[hcw]

Dave,

You wrote - "the left wrist wants to turn naturally in the backswing...". I do end up with the clubface in the correct position at the top without doing a Swinger's Turn of the LW at the beginning of the Swing. No manipulation on the BS. A manipulation on the DS IS required to effect Horiz Hinging, and the forearm rotation added to the thrust is DOWN AND OUT on plane. You seem to think it's not. It's a very simple and effective move - to the thrusting heel of the Right Hand, add a counterclockwise "unscrewing" motion.

for validating something i've been thinking/doing...i have been visualizing my swing by moving the center of my hands (where they meet on the grip) to the top along a path pretty much described by the "surgical tubing" drill and screwing that center point one way on the BS and the opposite way on the DS while thrusting/punching my right hand heel to my left big toe...works great as long as i push off my right leg to my left (kinda like throwing a ball, which i do much better at this point than hit a golf ball) and not plant my right leg and reverse pivot (my favorite fault

-hcw