Good Drill for Squaring Face Correctly?

I would question any teacher having you manipulate the club face in the downswing to square it up. I would always prefer a flat left wrist at the top (square or even a little closed) you should be working the ball with the face at setup and your body lines. What he is teaching is very old school and hard to repeat. You won't hook it if you turn out of the way, watch DJ and Koepka.

Biggest thing I get taught for club face is trying to bow that left wrist at the top of the back swing (right handed). Usually if I try to bow it, I almost get to flat but still a little cupped. Really reduces the need to manipulate the face on the dwon swing and just move through the ball.

Errol at Gaylord.

And no drills other than working on changing where my face is pointing in the back swing and at the top of the back swing. Along with towel drill for club part.

I’ve obviously gotta go back and pay him more money I expect.

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Errol at Gaylord.

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I worked with him for 3 lessons and didn't really improve despite practicing more than I have before. Switched to Steven Boo at Golf Club of TN. We'll see how this goes.

Sounds like you are where I was about a year ago.

My advice is when you are playing just swing don’t think. You’ve taken enough lessons and hit enough balls now to have muscle memory. I was so worried about my take away, attack angle, etc.... finally something clicked and I actually started telling myself “just be an athlete” (corny I know). But now i just make sure I am set up correctly pre shot and let it rip. It’s not perfect but I’m now consistently in the low 80’s and breaking 80 every 3-4 rounds

Jeez I'm no pro but trying to manipulate the clubhead through the impact zone

A. is impossible to attempt
B. attempting this is going to screw up your swing

The impact zone lasts like 0.005 seconds... there is literally nothing your body can sense, then enact physically in this time instance

The clubhead squares through impact naturally based on setup, takeaway, and transition. This is what dictates how the clubhead matches up.

The clubhead RELEASES through impact... it isn't MANIPULATED through impact

All your power releases

Imagine drawing a line on a tree you're chopping down. You want the axe blade to line up right on that line you drew... are you going to swing the axe back, swing it, and then right before it hits the tree think about lining it up correctly?

No... you set up... swing back and keep your eye on the tree and just naturally swing at it and how the axe has loaded in the swing back will guide it to where it is. Same thing.

Flipping and manipulating through impact will destroy your swing, any tempo and smoothness and fluidity and natural release of power will disappear