Can't stop leaving the face wide open

Shot 81, 82, 82 the last three rounds I have played and it's that high for one reason.. The driver. I used to shoot mid 70's regularly, and I have really only been back playing for a month and a half and haven't been able to cross that threshold thanks to the big stick.

Sunday I was +2 on the 14 holes I didn't lose a tee shot on, and I was +7 on the 4 holes I did. Really hard to score hitting a provisional from the box.

I make par on 90%+ of par 3s. I can hit any iron in my bag. I even feel pretty confident pulling the 3 iron. On the par 4s/5s where I put my tee shot in the fairway or even in the rough I hit alot of GIR's.

I may 3 putt once a round. I get up and down and a decent rate. Very confident from the bunker, 50-75 yard pitch shots, the whole lot.

But the damn driver. One of 2 things happen.

1. I get the face closed at impact and it goes long and straight with maybe a baby draw action.

2. I leave the face wide open at impact and hit it 290 yards into the right woods.

I have tried a stronger grip, tried steepening the swing plane some to maybe not get stuck, tried swinging harder/easier, tried really focusing on releasing the club head, tried closing the face (which is great because when I do I release the club head and hit a draw into the left rough.)

I need help. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I have a recent video of my swing I can upload later tonight if that would help.

I am a rank beginner but I was having the same problem, either hitting it straight or way more often hitting it long to the right. I went to the range with a friend who has been playing golf all his life and he said I had a hitch in my swing right when I hit the ball. I concentrated on follow through and my drive has improved significantly.

There are a lot more people who know way more about golf than I do, but that was my experience with a similar problem, anyway.

I do feel like its a hips issue during impact and the follow through. Thanks for the feedback man I appreciate it

I don't really know but I think it may possibly be related to my right heel being up at impact, and I just noticed how tucked in to my body my right elbow is. Anyone else have any thoughts?

Thank you very, very much Mike. I was always taught that sliding forward was bad and that they should turn growing up which is obviously not true. Probably what lead to such a big flaw.

I will check out the thread and the video and hopefully I can get some good results. Got a tournament in September I am trying to get ready for.

I really appreciate it.

you need to get the angle of the club head in a parallel symmetry with your swing path. By re-inverting your path around the axis of your hips, you will conform with 1927 ball flight laws and will develop a shank draw