I know from personal experience that when I started I used the old fashion baseball grip, my main goal was and still is just making good contact (club to ball).....don't worry about distance right away, that will come with time.
I would suggest that you play some Par3 courses alot, or if you have them smaller courses in your area just to get comfortable with your swing. Also, if you'd like take a lesson or 2, it actually does work.
I hope this little pointers can help, but the main thing I can tell you is, have fun, and stick with it, you will get better with playing more.
Have fun....