The first of Homer Kelley's 24
Stroke Components is The Grip (Basic). This describes the physical act of
'taking hold' of the Club. The last of the 24 Components is The Release, and
this describes the figurative act of 'releasing' the Club.
From The Top, the true and proper direction for Club to move is
Down
Plane --
Down Plane to Full Extension -- regardless of its incidental
appearance of moving
forward (2-K). For The Truth, grab a left and
right handful of mayonnaise and grip a weedcutter or garden hoe. Now address
an imaginary Ball and make your best swing. ["Be the Ball." -- Bill
Murray

] The weedcutter will
not
fly downrange toward the target. Instead,
it will fly straight into the
ground, probably directly at the Target Line and well behind the Ball.
This is God's Plan.