EXAMPLE HOLE-OUT

Handicap: 18th hardest hole Category: Easy Average Score: -1.00 / -1.00 Eagle+ Birdie 100% Par Bogey Double+  

Yards with Standard driver (9.5 degrees) Straight Jackets 316 Streaks 316 Hurtles 314 Maniax 310 Trackers 308 Juice 307 Players 307 Orbits 307 Pummels 301 Air-Os 300 Rangers 300 Stock 300 The table above shows how all the virtual balls released by Golden Tee stack up with each other in terms of distance.  The Straight […]

By default in Golden Tee, all players hit what is called the “stock” ball. It is free, and you never run out of them.  The standard ball used in Golden Tee LIVE provides good distance and spin control. These balls are perfect for beginners! However, you can also buy a 12-pack of any of the […]

The perfect balance of distance and feel. This set combines additional power from long range, with the softer touch of the FT Irons.  The irons in this set are a bit different — they go 5 yards less than the irons in other sets! Driver (9.5°): 310 3 Wood: 280 5 Wood: 255 2 Iron: […]

This set of clubs introduced in 2008 Golden Tee allows you to play maximum spin on your shots, either roll or backspin. Here are the golf clubs included in this set and the relative distance: Standard driver: 300 3 Wood: 275 5 Wood: 250 2 Iron: 225 3 Iron: 200 4 Iron: 180 5 Iron: […]

This set of clubs introduced in 2009 Golden Tee features a great variety of clubs (including a 7-wood and a LW) and can be played on any course.  Here are the golf clubs included in this set and the relative distance: Driver (10 degrees): 300 3 Wood: 275 5 Wood: 250 7 Wood: 200 3 […]

This set of clubs introduced in 2009 Golden Tee features hybrids, which are favored by many players including myself!  This is as close as it comes to the “old birds”, the hybrid set from 2005.  Here are the golf clubs included in this set and the relative distance: FT-i driver (10 degrees): 300 3 Wood: […]

This set of clubs introduced in 2009 Golden Tee gives you the famous Big Bertha driver, along with 4 other woods, all the way up to a 9-wood!  Here are the golf clubs included in this set and the relative distance: Big Bertha driver (9 degrees): 310 3 Wood: 275 5 Wood: 250 7 Wood: […]

This tour-style set features a lower loft driver, higher backspin and roll, and a lob wedge for short-game finesse. Driver (9.0°): 310 3 Wood: 275 5 Wood: 250 2 Iron: 225 3 Iron: 200 4 Iron: 180 5 Iron: 160 6 Iron: 150 7 Iron: 140 8 Iron: 125 9 Iron: 100 A Wedge: 70 […]

The X-22 set features the FT-9 driver and 5 fairway woods! The ultimate set for higher loft on far approach shots. Driver (9.5°): 300 3 Wood: 275 4 Wood: 260 5 Wood: 250 7 Wood: 220 9 Wood: 190 5 Iron: 160 6 Iron: 150 7 Iron: 140 8 Iron: 125 9 Iron: 100 A […]

Here’s a bit more advanced concept that, as usual, requires some practice — but, once you start to get the feel for it, you’ll be able to save yourself a stroke or two per round! Some pros use this concept on a regular basis for their chipping into sloped greens, but for us amateurs, there […]

It happens every round — you’ve put yourself in a situation where clubbing down and hammering a shot won’t quite get there, but clubbing up and hitting a smooth thumb shot goes too far.  I think this is one area where the casual player can make big gains on the scoreboard with a little smarts […]

I was curious how many of the pros, if any, play 9 holes for prizes. I had the idea since you can play in half the time, for less money, yet still win as much as you’d win on 18 holes. It seems to me that if you’re playing to win money, 9 holes is […]

I’ll bet many of the amateurs have noticed that you can put up a -15 one day and crack the top 20, but if you shoot the same score during a different time of day, you might end up 30th instead. Sure, a lot of this has to do with the random talent level in […]

