Hitting the ball from the tee is one of, if not THE, most challenging tasks in golf. Not only is your physical strength tested, but so is your mental ability to focus among the distractions. The tee is where every hole starts – and where you mist hit your first drive. Your ball must be teed between the markers that define the teeing ground’s width. Most courses have at least three sets of tees, and the areas where several sets of tees are grouped together are called tee boxes.

To begin the drive, make sure your ball is positioned off the left instep (if you are right handed). If you tee it up too far back, the ball may pop up into the air because the angle of attack into the ball will be too steep.

Make sure you keep your head behind the ball through the impact of your swing. This will insure an upward strike and will get the most launch and distance.