In our forums, our members have been debating whether a bag of clubs worth $3k would be more or less beneficial than paying for lessons for a 15 handicap player. WRXer ‘Fairwat14’ kicks off the thread with the question:
“Will a 15 handicap player shoot lower scores and, or, enjoy the game more if he spends $1,500 on his bag of clubs plus another $1,500 on a dozen lessons and lots of practice range balls? Or, will he get more enjoyment by spending $3,000 on his gear and nothing in the way of technique instruction or practice?
* both of the above options assume that the clubs fit the player reasonably well.”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- TLUBulldogGolf: “Depends on the goal, to me enjoyment comes from playing better, so I would say the lessons provide the best chance of doing that, especially for a 15 handicap.”
- Phizzy30: “Split it 50/50. A 15 handicap can def get down to single digits. It’s a matter of good instruction, practice and properly fitted clubs.”
- Bentron: “This is GolfWRX the only answer is to spend $3000 on the bag.”
- dubbelbogey: “From the perspective of improving one’s scores, this isn’t even remotely debatable. Lessons are several orders of magnitude more beneficial than gear. However, there is a segment of golfers who are so obsessed with gear that having anything other than what they perceive as “the best” will always gnaw away at them, and they won’t enjoy the game as much until they have that setup. However, the truth is that these gear freaks will never truly be happy with their gear as they’re chasing the end of the rainbow.”