SHORT ANSWER: A LOT harder.
So this page is added as perspective for someone new, who might like to try Safe-Tee-Air Golf. It will give you a sense also of why we offer to make so many concessions (and various degrees of "deference") to traditional golfers, using clubs, that we might ever play with.
And why we even HAVE to (HINT - Safe-Tee-Air Golf is quite a bit easier to learn and play than golf with clubs, because you never have to learn how to take a full swing and hit that little ball really well - and then get it to go where you want).
If you can't join 'em - still, better not lick 'em.
Should not be compared with a new Senior Golfer with a STAD