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nice read!

Rounds of golf would be a lot faster, and more fun, for everyone if people played the correct Tee for their skill level.

Your correct. But at times I still want to be that dog that tries to run down the fast passing car!!

This is probably the best posted subject Ive seen. Im very competitive and getting better each time I go out to play. But I do tend to want to play the back tees. I hit my driver about 270 or better when I dont screw it up ( I average 255) but I cant always keep it in the fairway. I hit my 5 wood about 225-240 and straight so I prefer to play the white tees and have better course management. Now, the only time I pull out my driver is if a hole is 450 yrds or better. So playing from the mid or white tees sets me up better for pars and birdies. So when I play the white tees, I have a lower score, and my buddies now do the same. So playing a typical par 4 hole of 350-450 yards I use a 5 wood off the tee, 2nd shot is a hybrid if its around 180-200 yards, or 6,7 or 8 iron if its between 120-150 and Im on the green for my putt for birdie or 2 putt for par. Ive been working on that type of club selection and playing from the white tees and its has taken soooo many strokes off my rounds. Its actually better course management and its where I should be playing according to my handicap level. Play is also faster. Great subject to post on!!!! Thanks!!!

Playing from tees that well above your level is an EGO problem

I think that identifying the handicap range with the tee boxes is a great idea. My problem with playing the wrong tee for your ability is that slow play inevitably results. Unfortunately, the courses I play don't usually have a ranger to fix the slow play problem.

A person I was paired up with said this perfectly. "When you get sick of making pars and birdies, then move back."

Just play to your level, less stress and a better game will insue.

I find that switching back and forth between whites and blues (particularly if you tend to play the same courses every week) allows you to play the equivalent of a different course, or at the very least a different layout. Obviously if you're a beginner you should go for the shortest field, but other than that why not play from different lengths when you get a chance. It lets you concentrate on your long irons at times and your short game on others.
Just my view on it...

As long as they play in under 4.5 hours I have no issue with them. I really suggest this for their own good. They might end up with a few extra good shots if they played up a little bit.

I find this to be the case a lot for me, But it is probably because I need to playing blues anyway. I hardly play the whites anymore, because I kept getting bad scores. When I play with people who play from the whites, I ask if they mind if I play back at the blues. I had trouble hitting through the fairways on the courses I played, when I played whites. This is mainly a consideration from people driving the ball at least 250 yards. I hit it about 270-280 with my driver...but overall you are correct; however, good courses won't change the tees that drastically (at least they shouldn't).

It kind of depends on your course and the days teeing placement, some courses are actually less punitive from the blues, the whites may be shorter but you land in a less opportune place for your next shot.

Totally agree but I think you hit the nail on the head with your last sentence - most golfer's egos won't let them play from a forward tee when the rest of the group isn't. And we are partly to blame for it - especially if we are friends with this golfer - if they play well we'll joke about it being because they played up, if they beat us, it's because they played up.

I can't get my son to play forward because he wants to hit it from where dad does.

wel stated

To me there is Nothing wrong with a new or not so good male golfer hitting from the front tees. I play whites 90% of the time 5% blues and 5% reds.