First you need to quote it right....."to start the downswing, let your weight shift to your left foot while bringing your right elbow back down to your body...." the KEY WORD IS 'LET' repeat that to yourself ....as Harvey said it’s ONE move not TWO.
As I have said in the past,….in Real Estate, it’s location, location, location….in TGM and GOLF… it’s interpretation, interpretation, interpretation…..
Tomasello taught the exact same move.....Tomasello just define the action to a higher degree....the muscles of the right forearm bring the elbow back down to your body (Magic of the Right Forearm).....the weight shift is in response to the arms moving down.....
The next time you’re in a Borders or Barnes and Noble bookstore....go and read Ernie Els's book...."How to Build a Classic Golf Swing"...he uses the same move as Tomasello and Penick....checkout p. 41 for starters....
This past weekend on ABC....Ian Baker-Finch did an analysis in slow motion of Retief Goosen's swing....the comments were " it's all right arm"....if you go to an ABC tour event, you will see Ian on the driving range talking with the players, I wouldn't be surprised that Ian talked to Retief about his swing....
I would recommend you read Ernie's book before responding to this messsage....I don't want to argue about it....