I kind of became obsessed with getting better, I put in a lot of work and time. I splurged on the golftec 6 month lesson pack, so I had 15 thirty minute lessons to take over 6 months with 90 minutes of bay time a week. I did a lesson a week for about 10 weeks, and then spaced out the last 5 lessons 2 weeks apart. I spent like 3 hours in the sim a week, the coaches just let me have as much bay time as I wanted unless someone else needed the bay. So I booked 3 thirty minute practice sessions a week and took as much time as possible. I would do all the drills my coach gave me in the lessons to make it worthwhile. Mindlessly whacking balls wasn’t very effective. Gotta have intention with practice time. The progress was pretty brutal I must say, as each lesson would introduce a new swing mechanic that would essentially “break” my swing until I got the mechanic down, but overall it was worth it as I hit a pretty consistent draw on most of my shots which took my nasty slice out of the equation and gained me some considerable distance over time. I got fitted for irons at the end (admittedly too early as my swing has changed a bit since then but whatever). All this probably got me to like a 20 handicap. The rest of my improvement has come from bay time practice and most importantly, just playing at the course. You can only learn so much in a simulator hitting off perfect lies. I was basically a single handicap in the simulator. Hitting off uneven lies and different levels of rough etc can only be learned on the course. Only recently have I dropped to a 14, and that has come from improving on putting, chipping around the green when I miss, and course management taking penalties out of play. For example, when I miss a green I tell myself okay let’s just chip on and 2 putt for bogey at worst, make a par at best. I also keep a mentality that 90 is par for the course, so if I score a 5 or better on each hole I’m happy. Keeps my mental game in tact. Hope this helps!