Scenario 1 - You step up to the tee. The fairway is clearly defined by rough, with the hole curving gently to the right. There's a bunker on the inside corner of the dogleg, and thanks to the elevated tee, you can see fairway safely beyond the bunker, which you know you can carry with a solid shot. You set up for a power fade - and hit it perfectly. The ball flies well past the bunker, falls gently to the right and settles in the middle of the fairway.
Scenario 2 - You walk over to the tee. A wide field lies in front of you, mowed mostly all to fairway height. You see a flag in the distance, but it's not at all clear what's the best way to get there. You've played the hole many times before, with mixed results from each side of the fairway: the green seems to favor an approach from the left, but there's a pot bunker, invisible from the non-elevated tee. You are a little uncertain as you decide to play left. When you hit the shot, it comes off perfectly as you envisioned, but as it bounds down the fairway, you're still hoping it doesn't bounce into that bunker lurking out there somewhere.
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If you've read any of my posts, you know which I prefer. You might even be able to tell from the wording above, though I tried to be neutral.
So which scenario do you prefer on the tee box? And which result do you prefer the feeling of, walking off the tee box?