Play as much as possible and be patient, clubs, balls, putters all will help you down the road, but you don't need them right away. There were many times where I was pulling my hair out and thinking I was done with playing(eg. moving to master, getting new clubs w faster meter...etc.) But I work nights and have nothing better to so stuck it out and the scores started dropping again. Oh, and save your money, I have spent a total of $5.00 since joining and have all the clubs i need right now with over 400 credits to play with in tourney's and so on, there are plenty of surveys and free trial offers to get you as many credits as you need:) Hope this helps.