When I played Bryan McClain Park in San Antonio, I was suprised at how small the tee pads were:
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Okay - How big is a good tee box?
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Smaller teepads can generate wear around the edges as people use a small run up off the back of the pad, step onto the teepad to finish the run up then throw. The one thing I worry about is stepping off the front of a teepad once I throw and if there is a slight dropoff, I worry of twisting my ankle.
thepowerofpancakes
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if i can park my car on it, then its about right
You wanna talk about a slight dropoff, look at my first pic. Its about an 8ft drop to the ground below.
I prefer wider rather than longer! I am 6'3" and the 2.5 foot wide 15 foot long tees reaally piss me off! Anyone else have the same complaint?
Don't think I have see one quite that narrow
ok maybe 3 feet but still just ridiculous!
i think 15' is wayyyyy too much. i turn 18- degrees when i throw and do it in less than 8 feet
Agreed I just played a course alot of 3 feet wide 10-12 foot long ...great course but I'd rather have a tapered wider at the front box that uses as much concrete than such a long narrow sliver or maybe just no concrete at all...that kind of narrow tee got in my head..and at the course there was enough in my head...just IMHO.
mambrose
Double Eagle Member
Eh i liek the size of the ones @ riverside park in Gr, i know if i stand in the back corner, it gives me the exact ammount of room i need.
The bigger the better, in my opinion. I saw a course that has trapeziod shaped that were 10' long, 5' wide at the back, and 4' wide on the front (Turkey Lake, T2 course). They seemed to be on the right track. Also, I have seen 8' circular tees before, they were pretty cool, but not really neccessary
But, they gotta be at least 8' long and 4' wide to accomidate a decent drive, IMO.....
But, they gotta be at least 8' long and 4' wide to accomidate a decent drive, IMO.....
Lewis
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Only if you're short or don't take much of an X-step. A tee box this size would cramp a lot of people.
After posing this question months back - I have played many various sizes and have decided that a 6' x 12' tee is adequate in most cases. However, a few extension past the tee with concrete or mulch is also good to prevent erosion. Circle C Metro Park @ Slaughter Creek is a good example of that. Anything longer than 12' is fairly unnecessary unless there is a large drop off, then 15' seems to be pretty good. It also seems like any width beyond 6' may be cool but is unnecessary and not very cost effective.
My opinions and .02 - take it or leave it
My opinions and .02 - take it or leave it
osbogosley
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The best concrete pads are at the old zilker park in Austin. They are pie shape, kinda. I think 4 ft. in front and about 12-15 in back and 10 or 12 long.
Lewis
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Am I the only person who thinks this is backwards? Shouldn't the front of the tee box be the wider part, if you're going to taper it?
It makes sense to me. That is how the boxes are installed in Kingwood, and everyone bitches about the boxes being backwards. I don't get it
I am not sure that a bigger is better mentality works for this. In the end I think as long as it is at least 4X8 and you have practiced with that length of tee it doesn't matter.
GALLOW1217
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This week we are installing 5' x 10' rectangle tee pads in Rock Spring Park. Alton, IL.
skinner21
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the most clever tees I have seen are in Channahon, IL at Community Park. They are 4 or 5 feet wide, maybe 12 feet long. What makes them unique is that they put in a limestone followthrough area off the front in the shape of an arrow head. It helps with orientation, erosion, keeping costs down, and it looks really nice.
