Reward method

[Maverick]

I, like the rest of you, always have an itch to buy some golf product every now and then. Luckily I've had the will power to say "What's WRONG with the stuff I have now"..absolutely nothing..period..lol

Anyway, the last time I bought something it was because I had made a promise to myself that I wouldn't buy ANYTHING until I broke 80 (76)..which I did months ago..haven't repeated it though..*ugh*..but I got myself a SC Newport II SS..which is one of my prized golf possessions.

Anyway, I REALLY want to get a TM R5N, but unless I break 80 again..I'm gonna have to wait.

Any of you guys do anything similar to this?

[Leftie_power]

Maverick, that's a sweet putter, and as for the taylormade r5, with the r7 425 I'm excited too see how that looks before buying a r5, what are you swinging now?

[Everardo]

That's a great idea however I don't have enough self control to hold myself to it.

[iacas]

I don't buy much. Then again, enough equipment cycles through my "office" (because of The Sand Trap ) that perhaps my itch is satisfied.

I've always used extra income as my trial. If I want something out of the ordinary (like a PS3, or whatever), then I have to pick up a little $250 job to pay for it.

I haven't rewarded myself for doing something in golf for a loooong time. The reward, for me, is intrinsic in playing golf: making the good shot, sinking the long putt, the score at the end, whatever.

Of course, one time this summer, I won $176 or something in a little tournament, so... golf definitely had its own rewards that time.

[Rafcin]

I don't do this.. but my wife does ! She told me i.e. last year, that I can't buy another set of irons unless I broke par. It did take me until July, but It happend. This spring she told me not to get a new driver unless I shot a round in 60's. I guess I was motivated, since it happend in June
I think it's a great way of setting goals and have a nice reward for reaching it. Too bad, that Erik's method applies too - I do have to earn my golf purchases "on the side" AND have to meet the goal, otherwise my consulting gigs are going into the household account
Lucky for me she doesn't know about ALL my side gigs

[Maverick]

Maverick, that's a sweet putter, and as for the taylormade r5, with the r7 425 I'm excited too see how that looks before buying a r5, what are you swinging now?

I'm playing a Callaway GBB 415 ProLaunch BLUE R.