Alright – we’re quite a ways into 2010, and maybe you’re looking to expand your Golden Tee experience beyond stroke play.  Maybe you and your friends are ready to quit worrying about the blowup holes that ruin your round.  Maybe you are ready to put your focus on each hole individually instead of your score […]

UPDATE — The Gamers are here!  So what does everyone think?  I’ve rounded up the opinions of many and here is a summary of how best to describe them: DISTANCE — Players seem to have more “feel” with these Gamer v2s, allowing them more distance control on thumb shots (especially when taking off distance).  Compared […]

Want to blast 400+ yard drives?  Sure, you can do it with stock clubs and balls with the right conditions and proper A1/C3 technique, but obtaining the right equipment is one way to automatically add 50 yards or more off the tee.  Let’s break it down, starting with the longest drivers amongst all the available […]

Ever wonder how GSPs are calculated? All I used to know is that if I hole out from 300 yards, I get 30,0xx GSPs, but where does the xx come in? Fractions of a yard? Possibly I guess. More importantly, I wondered how they were calculated when you land within 5 feet, let’s say from […]

I got the idea for this post from a player named Kyle in Colorado, who was inquiring about general tips for using thumbs vs. pull back for shots to counteract a side wind. He saw how Sobe and players in these YouTube videos can seemingly control the spin on the shot once it hits the […]

I was oblivious to this fact during my first two years of playing, but then during a discussion I was reading about a comparison of the different balls available in 2010, I learned that you’ll actually see a difference on the green based on what balls you’re using! So here’s the deal: any balls known […]

Every week or two, I’d like to put focus on a specific hole that may be giving some of us lesser players some difficulty.  For most of these, I’ll pose the question to the pros in the GT community to see how they are attacking the specific hole, and then I’ll bring the results to […]

A fellow GT’er emailed me a while back asking for tips on how to skip the ball across the water, and I figured this would be a good opportunity to break down the variables that determine whether or not you’ll safely skip across or see your ball sink to the bottom!  Golden Tee has done […]

You’ll find a lot of tips on this site to help you improve your game, and I’d like to think that everyone from beginners to very good amateur players can find something to take away to the Golden Tee machine the next time they play.  But what happens if you seem to “max out” at […]

Brandon Spain, AKA mr. fister on the boards, has lived in the Dallas area for most of his life.  He plays out of Volcano’s in Hurst, TX.  On the 2009 courses, he was averaging in the low 20’s on Savannah, Woodland, and Sunny.  He was in the mid 20’s on Bonnie, and on Black Hills…well, […]

By default in Golden Tee, all players hit what is called the “stock” set of clubs, now the Big Bertha Diablo set. They are free to use. Here are the golf clubs included in this set and the relative distance: Standard driver (9.5 degrees): 300 3 Wood: 275 5 Wood: 250 2 Iron: 225 3 […]

Enzo Polidori from Brantford, Ontario was kind enough to give us our first player bio from Canada!  He plays most of his games at Sharkeys.  Enzo has been playing Golden Tee for about 10 years, and he still gets in around 100 games a week! Enzo’s average across the board varies, but is very impressive: […]

Unfortunately, there are some areas, even states, where players don’t have the option of playing for Golden Tee prizes! Arizona, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and New Jersey don’t allow playing for prizes anywhere in the state, and that’s tough for players there who want to see how they stack up against players from around […]

Thanks to Chisolm Woodson for submitting this great article on the workings of the trackball and how spinning the trackball affects your shot!  So here we go… The best way to test spinny versus non is on the practice range.  It’s a real eye-opener to hit ball after ball from the same tee and see […]

Our next bio features Chisolm “Daddy Like!” Woodson, who plays in Denver, CO.  Chisolm plays most often at Rack ‘Em Billiards and Sports, and also at Table Steaks East.  Just recently, Chisolm headed up a big tournament there in Denver, so he’s gotten his name around the Golden Tee community quite well! Chisolm has been […]