The vast majority of the people think their swings look dramatically different from what they really are. I had a lady that I put on video and when we were reviewing it, she told me that wasn't here even though the person on the video had the exact outfit and looked exactly like her (it WAS her) she told me she didn't swing like that so it couldn't be her.

Lessons with a QUALIFIED instructor whos communcation methods click with your understanding will allow you to get the most out of the game and improve quickest. Self-taught players rarely make it below a 15 handicap and when they do finally seek instruction, they are too stubborn to listen (not a jab at ANYONE here, just an observation from experience). Lessons alone will not allow you to improve. Most players would do well to get a series of 4-5 lessons and space the lessons out. Many take a series of lessons, one each week for a month or so and don't practice in between and then complain because they didn't get better. Getting better requires work as everyone here already knows. The way to get the most out of the lessons is to take a series when you are starting and don't schedule the next lesson until you have grasped the concepts in the current lesson (can't teach you to jump if you can't yet crawl...).

Of course, if you opt for self instruction...great drill... with a 7-iron teed up slightly and your feet together, make smooth swings until you hit the ball solidly in the center of the club each time. THEN and ONLY THEN, move on to other clubs.