Well yes and no . As you move up in the tiers , you also have to upgrade your equipment . i had the Raptures you have ,, . and i had them prabobly for the same reason you do , the slow meter speed . So i bit the bullet , bought the R 11,s . Have had them for two weeks now , Shot a 28 on BPB front nine , 5 birdies in a row and an Ace , my first Ace on #8 . Get rid of those Raptures and upgrade. I swear its like night and day .