I am relatively new to WTG having been on here for only approximately 2 1/2 Months. In that time I have played enough so far to have moved to Master tier. When I reached master I was not at a level high enough to obtain clubs that could perform well at the longer distance and struggled greatly until I leveled up enough to obtain better clubs. I am not one of the best players but I do enjoy the game and read the forums. I hear, see, read about and encounter how the lower tiers or multi-accounters have the ability to level up, or be gifted, to obtain upper level clubs and play at lower tier levels to achieve extremely low scores, which causes some discention on here.
My suggestion is this:
In order to promote players to tier up and achieve a more balanced playing field, why not do as you do for some products and make upgrades to clubs, with distances and performance, graded on a level and tier achievement basis instead of just a level basis.
I know this post will be negatively received by quite a few players but I think there might be a majority that may support the idea.