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Originally Posted by dereckbc
The only way the club will feel it lightest is if it is plumbed straight up and down, which is not necessarily the correct position. If the club was truly on plane and you stopped half way up, the shaft angle would tilted at a right angle to your spine angle pointing behind you and the butt at the target line; you would feel the pressure of the club trying to fall in the direction it is leaning.
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The position of the club you have described almost corresponds to the Leadbetter swing theory. The shaft tilting with a right angle between your arm and the club, but on plane and not vertical to the ground (If I have understood you correctly). I personally feel that the level of wrist hinge or set he calls for is extreme.
He feels that the wrist should be pretty much in position at half way back. I think that every body part should be in sync, gradually load, and be complete at the same time: the top of the swing.
It seems unnatural to position your arms and wrist, and then position your upper body. I like to keep everything working together and in sync in one piece.
This drill helps your brain "feel" positions in your backswing that will give you a square clubface and good plane.
Good observation!