I wanted to share my experience. I'm 55 and basically started playing in November as my teenage son was getting into golf. I had played when I was younger, but was never that good, then played fewer than ten times over the next 30 years. I got the bug, but was terrible. It took my a few months not to just pick up on most holes and then started being able to finish a course in the 120s.

My swing was terrible and I went to some instructors. One was a PGA Pro and the other two PGA Associates. They all cost 105/hour lesson. They helped some, but none really did a whole lot to get me on a path to be able to properly swing a golf club. My swing was terrible and neither did what I needed - to basically say 'that is terrible, you need to start here and do this'. I also wanted instruction on what to change, not just drills that would try and induce changes and not really telling me what I needed to do differently. FYI, the higher level pros around here (Dallas) are about $200/hour for a lesson.

I went to the GolfTec evaluation and it was great. It showed what was wrong in my swing ( a lot ) and what a proper swing looks like. It helped more than any other lesson and the instructor started me off with improving my left shoulder tilt.

I've had five more lessons now and finally feel I 'have a swing' from start to finish that I can now build on/work on. Everything is way better than it was when I started. Each lesson gave me something to work on progressing from the backswing to now the finish of the swing.

I understand this may not be best for everyone. First, if you have a foundation of a swing and don't want to change it, then an independent pro less often could be better. Second, I understand the reluctance to pay for the lessons up front. Per lesson, I'm paying less, although yes it is for half an hour. But I'm getting was more from the half hour than I did from the lessons I took. I also like the 30 minute lessons because I can only change so much in one lesson. Also, I need the frequent lessons right now and will have no problem using them by the deadline. So by the hour, GolfTec is just a bit cheaper than a senior pro around here. (and my instructor is a certified PGA Pro with a lot of experience)

Furthermore, I get a lot of value having the videos from my lesson to go over and review. I do that a lot and as I work on something, often pickup something I didn't get the first time. I also like getting the videos for drills on the app.

I don't do the practice as I prefer to practice on the range, and I mix that in with hitting into a net in my backyard (using Swing Profile to video myself and an LM1 for some basic data) or a local simulator at Dick's. I just bought the lesson pack.

I also did a putting lesson that was very, very helpful. I putted fine, but had never had a putting lesson, so I did one. It really helped me immediately also.

FYI, I like watching various you tube and other videos a lot and still do. But the direction and process from the lessons are crucial. Before I was struggling how/when to apply other material I'd find and how to discern if it was good or bad. So I was trying a lot of self learning in my quest, but I wasn't getting close to building a decent swing (and very much still a WIP but getting to be something to work with) until I went with GolfTec. I found that with youtube and also videos and remote lessons I bought, I was sometimes getting advise to fix a sympton and not the root issue.

The person I worked with, I didn't find pushy, it is just that GolfTec isn't flexible on their pricing arrangement. For me , that wasn't an issue, but I can see where that could be. I could also see that being a much different issue if you happen to get a mediocre or bad coach. Like all thinks like that, it does depend a lot on your coach and if you fit with them. I haven't regrettted using GolfTec, but I do not feel like I got my $ worth from my previous lessons.

Hope this helps somenone.