[12 piece bucket]

Good morning all,

I am new here and have been playing golf for 20 years. I started around 20 years old and I am sorry I didn't start sooner. I have tried almost every method/system out there and I mean almost every one. I read a lot and spend way too much time studying how to groove a better golf swing. I have not read the little yellow book and have been told that it is way too technical and I would get more confused. It is definitely intimidating. I do like what I have seen here though. I think this may be my long lost answer.
Here is my question, where do I begin? Do I need the book? I see there are there videos to purchase and watch and I ask where should I start? Which would be the most helpful to get going in the right direction.
I apologize as this has probably been asked before but I am lost and a bit overwhelmed. If someone (hopefully Yoda himself) can give me direction as to where to start, I would forever be grateful.

Thank you

1. Watch all the free stuff on this site . . . .
2. Look at all the pictures on this site . . . .
3. Get in a bunker . . . put a line in the sand vertical to your stance line bewteen your feet where the ball would be . . . learn to take sand divots on the left side of that line
3a. make sure your left wrist is flat and right wrist is bent thru the ball when you are taking your proper side of the line divots in front of the ball
3b. Once you can do that learn to hit hard punch shots and verify that you kept your left wrist flat and right wrist bent
4. Stick you head on a wall or in a door jam . . . learn what your body has to do to make a pivot to keep your head from moving around . . .
5. Find a long straight line and learn to be on plane . . . lowest end of the club points at the "plane" line and club is parallel to the plane line when its parallel to the ground. Also keep in mind the entire shaft also LAYS on the face of the plane so if you can get some video of your motion down the line check to see if your club is doing anything wacky from approximately waist high down to waist high through the ball.
6. get a mop or wrap a towel around the head of your club . . . drag from about 3 feet behind your right foot on the ground simulating the thru stroke . . . . learn to feel "lag pressure" and what it means to keep your wrist bent and the clubhead trailing.
7. Take some video and load it here . . . .you'll get good advice