Wood or Plastic Tees - Which do You Prefer?

[ian-500]

Sorry, but where's the "either" or "any" button to click on?

[iNeedMoreGolf]

I like to throw the ball in the air wait till its a inch and a half from floor and swing.

[Birdyjuice]

I like the old school style of wood tees and they fix divots on greens easier but i get tired of constantly having to reload my pocket after they keep breaking. With plastic tees, start the round with a couple tees in the pocket and i'm good all round. I'd say i prefer wood but play plastic.

[Mikey5e]

So far, I have literally used a total of two tees. Two, because I lost the first Martini tee.

Longer Drives.

- Independent laboratory testing proves that Martini Tees give you drives that are both farther and a straighter, compared to wooden tees.

[Bill Broderick]

A couple of years ago, I bought two 30 packs of Pride plastic tees. One pack of 2 3/4" and the other 1 1/2". Without breaking tees on nearly every hole anymore, I now carry 2 of each tee in my pocket, rather than having a whole pocketful of tees.

 

2 years later, I still have about 25 of each still in their packaging. At that rate, it will be a long time before I need more tees.

[Pi5seeker]

I was pondering plastic tees but I seem to bend or break them as well.

[K.ip]

Plastic but specially with this type of top

 


 

[TravisLG]

Wood. Use the stinger tees. 2 1/4” for most shots and the 2 3/4” for higher tee shots. Of course I barely put them in the ground so I hardly break them and why I get away using shorter tees.

[TravisLG]

Of course I have seen people fracture their wood tees and when trying to tee up there next ball have it snap. Let’s just say there was quite a bit of blood coming from his finger... one benefit of using a plastic over wood I guess.

[howellhandmade]

My club provides bamboo tees, which I like. A friend’s club switched to plastic, the rationale being that since they don’t break there will be less litter of broken tees. The pro at my course said, yeah, but the ones that do get left are hard on the mowers. Who knows. At any rate, I’m another who hasn’t bought a tee in years and I don’t take any from the box at the first tee. They are all over the place, between the tees and the ball marks there must be plenty of golfers who can’t or won’t bend down for anything.

[smashdn]

I play light pink plastic tees. I don't know the brand but would recognize the packaging.

 

Why pink? I have found them to be pretty easy to find on the ground after a drive and people don't bum tees from me this way.

 

I do use wood tees that I pick up with my persimmon clubs however. Probably makes no difference but I have it in my mind that the wood tee being softer won't mar the wooden club.

[iNeedMoreGolf]

Yeah i actually like bright colored tees.

[Lancj1]

> @Mikey5e said:

> So far, I have literally used a total of two tees. Two, because I lost the first Martini tee.

> Longer Drives.

> - Independent laboratory testing proves that Martini Tees give you drives that are both farther and a straighter, compared to wooden tees.

 

I have used the same Martini tee, pink, since February. I will lose it one day and I will truly be devastated :)

[Jkasm88]

prefer wood tees!

[links242]

Plastic by a mile. They last a long time.

[jjj912]

Wood, because I can tell when I’m really swinging badly by when I start decapitating the heads of the tees.

 

On an unrelated note, I’m in the market for some old French made golf clubs. ?

[4puttJohnny]

Wood tees. When I first started playing golf, my grandfather took me to the golf course. When he saw me pull a plastic tee out of my bag and start to put it in the ground, he grabbed it from my hands, threw it in the pond beside the first tee, grabbed me with both hands and said "son, real golfers don't use godda*mn plastic tees." And I never have since.

[taporsnap17]

I used to be plastic tees. Now it's wooden.

 

It used to be plastic because you tended to lose them rather than break them (ie I'm cheap) but I switched to wooden as a form of "feedback" on by drives. If they broke, more likely I was swinging down rather than up. Using wooden helped me try to hit up because I was thinking "don't break the tee. Hit up on the ball".

 

I don't know it it's true or if it works but I feel my driving improved a bit

[wely324]

Generally I just use what I can find, but i prefer wood tees.

[aramirez24]

My brother in law gave me a huge bag of wooden tees since he's on the high school team. I don't mind them, but it is annoying when they break and I have to go back to the bag and get more. The rubbery tees would be my preferred option, but for now can't beat free tees.

[over_roast]

I use wood tees. Not sure that qualifies as a preference, just a reflection of what's in my bag.

[kmrnkelly91]

wood, easy.

[GSDriver]

Plastic, last far longer, I only break one every few rounds.

[DoubleDrops]

I much prefer the wood tees. I know the plastic ones will far outlast them but I just prefer the old cheap wooden ones.

[T-MAC]

I'll use plastic once in awhile but I prefer wood with no paint. The painted tees will leave marks on the face of my driver so I prefer the "natural" wood, 2 3/4 inches.

[NikedOut]

Wood

[nitram]

White wooden tees because they leave a mark on the sole and face.