Haircuts and frame materials!!!

The best improvement in comfort for a new rider is a tougher butt. No substitute for that.

THEN, and only then, saddles can be compared. The importance of finding the right one for the individual cannot be over-emphasized. Try a number of different ones. It's not easy. Often the right one will go unrecognized because it wasn't adjusted correctly or some other minor detail that could have been easily adjusted away.

Good luck!

Tyson