Given the bad weather I did manage a trip to PC World. Newly equipped here are some clips of my swing...

ondai, your swing looks a bit "handsy" and you look as though you are picking the club up steeply. at impact you are coming out of the shot. it sounds as though your shot was "slappy". this can happen with these faults. saying that your swing is not bad for a beginner. with the right tips you will see a marked improvement.

try working on a slightly slower backswing without picking the club up too steeply. try and rotate your hips a bit more. at impact try and stay with the shot, dont look for the ball flight too soon.

Blacky,

Thanks, I will give that a go.... I have been trying to get more turn and body into the shot, but it feels a bit like an afterthought... ie the movement is there but no power.

I have had helpful comments from this board along similar lines...  I will be trying to execute on these...

Thank you all!