Symptom:  Far too many missed fairways.  Especially those where you say, "But I hit a good shot, it just rolled too far..." 

Description:  Tee up your ball within the tee box strategically, depending on the shot you intend, or are likely, to hit.  Don't just tee it up in the middle of the tee box.  It's all about geometry having a plan for how to play the hole.

Why it works:  You can alter the angle of a dogleg-right hole in your favor by teeing the ball up on the left side of the tee box (vice versa for a dogleg-left hole).  Think of it like in billiards, when you place the cue ball to your best advantage after your opponent scratches.  Sometimes the tee box isn't level everywhere, and you surely don't want to be standing in a hole for your tee shot.  Or sometimes you want to favor the right or left side of the fairway due to the wind, or because you are playing a fade or a draw, or because you are not using your driver, or because out-of-bounds runs along one side of the fairway**, or whatever. 

No matter what the particulars, pick your teeing spot and your aiming point carefully and deliberately and you will get better results, more often.

Let's have Rory McIlroy demonstrate this for us.  He is playing a draw on a dogleg left hole at Augusta National.  So where does he tee the ball?  On the right side of the tee box, of course, because that straightens out the dogleg for him a bit.  Have a look:


**It can be very effective when playing for money, to helpfully point out to your playing partners that you teed up your ball on the left side of the box, to avoid the OB on the left side of the fairway.  Do this just after you hit a successful drive and just before your buddy is about to tee up his ball.  He won't be able to deny the wisdom of your strategy, and you have just snuck a negative thought into his head before his tee shot.  (Note:  Not responsible for any damages resulting from this tactic!)

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