[sunjiangyao]

The golf tee is the only place on the course you can set the lie of your golf ball. If that's the case you should take advantage of this situation. For woods the golf ball should be teed up with half the golf ball above the height of the wood. The ball is teed up higher because the golf swing with a wood hits the ball on a more upwards sweeping arc and little ground contact. With an iron the swing creates a more downward angle of approach which is why golfers take divots. The ball should be teed very low to the ground with an iron; this makes sure the ball is struck with the sweet spot of the iron where the majority of the weight behind the club head is. The metal in the golf head towards the top is thinner and doesn't carry as much weight so teeing the ball up high with an iron will cause the ball to hit the top most part of the club head and giving little power, which creates inconsistent distance with the club.