niblick

I should clarify. Yes, everything the club does is a result of what your hands make it do. But all that is tied to fundamentals that don't involve the use of hands and wrists during the downswing. At his, and my, stage of development as players, the concern should be the basics. Grip, alignment, balance, a good turn, staying connected. Attempting to correct a flaw caused by a breakdown in one of those fundamentals by manipulating the club during the downswing is not a good place to start. That's all I was getting at.

Thanks! Were it not for a penalty stroke and a couple of 3 putts I could have done it yesterday. Good luck rehabbing that hip - that doesn't sound like too much fun. I'm having the opposite problem: I'm hitting the ball much better than I used to, and though I'm trying to pull the right club, I keep flying approach shots over the back of the green. It makes me and at the same time.

If the pro asks you to manipulate the club with your hands during the swing, find a different one.

Yesterday I shot a 93. It's really fun to see the practice starting to pay off a little. Now if I could just get control of my driver...