. It has an adjustable loft from 0 to 60 degrees. Apparently there is a small subset of golfers out there that use these types of clubs. For me, seems like a hassle adjusting the loft everytime you hit the ball....
