Check out the bank-in on this short par 3.

This is a tough eagle.  You need a long drive, but even then, you may still need quite a bit of curve on your approach shot, trying to hold a narrow green with water all around it!  Here’s an outstanding hole-out.  This drive was long enough to allow a 5-wood over the top. There’s also […]

You can usually play a big A1 drive to the second fairway, but it does come with a bit of risk — this is interesting, for instance.  This approach shot from the rough found the cup.  But, if you aren’t sure, just lay back in the first fairway — you’ll still have plenty of club […]

Here’s a short ace played off the hill.

Check out this video for a demo round played on Cedar Meadows!

Often drivable, but the difficulty is in the angle of the approach.  You have to be careful not to clip any trees on your way to the green.  Here’s a nicely played 3-wood from a left-center box.  Here’s another nice 3-wood ace from the center box.  And this driver found a pin tucked to the […]

Since the YouTube era of Golden Tee began a few years ago, we’ve seen plenty of amazing hole-outs.  It’s a fairly small group, however, who have made their way to the top of the Great Shot points list for a single stroke by finding the hole off the tee from 400+ yards out.  This post […]

Some greens in Golden Tee are so large that you can leave yourself with a literally unmakeable putt.  So what is the cutoff distance?  I’ve found that it’s right about 145 feet.  Anything longer, and you cannot get the ball to the hole, no matter how hard you hit it.  Keep this in mind if […]

This one can be difficult to drive and requires a tight angle into the green, and likely the front box.  However, with the introduction of high tees to classic courses, you can now cut a path over the top in some cases to reach the green — here’s an example ace! From the back box, […]

This 5-wood stayed left the whole way, caught the green, and spun back in! This tee box was tucked back in the trees, but this 3-wood went through them and angled back for a dunk — awesome. And here’s a beautiful ace with the 0-hybrid.

Most players have the best success driving this green by hitting a smooth driver straight through the gap in the trees at the green, where it should bounce up and settle. I have also had a lot of success lining up with the center of the green, using my 3W, pulling back slightly left, and […]

Here’s an example ace here — thanks Skipper!  

From one of the front boxes, this hole can potentially be drivable!  From the closest box, you’ll have the distance, but the trees will pose an issue.  Your best bet is from the second-closest box — with a nice wind at the green, you can play anywhere from a fairly straight shot to a C3-type […]

The play is almost always straight down the fairway to the right — you should have plenty of club to get there in two.  A driver can work nice to minimize the effect of wind and slope — this one was played nicely and found the hole. Use either backspin, bite, or nothing with the […]

You may have to carry 340 or more to reach the green if you play out to the left fairway.  It can be done sometimes, but you also don’t want to get wet trying, and you’ll have to put extra emphasis on your drive to be as far right as possible.  It’s worth consideration sometimes […]

Here is a fantastic low-teed driver cut through the gap and into the hole.  This one came in pretty hot after a big hop and an out-wind but still found the hole! If the wind is blowing hard left, you may need to rotate another click left and play more of an A2-type shot instead […]

Some guys have gotten close to driving the green here, at least getting close enough for a short chip shot.  Check out this insane long drive.  Don’t expect these results, but check out how this high-teed driver skipped the water with a tailwind! It’s never a bad option to lay up behind the sand straight […]

This par 3 can be really tough, especially with a bad wind and/or if you have the back box.  Sometimes it’s best to work a very small-cut driver against the wind/slope to hold the green.  Here’s an awesome 3-wood dunk from the back box. Here’s a one-hopper from the front-right box.  This 7-wood found the cup […]

Most of the time, you’ll be trying to hit a low-lofted shot through the hole in the bottom of the tree.  However, it’s very easy to miss high and ram right into it.  The trick is to try to land your ball well short of the green, because you’ll get a lot of bounces downhill […]

Here’s a tough par 5 that can be really difficult to reach in two.  It often takes two great shots.  Here are your options off the tee: 1) If you have the distance, blast it straight ahead through the fairway into the rough by any means possible.  This gets you a pretty straight look into […]

Here’s a nice 3-wood from the back right box that carried the green and found the cup.  And this driver curved around the left to suck back into the hole! This driver from the back-center box caught a nice little hop towards the cup. Here’s a 5-wood from the middle box that caught some nice […]

I had always wondered how sensitive the trackball was in measuring distance relative to the speed of your follow-through on the trackball, so I set up this experiment: I wanted to see how many different distances I could hit a driver without pulling the ball back.  I printed out a grid containing all numbers from […]

I always knew that B1 and B3 shots came back towards center, but I was never completely sure how much.  I also thought that lower-lofted clubs should cut back to center more than higher-lofted clubs, but how much — what would it really look like? These experiments were conducted with the Flares and Hurtles as […]

With the luxury of a Golden Tee Home Edition, I was finally able to compare club-for-club how tee height and spin affect your distance off the tee.  This article will show you how much distance you can expect to gain or lose with each of these options. First, let me explain how I set up […]

Here’s a great 3-wood from the front box cut through the left gap in the trees.  That box also sets up well for a straight shot through the gap. The second box may well the the trickiest.  The gap straight at the green closes up significantly, although it’s still there if you want it — […]

From the front boxes, this hole can be drivable!  Check out this medium-teed driver ace with roll from the front-right box. This one found the green from the front-center box with a high tee.  And Mouth did find the cup with this huge effort! VIDEO DEMO

From the front-left box, a wood can easily clear the trees right at the green.  This high-teed 4-wood found the cup.  You don’t even need a tee if the distance works out for you and you need to retain backspin — this medium-teed driver went at it just fine.  If you are so inclined, here’s […]

Before teeing off, size up the wind and pin position.  If you can thumb a shot straight ahead, short of the water, and still have a straight shot into the green, then that should be your option.  Check out how this approach kicked off the tree to find the hole! If you have a nice […]

This hole can be drivable from the front boxes with a high tee and a nice wind.  Here’s an amazing shot from the front-right box that hopped the bunker and almost found the hole!  This one came within an inch of dropping.  With an out-wind, you can also go straight at it with the high […]