Hi snake. Thanks for asking.

I think from your explanation, I have been there. I don't wish to appear pedantic and maybe someone could correct me on this if I'm wrong, but presuming you're a right hander, moving your hands left (anti-clockwise) on your grip is a weaker grip (I think!).

Anyways, I will talk from my experience and hope it relates to you. If not, sorry!

When I was not turning through the shot and getting my lower half open to the target at impact, I was definately a "flipper". I think this resulted from atleast one year spent attempting to get some clubhead lag and stop a weak high pushy slicy thingy. When I moved my hands to the left on the grip it felt as if I was giving my hands better control, because I had a handsy swing. It meant that I could feel as if my right hand was "palming" the ball at the target, and this was telling me that I had my hands ahead of the ball at impact.

Turns out I finally got my swing on camera and my GOD it was awful. Lag had disappeared half way down to the ball, big lunge with my top half in order to try and get some power (don't know about you but weakening my grip meant an even further loss of power with my rotationless swing). However, the clubhead was square and it was going straight.

When I stumbled on the fact, via video, that I had stopped SWINGING the club and was more moving it and manipulating it, I decided to start swinging my arms in a separate fashion to my body (amongst other things I was too narow, too steep and hitting down at the ball rather than swinging my arms on a wide fluid motion through it. But I couldn't do this without rotating my body properly). Now I have a freer arm swing which definately results in more clubhead speed but I was back to slicing it, but powerfully. So I strengthened my grip (clockwise) and now I'm hitting it better than ever. Hands ahead at impact, right out the middle and it proper takes off! Very satisfying but a long, drawn out process!!!!

My point is that in this unnaturally physical act of swinging a club the body will always do things in groups of two. If you have a fault, your body/brain will try to compensate by adding another fault to counteract it. So if you change something, look for the countering change to get full appreciation of what your trying to accomplish. In my case, it was the type of rotation (or lack of it!) vs what grip I was using.

Not sure if this helps or whether I've just rambled, but happy to continue the conversation. I love golf!