I agree. This would be a great game if the length off of the tee was a little more realistic. I only play it once in awhile now hoping that some of the updates fix this issue.
If your business model was to provide this shorter, unrealistic experience off the tee and hope people buy clubs to fix it, sorry. I see this as a bug not a feature.
I'll keep trying it off and on to see if this gets fixed. This game has great potential!