i took about a 8-9 year hiatus, started playin again just about 2 months ago, been taking lessons the past few weeks, and i must say my ball striking has improved quite a bit from 2 moths ago, in fact i am striking the ball the best that i have ever struck it.
my approach is alot different this go around, like when i practice on the range, in the pass i would pretty much bash away on the range, now, i spend mayb 15-20 minutes on range tops, 30-45 on the putting green/ chipping green
and even with that 15-20 minutes, on the range now, its about the quality of the shot, not quantity, i focus on the things i learned from the lesson (spine angle, tension in grip, alignment,etc....)
i find that i get alot more productivity now from my practice with this approach, so the lessons have helped me a ton