They improve your golf about as much as a steering wheel and gt4 on your playstation improve your driving.

IMHO absolute waste of time.

Group lessons are also a waste of time in my opinion. All the instructors time and effort gets spent on either the worst golfers or the hottest looking tarts. Usually it is the same thing.

If you are serious, bite the bullett and get some 1/2hr lessons and spend an couple of hours on the range after your lesson working on it. The pro will give you a few drills etc to work on.

If you just go out and play once a week at the same course you will improve for a little while then you will peter our.

Hope this helps.

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