Recently I played with a gentleman who was quite good. I noted that he was using nothing but free equipment. I ended up with a one stroke victory. (I'm not that good.) By completing a few surveys, maybe making a holiday purchase online, or just watching a multitude of videos, he may have substantially improved his game.
Go crazy and research avatars.
Please, avail yourself of that which WGT avails. It doesn't have to cost you anything you wouldn't have spent anyway. Right now I'm looking to improve my putting.