A couple things. Don't use Tommy, he doesn't give the correct elevation adjustments unless you are a paying member. They are close, but not always correct. Watch Erelic or Toast of Golf Clash. They are both TeamTommy streamers, but I've seen differences in how they play and adjust vs. Tommy. They both are good and I use them for their adjustments. Since Erelic has a Golf Caddie app, you can pause the video and see what elevation he is using and min/mid/max distances which you can check if you have the app. I will type in the numbers for Toast and back into his elevation if I like his shot and want to try it. There usually aren't huge differences, but there are some, and you want to be comfortable with the shot or you'll miss Perfect more often than not.
The EM 5 has enough distance, but it just makes the Par 5s and some Par 4s a little more difficult. However, if you're willing to invest a little money, get a ball pack when they offer one that has 4+P or has the forward spin boost. Those really help distance without overpowering (which is where you get into trouble quickly). Obviously don't use them for regular 1v1 but only for tournaments. They are a big help on certain holes and help to minimize mistakes made when overpowering shots.
The Big Topper is great for tournaments, not everyday. I use it on hole 3 with the Ryder Cup ball on the left side and have a very good chance at a rough bump Albatross (which I would make more often if I didn't hit great right nearly every time.). But from a strategy perspective, if you don't have a GREAT shot at making an eagle (Par 4) or albatross (Par 5), just play smart and get on the green in 2 and make your putt for 3 on those. You do that and make birdies on every par 3 you are at -12. You will make every cut shooting -12 on each 9 holes and you'll finish around middle of the pack in the finial round. That's a hundred+ hundred points in rookie.
No worries on the points man. It's a goal, and I'm not booting people for not reaching it. But I am going to boot some more dead weight at the bottom who only show up once a week so they don't show as being absent for 7+ days but only put up 10-20 points on the season. That is bullshit and those people need to either be in BabaTwooey or some other clan. We can fill those spots up with actual production. What is your name in the game - we've added so many people I've lost track?
I see who puts up points on a regular basis and just because someone only gets 2 or 4 points a match, that's a lot of playing to get to 500 points. So don't sweat that. But that's one of the reasons I push the ring method on everyone because once you learn it you have a huge advantage up to T8 when more people start using it. So you win more, you get more coins, you play T6 or 7 or 8 getting 2-3x the points for every win. You don't have to win nearly as much to get to the minimum.