Folks,

Thanks for the reply, interestingly enough i've used the ball drill before, and I can sweep the 2nd ball away quite happily, I think the problem lies further on in the chain, once I get the club back to about waist height ,instead of turning the shoulders and lifting the club up into the slot, it looks and feels to me as if I fan the club open with my wrists and as a result I swing around my body, I've tried the drill of taking my stance with my butt about 6 inches from a fence but more often than not I hit the fence on the backswing.

I'll spend some time using the ball drill but using a head cover instead, i feel that gives a little more resistance and helps me keepthe club face outside the hands

Warm regards Jon