Welcome dustin, to the most infuriating game on the internet.
It will have you cursing, crying and even on the odd occasions, swearing, but if you go about the right way it will leave you with a warm feeling and huge smiles at times.
You have made the right move from the start, navigating the forums. I just wish I'd found them when i first started , would of saved a hell of a lot of heartache and mis-judged purchases and wasted valuable credits.
Use the search feature to the right >>>>> , If you can (I still can't successfully at times), bit like going to Cork to get to York so to speak. But the best way you'll find is to ask, this usually has the desired affect, they don't bite here, may have the odd nibble, but in general full of wise wisdom :-)
Anyway, enough rambling, hit em long and straight and find the greens.