A good instructor can cut the learning process down by a huge amount of time and make the process seem do-able. I ve read a lot of articles, and they seem to contradict each other. I m confused. The answer may sound like a broken record, but the fact is that a motor skill requires feedback to enable you to know whether you are doing it right. Articles can seem to contradict because of their context, and they cannot provide the needed feedback as to whether you are correctly doing the fundamentals discussed in the article.
Golf instruction is too expensive.
Instruction is, typically, no more expensive than the equipment. Another thing you can do is get a friend or friends to take small group lessons with you and work out a price break with the instructor. You get a little less individual attention, but you make up for it with practice partners who know what you re working on. Because you leave the face to the right of the path at impact. Square the face up to the path and your ball will not curve.