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Shoot at the stick

By • Updated: Oct 23rd, 2007 • Category: Playing aggressively

In some cases shooting at the flag in Golden Tee is very difficult to do, and you might even need to land the ball in the rough or bounce it off a hill or wall (a trick I try sometimes). A good tip is to figure out where your ball with go after it lands, […]



The Look Up button

By • Updated: Oct 23rd, 2007 • Category: Trees

The Look Up button in Golden Tee becomes very important when you are close to trees. You may not see a branch hanging down in front of you unless you look up, but you sure can hit that branch even if you don’t see it at first! A tip I always use is to make […]



Statistics

By • Updated: Oct 18th, 2007 • Category: Statistics

The following statistics are tracked for each player during a live round of Golden Tee, and the leaderboard will show what player had the best/most of something on that specific machine. Longest Drive Longest Putt Most Birdies Most Eagles or Better Driving Accuracy Greens in Regulation Great Shot Points Great Shot Points are awarded for […]



Warnings

By • Updated: Oct 18th, 2007 • Category: Warnings

When pulling back towards A or C, sometimes the Golden Tee machine thinks you want to change clubs. The tip here is to pull the ball back slowly and make sure it keeps the club you want. As soon as your club is pulled all the way back, you can always apply more angle at […]



Putting wind and roll

By • Updated: Oct 18th, 2007 • Category: Putting

Wind: Don’t worry about wind on putts in Golden Tee – it doesn’t affect them. Roll: Don’t worry about roll or backspin on putts either – it doesn’t work, and you don’t need it. Just concentrate on slope and distance, as outlined within several tips in this Putting section!



Putting technique

By • Updated: Oct 18th, 2007 • Category: Putting

Palm or thumbs? Putting style in Golden Tee is up to personal preference, but the majority of good players putt with their thumbs. I used my palm for a long time for putts and did pretty well with it, but I recently switched to thumbs, and I’m starting to see the benefits. Thumbs seem to […]



Lag putts

By • Updated: Oct 18th, 2007 • Category: Putting

Sometimes you’ll have a putt in Golden Tee that’s like 8 degrees down and 9 degrees left from 30 feet away. These are a nightmare! I’m ashamed to admit it, but sometimes I accept defeat before I’ve even attempted a horrible putt like this one. You can quickly find yourself in a vicious cycle of […]



Hitting over trees

By • Updated: Oct 18th, 2007 • Category: Trees

You’ll need some distance between you and the tree, and you’ll need a club that gets the ball in the air to clear it! Knowing how high a given club in Golden Tee will hit the ball takes some trial and error, but practice will help you get the feel. If you’re unsure whether or […]



Hitting around trees

By • Updated: Oct 18th, 2007 • Category: Trees

You’ll be doing a lot of this during the course of a round in Golden Tee. The best tip is to make use of the Two-Step Shot Types in the “Using the track ball” section to plan our your best angle around trees.



Avoid two-step swings

By • Updated: Oct 17th, 2007 • Category: Playing smart

It’s must easier to predict the path of the ball in Golden Tee when you just crank the trackball forward. Pulling the ball back when you don’t really need to can cause the ball to take an undesirable route, getting you in trouble.  The tip for smart play is to avoid the backswing if it […]



Don’t go for risky par 4s or 5s

By • Updated: Oct 17th, 2007 • Category: Playing smart

On reachable par 4s in Golden Tee, sometimes it’s best to lay up, put your chip in the middle of the green, and putt it in for birdie. Don’t flirt with hazards by the green on a par 4 if you don’t need to go for it. Similarly, don’t take unnecessary chances hitting your 2nd […]



Lag putt

By • Updated: Oct 17th, 2007 • Category: Playing smart

See this post in the “Putting” section of Golden Tee tips to learn how to avoid anything more than a 2-putt by lagging close to the hole.



Use two-step swings

By • Updated: Oct 17th, 2007 • Category: Playing aggressively

It’s more difficult to predict the result of these shots in Golden Tee, but the two-step swings help you create the angle you need to put the ball just about anywhere, whether in the fairway or by the flag.  A good tip is to keep practicing all different angles whenever you can to help you […]



Use your imagination on reachable par 4s and 5s

By • Updated: Oct 17th, 2007 • Category: Playing aggressively

A good tip is that if you can picture it, you probably can do it! Golden Tee has lots of reachable par 4s off the tee, and a lot of the par 5s are reachable in 2 also. To get a shot at that eagle, plan out the angle of your approach and give it […]