I started this thread as part of the Regional Rivalry signup process. There are lots of ways to answer this or even to consider this question. What I mean is:
What is the one thing a golfer could buy that would have the greatest impact on improving scores for the biggest number of people?
For me, I think hands down it was spending $50 for a 45 minute SPi putting lesson from Chris Carfangia (a sliver certified SeeMore SPi instructor at Pine Lakes GC in Hubbard OH). The lesson (which probably went 90 minutes - Chris is that passionate about what he's doing that we just kept going!) changed me from a below-average putter who always had 2 or more 3-putts in a round and hardly any 1-putts, to someone who rarely 3-putts and expects to make every putt from inside 1 feet, and who now routinely drains at least one putt from long range.
I would estimate that this alone dropped 2-4 strokes off my handicap in the last 2 years. I also feel that most people would benefit similarly from taking putting lessons (specifically SPi, but probably from any good teaching pro who is a good putter). It's been said before on the SeeMore thread, but you don't have to use a SeeMore putter to benefit from learning the SPi techniques - they work for any putter.
So what do you think is the best value in golf?
What is the one thing a golfer could buy that would have the greatest impact on improving scores for the biggest number of people?
For me, I think hands down it was spending $50 for a 45 minute SPi putting lesson from Chris Carfangia (a sliver certified SeeMore SPi instructor at Pine Lakes GC in Hubbard OH). The lesson (which probably went 90 minutes - Chris is that passionate about what he's doing that we just kept going!) changed me from a below-average putter who always had 2 or more 3-putts in a round and hardly any 1-putts, to someone who rarely 3-putts and expects to make every putt from inside 1 feet, and who now routinely drains at least one putt from long range.
I would estimate that this alone dropped 2-4 strokes off my handicap in the last 2 years. I also feel that most people would benefit similarly from taking putting lessons (specifically SPi, but probably from any good teaching pro who is a good putter). It's been said before on the SeeMore thread, but you don't have to use a SeeMore putter to benefit from learning the SPi techniques - they work for any putter.
So what do you think is the best value in golf?