the proximal portion 1106 terminates in a head 1110 adapted to retain a golf ball for striking in the present embodiment the stem 1102 is generally curved such that the point 1112 may be inserted into the ground surface at a particular angle u03b1 when the head 1110 is substantially level with the ground surface in the present embodiment the angle u03b1 is approximately 45 u00b0 u2212 about 20 u00b0 as with previous embodiments the point 1112 and the head 1110 are to be facing towards a direction of force u201c f u201d from which the ball will be struck in this manner any forces acting upon the golf tee 1100 to drive it or remove it from the ground will be substantially less likely to damage the golf tee 1100 relative to a traditional straight stemmed design as can be appreciated in figures discussed below the general cross section of the stem 1102 of the golf tee 1100 is that of a polygon in the present case a square referring now to fig1 a frontal view of the golf tee of fig1 is shown here it can be seen that the golf tee 1100 features a taper from the medial portion 1104 to the proximal portion 1106 and also to the distal portion 1108 once again the stem 1102 narrows both toward the head 1110 and the point 1112 referring now to fig1 a superior view of the golf tee 1100 of fig1 is shown from the viewpoint of fig1 the overall squareness of the cross section of the proximal portion 1106 can be seen however it can also be seen that the head 1110 is still configured in a circular concave configuration this allows for a traditional seating of the golf ball on the head.