That reminds me of a guy I played golf with. On a par 3 hole he spends a long time looking for a broken tee to use. After some time looking I toss him a new tee. Here, I said, if you break this one I'll reshaft it for you!
Never batted an eye, used that one and away he went. Not in my group again;-). Carl --- tflan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, that's some funny stuff. As long as we're > on the subject, here's one > story I like; > > Several years ago I played with a guy who > wasn't a particularly good player > but was a funny guy, and a little slow on the > draw when it came time to buy > a drink. During a round of golf I noticed he > was taking a long time to tee > his ball. Upon closer examination I saw he had > tied a string to 3 tees. One > tee in the center and tees tied on each end of > a roughly 12" length of > twine. He would stick the "lead" tee in the > ground and then stretch the > remaining length in front of the peg. I asked > what the hell he was doing. He > said "well, tees ain't cheap and tying them > together this way, they don't > fly out of sight. And, I can stretch the string > out and use is as an aiming > device." I said, "you cheap shit, you can tie > your tees together all you > want, but I'll be damned if I'll let you use > the string to aim with. Its > against the rules." He never played with our > group again. This guy also, and > I swear this is true, taped broken tees > together. Cheapest turd I ever met. > > TFlan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Royce Engler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 11:02 AM > Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Tee Extender? > > > > Hey TF....I checked out their web site and > they have a "tethered" tee that > > has a string on it so you don't lose > it....just what you need! > > <GRINNING, DUCKING, RUNNING> > > Royce > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of tflan > > Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 12:24 PM > > To: ShopTalk > > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Tee Extender? > > > > > > Hi; > > > > I have a few of the "Perfect Tees." I got > them a couple of years ago at a > > golf expo. They are plastic. Colors are white > or yellow. They resemble a > > green divot tool. The Perfect Tee is round at > the top and indented the > same > > as any other tee. There's a hole in the > center of the concavity into which > > one can insert a tee, thereby extending the > height. The tee comes with an > > instruction sheet. The tees I got came in a > plastic tube. 2 long tees for > > woods, one short tee for irons. There are 3 > "O" rings installed around the > > top of the tee "to protect the clubface" Also > to make gripping the tee > more > > comfortable when using it to repair pitch > marks. I don't recall all the > > instructions but I thought it was kind of > funny that a tee needs them at > > all. There's a one-year guarantee against > breakage. Just sent the tee back > > to the company, in Santa Barbara, CA, along > with return postage and > > handling, and the company will replace it at > no extra charge ;-) > > > > The instruction sheet and the guarantee are > absolute crackups. > Fortunately, > > I got my 2 sleeves - one with yellow tees, > one with white, for free. Price > > for one package? $6.95 plus tax. I sure as > hell wouldn't buy a package of > > them. > > > > I used the tees for a while, until I lost > them. There's one significant > > problem with them. If you use one where > there's a lot of rough or H20 in > > front of or around the tee area there's a > very good chance of losing them. > > They fly a long way when hit, and they don't > always fly straight. For a > > while, I told the guys I play with to watch > the tee rather than the ball. > No > > matter. It didn't take very long to lose 4 > tees. > > > > However, if you're really interested, here's > the info from the plastic > > packaging; > > > > Perfect-Tee > > Acorn Golf, Santa Barbara, CA > > 1-800-524-1942 > > > > www.perfecttee.com > > > > TFlan > > > > > > > > Not quite what you're looking for, but I've > heard that the long drivers > > > are using "The Perfect Tee" with good > success. A search on Google > > > should turn it up. > > > > > > -Dave > ===== Carl Mc Kinley, PCS Certified Class 'A' Clubmaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] P T Barnum is the patron saint of expensive club manufacturers. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
