Equipment
What GolfWRXers are saying about a tee height rollback
In our forums, our members have been discussing the validity of a potential tee height rollback. WRXer ‘Ryan84’ makes a case for shortening tees to curb distance in the game, saying
“Why has limiting tee height not gained more traction in the distance debate? While players are obviously much faster, they are optimizing their launch and spin so much with these massive tees.
I remember in the Payne Valley event, JT brought out his “bomber tee”, which was 4+ inches, and I know Bryson uses a massive one as well. I imagine a max 1″ tee height or something like that would not allow someone like Bryson to be using a 4-degree driver.
Additionally, this would have the least amount of impact on the OEMs, golf in general, and is easy to implement. Not a bad place to start”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts on the idea in our forum – with the vast majority believing a rollback of any kind is unnecessary.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- ChipNRun: “Short tees rule would be about as effective as countermeasures against computer hackers. Might be effective for a few months, but then some pro or some tour van guy would come up with a way around it (like shallow-headed drivers others have mentioned).”
- DFS PFD: “Let’s just let them play; the Tour does not need more regulation at this point to attract new golfers and grow the game.”
- b.mattay: “Would make no difference. If I set up my driver a little different spec-wise, I can hit it just as far at 1-2 down as I can at 2-3 up.”
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Rascal
Apr 22, 2021 at 3:49 pm
I have a better idea: sand tees only, and you can only use so much sand per tee.
Shallowface
Apr 22, 2021 at 6:24 pm
People chewing up their $600 driver whacking a pile of sand on every tee. Yeah, right.
Paul Runyan
Apr 22, 2021 at 11:11 am
Then we would have to reduce the overall size and height of the driver with a 1 inch tee.
Persimmon anyone!?
Paul Bearer
Apr 22, 2021 at 7:26 am
Band-aid over a bullet hole.