Which tees should you *really* play from? This clever formula will tell you

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Choosing the correct tee field from which to play could be a tough activity — particularly for inexperienced golfers. For some, ego will get in the best way and so they tee it again approach too far. For others, naivety leads them to consider they should play from the identical markers each time. And for the remainder, a scarcity of correct data retains them from making an knowledgeable choice on the place to peg it from.

That’s the place we are available in to assist. At this week’s GOLF Top 100 Teacher Retreat, in Arizona, we requested teacher Jon Tattersall for a professional’s perspective on choosing the right tees. His reply can function a guiding gentle subsequent time you’re struggling to search out the right tee field in your sport.

“The best players I coach, they cover about 50 percent of the hole with their driver on a par-5,” Tattersall says. “And they’re covering about 60 to 70 percent of the hole with driver on a par-4.”

In less complicated phrases, which means if you’re enjoying a par-5 from, say, 520 yards, you should have the ability to hit your tee photographs round 260 yards. Or if you’re enjoying a par-4 from 380 yards, you should have the ability to knock your drives roughly 250 yards.

Tattersall mentioned that if you hit driver nicely and are nonetheless not masking 60 p.c of the outlet on a par-4, it’s time to maneuver up a tee field.

“Most second shots, for good players, come from between 125 and 175 yards,” he says. “So what should you work on? Not many 4-irons. If you are hitting a lot of those into greens, you’re not playing far enough up.”

Heed this recommendation if you end up struggling to find out the correct tees, and don’t be afraid to maneuver up a tee field if want be. Your scorecard (and your enjoying companions) will thank you for it.

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Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com the place he spends his days running a blog, producing and modifying. Prior to becoming a member of the workforce at GOLF.com, he attended the University of Texas adopted by stops with Team USA, the Green Bay Packers and the PGA Tour. He assists on all issues instruction and covers novice and girls’s golf.