"Having fun is a totally different mind set than being laser focused on getting a better score.
Just one guys opinion ."
For me, and I think many recreational players, having fun and getting better (and a better score) might be a little different, but they go hand in hand. It is not fun sucking, or playing worse. It is fun playing well, and improving over time. That said, playing for fun still matters. Light weight drivers make me better, now. I can throw further. I can throw them with decent control, or I wouldn't use them. I see guys saying over and over, just use putters and mids - improve your form. Well, for me, I would have no fun, and I would quit the game, if I had to only use putters and mids. Regardless what they say, I am using light weight drivers, I am continuously working on better form, I am getting better, and I see no reason to change that. I practice putting a lot, and I enjoy it. I practice drivers a lot, and I enjoy it. I would really struggle, though, to consistently do drills that might make me better, that bore me to tears. I am 54, will never be turning pro, so I will try to improve, study the game, practice, and play, but I will also have fun doing it!