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I went through a lot of club sets while still learning the game. Then when I was making progress, and my handicap was dropping, I was practicing all the time and playing a lot of rounds. I thought it was time to get better clubs. I was very lucky; I found a set of Mizuno MX-23's. They were priced very low and on sale for Labor Day. The reason they were priced so low was someone had ordered them; they came into the store pick them up, hit the clubs in the store and changed their mind. I picked up that Mizuno set for just under $500 3-PW. I played those clubs for quite a few years; I promised myself that when I reached a single digit index, I would think about replacing them. I did reach my goal and upgraded to a set of Mizuno MP-52's. Playing those new clubs I reached my career lowest index of 6.2. Now some 25 plus years later I'm playing Mizuno Hot Metal JPX-919's, but I do occasionally think about those MX-23's.

Better pace of play, if it is not a tournament round, tournament rounds take forever, always have, always will, there are some reasons for this, but that is another discussion. Play the right tees Play ready golf, this means be in position to play your ball whenever possible. Don't stand there or sit there and watch every shot watch. If you are walking this should be easy. If you are in a cart whenever possible split the distance between balls and walk to your ball. Use net double bogey, pick up your ball, for those that still might not get this, it is par plus 3 Play everything as a lateral (red) hazard. I think this should be a rule change. Do not spend a lot of time looking for lost a ball, if you and the rest of your group don't find it right away, take your drop using the lateral hazard rule. Yes, as soon as you play the dropped ball, someone will find your ball. On and around the green, when you have one player that is way off the green and even though you are on the green or just off, but farthest from the cup, instead of waiting for them to walk all the way to their ball, assess their shot, make their shot, you should go ahead and putt or chip. Whenever possible putt out.