Refining the new swing

I'm still generally happy with the strong grip, body release swing I've been using for some weeks now. I'm not completely happy, however, and I explain why below.

It's been said that the strong grip - body release method should only be used by the athletic golfer, who has the ability to use their core, body rotation in an athletic, powerful way. I accept that not everyone has the ability to turn rapidly or athletically, but I don't think this approach must only be the province of the super strong or athletic, after all, Wacky Zack is not your power athlete, although he is very golf fit and flexible.

My take on this is that anyone with reasonable core fitness, with no big weight issue or injury problem can use their core well enough to apply this method. I've already discussed the method itself; suffice to say it is about a different and easier type of release (action through the hitting area) that largely removes the need to consciously rotate the arms or, as is often said, time the release with the hands.

I am having two main problems with this new grip and release method, as follows:

1. I am having a problem trusting that the strong grip will not produce big hooks and pulls. It is brilliant in terms of extra distance and better ball flight, but there is a tendency to block the ball because of this lack of trust, that is, a tendency to unconsciously keep the club face square to open in an attempt to reduce the risk of a big pull/hook.

2. By concentrating on the new grip and ball flight issues, I've been neglecting one of the fundamentals of the game, that is, that the ball must be struck with the weight on the front foot. If I was rotating as hard as I should, this might not be a problem, but I believe I am holding back because of the concern mentioned in 1. above, and consequently staying back on the back foot too often, causing very inconsistent results.

As for solutions, these are my thoughts:

Problem 1. is a difficult one. Trusting one's swing (and set up, etc.) is not an easy thing to do until it is grooved (if it ever can be). The unconscious mind is arguably stronger than the conscious mind and always will be, so the solution (trust) may not lie in trying to change the unchangeable.

Addressing Problem 2 is likely to produce better results. My solution here is to try to make sure I turn onto my front foot on all full shots. This is not so critical with pitches and chips, where the weight should be there already, but it is important to be conscious of this weight transfer on all other shots.

I believe this one conscious thought will give me a much better chance of overcoming the problem of lack of trust and start to produce much more consistent golf. Refinement is the name of the game.

An afterthought on putting (my other nemesis): adopting more of a 'pop stroke' has been my intention; I believe it is right for me. I simply need to make sure I don't hurry the stroke. That is, short backswing, but not hurried backswing. Let's see what happens.