Do your research. If you end up playing with a low handicapper or a player that is a stick on the range. Ask them who they got lessons from. The industry is smaller than you think and good instructors names will reoccur. I started golf in 2001-Current going through many many different instructors from my high school golf days to college to adulthood.
It's a combination of putting in the work yourself, finding the right fit & style of instruction from instructor, and a solid resume & philosophy of the game/teaching
