hey man I also just started playing golf about 5 weeks ago without any lessons and i find it easier to hit with small short tees with my irons it helped me and i also realized its all in the timing you cant ever take your eye off the ball....if you go to a driving range and you see people that hit well and looked like they are experiance with golf you should ask them what they see is wrong in your golf swing..tips dont always help but practice makes perfect.