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Hi all,
Trying things with a new swing at the moment.
I've started hitting the ball 10-15 yards straight left of target.
Could my grip be too weak in my left hand ? I don't think my backswing is at fault - or maybe I'm going too upright on the way back ?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

i have the same problem, some one told me yesterday that i need to move my hips laterally twords the aiming point and also bring my left shoulder down and through twords the hole insted of around. kinda hard to explain

Your right hand on your grip may need bringing further round towards the left. May feel uncomfortable at first, but by doing this the clubface at the top of your backswing will be more open, therefore straighter at impact.

Also, I'd try and shorten your swing slightly (not forever) just to gain some control of the club, and when you have confidence, move back to how it was.

Hope this helps.

When I've started hitting off line (or most other misques), going to the range and swinging easily (deliberately slower) usually works things out within a few dozen balls.

yep i pulled the ball yesterday terribly, fixed it though with a smooth simple swing

Most pulls are because the ball is to far forward, and the clubhead reaches its release point to late in the swing. Try moving the ball back in your stance and open the blade slightly and focus more on the back right quarter of the ball instead of the back of the ball. If that fails to correct the pull, think in terms of playing a draw!

Balls will start out left of the target if your swing is out-to-in with your clubface being square to the path the clubhead is traveling, Or your clubface is closed to your club path which would
cause a draw or hook to happen and will if you learn to get your clubface to hit that back inside
right quarter part of the ball. The ball will start out slightly right of the target and draw back. Once it is doing so, you can then aim as far right as you like knowing it will always come back left. Your target should be right of where you have been aiming by the amount of draw you put on the ball. A ball can only travel 9 different ways. Straight, straight turn left, straight turn right. It can start out straight left, straight left and turns right, straight left and turn right. Or it can start out straight right , straight right and turn left, straight right turn right. That's 9 ways. What ever direction a ball starts out is results of the the path the club is traveling. Any time a ball cruves (for the right hander) left be it if it starts straight, left, or right means the clubface is open to the path the club is moving. Any time the ball crurves right, the clubface is closed to the path the club is moving on. Ball starts right, club moving from in-t0-out. Ball starts left, club is more than likely moving from outside- to- the- inside. Therefore, a golfer by knowing ball flights should be able to know if they are too much one way or the other, and if their clubface was open or closed to the path they are swinging on, every time they hit a golf ball. Good luck, I hope I said something that helps you find the cause of bad ball flights.

It is not your left hand grip. You are hitting a pull (straight shot but to the left). That is caused by turning your hips and or shoulders through impact too early. Your shoulders are open at impact causing a left divot and a pull. Timing in the swing is getting your shoulders and club face(arms and wrists) square at impact together. In your case, your body is rotating too early but your release is on time. Try to swing inside out, or keep your shoulders back a little longer.

Thanks guys.
I thing my swingpath is pretty good but I will work on keeping my shoulders square on impact, perhaps I am a little quick.

I was doing this and I couldn't figure out why. One day I hit a 3 wood and it went 30 yards left. My playing parter said "you hit that one way back on your heels". He never says much intelligent, but this time he was on to something. Now I have been concentrating on staying down and through the ball instead of going back on my heels and it hasn't happen since.