Wide shoulders

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I started playing golf back in Sept/Oct

Im pretty decent at hitting my irons but when it comes to woods/ driver I begin to screw up.

I was getting a huge slice? Im left handed and the ball going straight then going to the left.

I video'd my self and found that my swing plane was too upright and not enough of an arc. I've been working on correcting that but I find it hard to get a good swing path because of my shoulders. If I try and do a full swing I end up losing sight of the ball because of my right shoulder.

I tried stepping back a bit farther from the ball but then I tend to miss-hit the ball more.

Do I just need to stand further back and practice that to make good contact?

I feel it is slowly coming around but Im really anxious to play on a course and dont want my balls going left into the trees

Any tips?

Also my wife and I are going to be starting some lessons soon but I didnt know if there was anything I should work on in the mean time.

[rckwd]

I started playing golf back in Sept/Oct

The lessons is the best thing you can do. In the mean time I recommend some good reading material like; Ben Hogan's,

Five Lessons The Modern Fundamentals of Golf ; Tiger Wood's, How I Play Golf ; Jack Nicklas's, Golf My Way . That will give you a start on a solid foundation from the games greatest.