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Nick Faldo’s short tee idea to curb distance – GolfWRXers react
In our forums, our members have been reacting to Nick Faldo’s short tee idea. Faldo initially promoted the banning of all tees and reducing clubhead size as a solution to the distance issues in the professional game. The analyst has now been suggesting a move to a limited tee size could make a significant impact. Our members have been reacting in our forums.
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.
- Emthree: “Does it really solve the issue? Attack angle is not the only way to achieve optimum launch conditions. They’ll just swing steeper, with more loft and counter that by developing a ball with a new compound that spins even less when you hit driver and engage the core and still spins about the same when you engage the outer layers on wedge shots.”
- Hawkeye77: “He sounded a little foolish, then someone pointed out they are limited to 4 inches. He only seemed to be talking about players teeing it high vs analyzing equipment, but maybe that was supposed to be implied somehow. Sounded awkward, IMO.”
- TLUBulldogGolf: “Tee height feels very artificial, head size will do next to nothing unless you are doing something drastic like halving it, and even then I have doubts. I think nerfing the ball is the only change that makes sense. If you make it spin more, they will just adjust equipment to make it spin less. Could be some spillover effects to forgiveness there idk. I think using Torrey as an example when talking distance doesn’t make a ton of sense considering the course can play up to 7800 yards. The conditions that made it difficult seem specific to the time of year, I would expect the US Open to look a lot different, though it will still be difficult.”
- EddieEdwards: “Faldo also believes square toe shoes increase distance….”
Entire Thread: “What do we think of Nick Faldo’s short tee idea?”
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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
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A. Commoner
Feb 4, 2021 at 7:39 pm
Underwhelmed am I. One suggestion to augment such insightful recommendations: rework the shape of the ball into a cube.
Gordy
Feb 4, 2021 at 10:23 am
Yes this is exactly what is needed. I guarantee smaller heads will decrease distance. They still can lash at the ball but the penalty for missing the sweet spot will be far greater than now.
Paulo
Feb 4, 2021 at 9:23 am
Couldn’t agree more tgm. Tee length seems like an obvious one to combat things . It would force a lot of manufacturers hands
Tgm
Feb 4, 2021 at 8:21 am
Please don’t quote people who haven’t any clue how impact physics works. 1 to 1.5 inch tees would absolutely work. Club makers could probably create a modified shortfaced driver with a cg low enough and with a precise enough swing could achieve the same launch but it would be much much more difficult to do. Golfers couldn’t take a wild lash at the ball and expect decent results every time.