re: Question from a beginner

Some good advice itt... grip is key. Coming from baseball, your golf grip should feel unnatural/uncomfortable at first. If it feels natural/comfortable, chances are you aren't holding the club correctly make sure it is your fingers that are holding the club in your left hand and not your palm.

As for the swing, I agree that in general you need to translate the idea of hitting a baseball in the opposite direction into your golf swing. This is hard for a lot of people especially coming from baseball bc your mind doesn't think the club will naturally square the ball swinging this way... thus you see the over the top swing motions which end up with a huge slice.... trust the process and the clubface to square, don't force it to.