Two major influences on becoming a good golfer are the grip and the swing plane. One delivers the clubface square to the ball and the other controls how much sidespin the strike will create. If longer straighter shots are the goal, then watch this video.
Why do golfers- especially beginners and higher handicap players come over the top on the downswing? It's everything to do with the visual of where the ball is. This video will entirely change your mind about the importance of the 430 path.
Keeping pressure on the shaft and wrist conditions intact is the perfect structure necessary to have more feel in the hands and for more strike and control on the ball. To do that- ride the wall...
Whilst a backswing can come in many shapes and forms a consistent swing plane is always the option to strive for. Learn from this backswing drill that can put the arms more up and down on the similar plane movement.
Slotting the club behind the body is a tough a thing to do for mist golfers. Visually the club feels too far behind them. That's why there is a method to the learning of the drills in an order that works. Watch the slot become better on this student in this video.
Over the top swing planes are tough to fix just by thinking your way out of that move. Here is a driving range tip to help shift that path to better.