If you are a beginning golfer, when you step up to the box to place you tee in the ground. How far down does it go? The answer is: it depends on the club you will be using. The longer the club the higher the tee. The bottom of the golf ball should be level with the top of the driver.

If you are using a shorter club, you will want to lower the tee. For example, a 3-wood you will want the ball to be about one-half to one-third above the club. This is with about a half-inch tee showing above the ground.

It you are using an iron, less tee will be showing above the ground, or about one-quarter of an inch above the ground for the long to mid-irons. For the shorter irons only the head of the tee will be showing above the ground.

With the deep club face drivers on the market, you will need to use a longer tee to get the most you can get out of these new clubs. Make sure your ball is in line off your left instep. Make sure you don’t tee your ball to close to your stance or you will pop the ball in the air because of the steep angle of striking the ball. Also make sure you keep the club head behind the ball through the strike to force a little upward blow. This will give you the maximum launch angle and your distance will be improved.

You want to get the most benefit you can from the oversized driver such as the 460cc driver. Your goal will be to get the required amount of spin for lift to be accomplished while at the same time reducing the drag.

If your driver has enough loft there are some things you can do to add to your launch and cut down on the spin rate, which will result in added distance off your tee.

Tee the ball higher. This is going to require a 3-inch tee for the ball to sit high enough for the top of the driver to reach no more than one-third of the way up on the ball.

You will want to move your tee forward in you stance. For some golfers, you will play the ball off your right toe, while for others it may be necessary to position the ball so it is all the way up to the outside of the left foot. You will want to experiment with different ball positions to find the one to work best for you. The point is to hit the ball on the upswing, which will add to the launch angle and cut down on the ball’s spin rate.

Hit the ball on the center of the face. A number of golfers have a tendency to set their driver on the ground to make the shot. The end results are driver shots being hit on the heel side of the face. To test yourself, take your stance in front of the ball as you normally would. Then move the club up to the ball’ height and note where the ball is going to connect with the face of the driver.

This is a common problem with an awkward adjustment. The solution to this problem is to line up your driver so the toe of the driver is in line with the ball. Now do the test again. Is the ball in line with the center of the driver’s face? If so, set the driver down and shoot. If not, keep making adjustments.

You want to hit the ball on the upswing. This driver is a specialty club not unlike your putter. The set-up, the ball position and almost everything else will be different when using this driver. The ball should be hit on the upswing. This will result in an elevated launch angle and a decreased spin rate which is what will get the ball farther than you have before.